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Great (big) dypsis collection


Kennybenjamin

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I'm sure there are some of the more serious collectors out there that very familiar with the legendary Mr Bill Beattie. In my opinion he is Mr Dypsis in Australia and his garden is chock full of many great specimens both large and small, most are Dypsis but not all. Bill has made many collecting and research trips to Madagascar and his garden is most definitely proof of his passion!! During our recent visit to his garden Bill was very obliging with his time, knowledge and friendship.... He has given permission for these photos to be posted, I thank him for that and I hope I do him and his garden justice in this thread.

I will aim to name many of them but am not able to name them all. I don't want this thread to become an argument over species names as the thread is meant to be an enjoyable adventure through this awesome garden....

First up is this beautiful baronii type palm, 1 of my many favourites in this garden

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D. Manangerensis.... This one seemed to be a different / lighter colour than others we saw in Cairns but again.... I liked it ( I'm probably going to be saying that a lot here ).

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This is the "white" ( maybe smaller? ) lemuerophoenix sp. very very rare I beleive..

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No idea on these either, there are 2 different sp. here and I forget which one it was ( I think first one? ) but one of these 2 was Bill's favourite Dypsis.... That's saying something!!

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A paludosa / mirabalis type...

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This is sweet. I don't think his garden has ever been documented on PT before. That Baronii is beautiful and a great way to start the party.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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Dypsis bejoufa, there a a few of these in collectors gardens in the Cairns region but Bill's was my favourite specimen...... I liked it, I wanted to take it home with me!! Yes I am hugging it but mainly to show how big it was, my hands could only just touch around the palms huge girth!!

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From the big to the little... No idea on id?

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Presontiana... I liked it!!

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D. Lanceolata... This was flowering already, I would have thought it was too young but who am I too argue..

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This is sweet. I don't think his garden has ever been documented on PT before. That Baronii is beautiful and a great way to start the party.

Stay tuned Len.....

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Ok, so.... Interesting palm/s here... There were at least 2 and maybe 3 of these.. This is what Bill is called Dypsis sp. " new redneck ", we have discussed this palm here on pt before, see link below.

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/38861-dypsis-sp-big-red/

I don't know if any of you have seen one anywhere near this size but I certainly hadn't!! It is definitely close to leptocheilos but different...

Feel free to discuss this one.... Great palm, I liked it!!

Paul May have another pic or two that show the foliage a bit better, Bill pointed out that the foliage has a bit of a tell tale twist to it...

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Hey Bill! I know your watching, thanks for opening up your garden, you have some fabulous palms. Bill was certainly a legend to me and being able to spend a couple of trips( along with Peter ) of many weeks hiking the trails together of such places like the Marojejy Mtns., the Mosoala Penn. and up on Mount Vatovavy were the best trips I've ever made. Hope all is well and thanks again!

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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There it is, what a beauty Dypsis Luecomala :drool: The thread is a beauty Ben, you've definitely done justice to Bill's garden, he would be thrilled. definitely a thrill to see so many Big Big dypsis in the one place.

Thank you again Bill for giving us some of your time to look around your garden

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A nice little faneva type...

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Acuminum...

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Alba farinosa... Or maybe not?

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Maybe this was the alba farinosa ...

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I'm not even going to consider trying to name these, I think these are all unamed or undescribed sp? The future looks very very bright for the dypsis collection in this garden!!

There was one...

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And this one...

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And I think this was another different one?

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This was a beauty....

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And not dypsis but us southerners are suckers for these...

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I'm just stringing you along in this post building the suspension... Nearly at the end of the tour I think but I have saved the best till last.... Coming very shortly...

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This is it... This has to be the current king of the garden... The jewel in the crown etc etc..

I'm going to post every pic I have of this beauty!! As far as I am aware there is only 2 (maybe 3?) specimens of this sp. known to exist? This one and 1 other in the garden of a pt member... I am not going to name that person but if they wish to make themselves known to everyone else then by all means..

I don't know how to describe it but my guess at it was bejoufa, it appeared to have some redneck type tomentum and it was bloody beautiful!! It was situated in a prime spot as the centrepiece to Bills garden and it was happy as!! Needless to say.... I LIKED IT!!!

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That's all I have got for you..... Being a dypsis tragic I have obviously focused on Bills amazing dypsis collection, there were many more Dypsis and other genera than I have featured here but I'm sure you all get the idea!

Again we can't thank Bill enough and I can't say anymore than... Your a legend Bill, stay well and keep up the great work!!

Cheers mate

Ben

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Fabulous, thanks Ben, Bill, Paul, love to read some stories behind some of the palms, more pics in this thread would be good, why ?, because I like it.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Bill if you read this i miss ya!!! That trip to Madagascar was the best and you had me laughing the whole time. Your garden looks great!

