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PSSC MEETING September 20, 2014 HUNTINGTON BEACH -- all are welcome


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Howdyall, and it's that time again.

Two great gardens in Surf City, USA, aka as Huntington Beach, Orange County
Saturday September 20, 2014

Our next meeting will be in Huntington Beach at the homes of Alex Kutas and Carl Hartman. These gentlemen have both been palm enthusiasts for close to 3 decades and these are mature gardens. The palm society last visited their homes about 15 years ago.

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This should be an exceptionally interesting meeting as both gardens are grown with very different philosophies. Alex is very meticulous and his garden is designed to display the palms in a very organized fashion. Carl, on the other hand, has embraced the dense jungle approach. The contrast should be fun to observe back to back!

The meeting will start at the home of Carl and Elise Hartman. Carl started his garden in 1994, and as mentioned above, has a very densely planted garden. His soil is quite dense with heavy clay, so this has been an ongoing challenge. Success has been through trial and error. Amongst the well over 100 species, his garden is remarkable for many mature trees including Clinostigma harlandii (“supposedly harlandii”), a flowering Wallichia disticha, Caryota kiriwongensis, Pritchardia kaalae, and Bismarkia nobilis (blue), Veitchia arecina, and Laccospadix australasica.. Carl also loves the oddities like the aurea and variegated deviants. Many mature cycads also coexist along with unusual and odd understory plantings and caudiciforms.

Just a short walk away is our second stop, the home of Alex and Maria Kutas. Alex has been into palms for 30 years. When Alex moved into his home he had a blank slate and decided to plant his now three decade old garden. According to Carl, “my good friend Alex is much smarter than me. While I’ve replaced my soil in an ongoing futile, in a shovel by shovel fashion, Alex removed a large volume of his poor soil and replaced it with appropriate medium from the get go. I’ve always been jealous of his foresight!!” Alex changes the look periodically as palms get too big and messy, with either replacement or relocation. This has included mature species that have become so large that they had to go. Some of Alex's favorites are Caliptronoma dulcis, Acanthophoenix crinita and a variety of Hyophorbe. Alex notes, "I’m definitely of the mind set that my garden can always be better and I see it as a constant work in progress”.

Casey Quinn, Orange County Chair

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PARKING

For maximum enjoyment by everyone our hosts request that you park as follows:

The 2 homes are a couple of short blocks away from one another. You only need to park once. Please park on Saddleback road starting around cross street Corral and continuing past cross street Derby down into the cul-de-sac.

Walk to the Hartmans: 18722 Jockey Circle, Huntington Beach, 92648. If you’re on Saddleback: walk to Derby and go East (NOT down the hill towards Goldenwest). Turn left on Jockey. The Hartmans’ place is about 100 yards on the left – with the jungle of palm trees.

From the Hartmans to the Kutas’: 6761 Corral Circle, Huntington Beach, 92648. Walk back out the way you came in; down Jockey, right on Derby, left on Saddleback, left on Corral. Alex is at the end of the street on the right front of the cul-de-sac.

ITINERARY:
9:30 AM Board of Directors Meeting at the Hartman residence
11:00 AM Public tour of the Hartman garden
11:45 AM Depart from Hartman garden and go to Kutas garden.
12:10 PM Potluck Lunch at Kutas garden; wolf down food, schmooze.
1:30 PM General Meeting
2:00 PM Plant auction
3:00 PM Adjournment

There will be an auction at this meeting. All are welcome to bring rare palms - no washingtonias, Canary Island Dates, etc., please. The best sizes are 1 to 5 gallons; they bring the best prices. At the donor’s option, 50 or 100% of the proceeds go to the PSSC. Thanks for your donations!

Happy palm growing!

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Yes yes

and please bring anyone you can

they don't have to be members

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Kenny!

Did you dodge Maria?

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I'm 4-5mi inland but I don' think it did much out here just got the police department phone call about the pier being closed and sandbags were available at the station

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So who else is coming. Be good to see Kenny!

Who else? It's worht the drive up from San Diego or down from Ventura.

How about the San Diego Gopher Patrol? BS Man?

Ollie ollie oxen-free!

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I'm trying to get my friend to come out. he lives in Torrance and bought his house a few months ago and I'm hoping he works more palms into his garden.

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Looks like I'll be there. Looking forward to it.

Good to see you!

Bring an appetite for the potluck. Cook up some Palm Society Stew . . ..

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I'm trying to get my friend to come out. he lives in Torrance and bought his house a few months ago and I'm hoping he works more palms into his garden.

Get him to come over. Tell him there's a free lunch!

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Will likely be at the company picnic.. :(

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Can someone give me information on this photo? What, where, and who took the photo? Thanks!

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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:greenthumb:

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if someone brings a D.baronii to auction off i'll have it planted by 4:30pm :winkie:

Unlike the BS Man about Palms - likes to get his stuff nice and root bound. :winkie:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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if someone brings a D.baronii to auction off i'll have it planted by 4:30pm :winkie:

Unlike the BS Man about Palms - likes to get his stuff nice and root bound. :winkie:

i'm not patient enough to wait that long :( ... i already have more than enough potted stuff sitting around that the wife gets on my case about it from time to time

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It was a very nice tour of both gardens. Notably the second garden of Alex and Maria Kutas was pretty spectacular. I'm still reeling over that Huge Cyphophoenix elegans and that killer acanthophoenix crinita specimen. Not to mention the food was great!!!

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Can someone give me information on this photo? What, where, and who took the photo? Thanks!

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Ditto..... Very cool palm!!!

It's in the John Rees Garden in Camarillo, VEntura county

I think it's a Rhopie

Everyone's been in love with that picture. I might have taken it, dunno for sure.

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Can someone give me information on this photo? What, where, and who took the photo? Thanks!

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Ditto..... Very cool palm!!!

It's in the John Rees Garden in Camarillo, VEntura county

I think it's a Rhopie

Everyone's been in love with that picture. I might have taken it, dunno for sure.

I had a feeling it was. very beefy

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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