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

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I'm with NApalm. Ben I'm so glad you encouraged me to go with the dark mealy bug as a centrepiece. So many stunning palms. I would love to sit down one day(over a coldie or two of course) and view all yours and Pauls pics of the trip. keep sharing.

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Wow, "LOTS" of growth since I visited Bill thats for sure, Gardens are looking fantastic Bill :greenthumb: and good work to see your palms protected from the "Brush Turkeys".

Pete :)

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Excellent as always!

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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What a sweet collection of fantastic palms. Thanks for the photos.

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Brush turkey :bemused: Thanks Bill for letting us visit your stunning dypsis collection. Thanks Ben and Paul your contribution to palm talk latey has been off the scale. :yay::yay:

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Brush turkey :bemused: Thanks Bill for letting us visit your stunning dypsis collection. Thanks Ben and Paul your contribution to palm talk latey has been off the scale. :yay::yay:

You're not wrong there Bill. Don't quote me on this, but there may be more good stuff to come!

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That last one really is something. Never seen another Dypsis like it. Did Bill say where it was collected from? Meaning is it a more tropical species? Southern?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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I learned a few things from this thread -- that's what I love about PalmTalk, learning something new almost every time I check in. The white Lemurophoenix made my head explode, had no idea there was such a thing. So uncanny to look at those true Lemur leaves with the strange petioles. It was gratifying to see the D. robusta shots, confirming the smooth green stripe against the red fuzz as a typical look, which mine has begun to display -- so cool!

I won't dare take issue with names, but my D. prestoniana has a very different look from Bill's -- makes me wonder if I have the right name for mine. His has relaxed straight leaflets; mine has more upright, recurved leaflets. If you had asked for guesses, I'd have said the photos labeled D. prestoniana are D. robusta, but I'm not about to challenge Mr. Beattie.

Thank you for the multiple D. bejoufa pics, I love, love, love this palm! And the last palm -- looks so familiar, yet... NOT. :) Thank you for ALL the pics, what fun you must have had during your visit! :)

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Brush turkey :bemused: Thanks Bill for letting us visit your stunning dypsis collection. Thanks Ben and Paul your contribution to palm talk latey has been off the scale. :yay::yay:

Thanks for the kind words Bill, I was thrilled that Ben needed someone to tag along with him up north, It really has been a real pleasure, privilege to visit some of the biggest names in palms in our country. I think I can speak for Ben when i say Its been just as big a thrill posting this pics on palmtalk and reading how happy our pics have made people, thats what its all about

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That last one really is something. Never seen another Dypsis like it. Did Bill say where it was collected from? Meaning is it a more tropical species? Southern?

Sorry Len, I'm sure Bill did tell us but with me never having been to Madagascar it was like he was talking another language when he was explaining the povinence. I did however offer to carry his bags for him if he does make another trip back to Madagascar.....

If I get a chance I will endeavour to get an answer to your question and if so I will post the answer here for you.

Edit: if it's of any indication the 2 specimens that I was made aware of are both located in tropical regions

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I learned a few things from this thread -- that's what I love about PalmTalk, learning something new almost every time I check in. The white Lemurophoenix made my head explode, had no idea there was such a thing. So uncanny to look at those true Lemur leaves with the strange petioles. It was gratifying to see the D. robusta shots, confirming the smooth green stripe against the red fuzz as a typical look, which mine has begun to display -- so cool!

I won't dare take issue with names, but my D. prestoniana has a very different look from Bill's -- makes me wonder if I have the right name for mine. His has relaxed straight leaflets; mine has more upright, recurved leaflets. If you had asked for guesses, I'd have said the photos labeled D. prestoniana are D. robusta, but I'm not about to challenge Mr. Beattie.

Thank you for the multiple D. bejoufa pics, I love, love, love this palm! And the last palm -- looks so familiar, yet... NOT. :) Thank you for ALL the pics, what fun you must have had during your visit! :)

Hi Kim, yes we thoroughly enjoyed our trip! Palms and palm people were fantastic!!

Re the prestoniana....... These are my id's not necessarily Bill's. I was only taking mental notes so I may have made a mistake or 2 but from memory I guessed it as prestoniana and Bill did not correct me. I know it's important (sometimes) that correct ids be made but I also know that disagreements can be had over them and often it's not worth getting into in depth disagreements.

As I generally note.... If any I'd is incorrect I am happy to take responsibility for them.

I'm glad you all enjoyed the pics!!!

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These I was fortunate to get from Jeff M they are from the same batch of seed as Bill's , I was told that they are dypsis nausecosa so I guess untill they flower I will stay with that.

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Bill, is the spelling right? "nausecosa"? Or did you mean this is another plant that came in as "nauseosa"? Never know with these things. We have Bejofo and Bejofa :) Also, was this that Lastelliana type plant that went irregular leaf? Or is that still something all together?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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