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Where to go to see palms in the Bay area?


mike in kurtistown

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I leave tomorrow morning for the San Francisco bay area, and I solicit any recommendations for palm gardens that I could see. I do know about Strybing. I should have done this earlier, but still would appreciate advice.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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Talk to Keith about where he recently visited. Jim Denz's in Los Altos is must, and the late Dick Douglas' property in Walnut Creek if we can get someone to show it. My garden is nothing much to speak of at this stage but always happy to have visits!

Ben Rogers

On the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W

My back yard weather station: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=37.954%2C-121.945&sp=KCACONCO37

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DAROLD PETTY ! garden is awesome and he knows all the great palm spots in the city by the bay ~ !

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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Thank you, guys.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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If you stay in SF, then the botanical garden in Golden Gate Park may be not too far from your lodgings. There are is a fair representation of the larger species that are hardy around here.

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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Where in the Bay Area are you staying?

It's a pretty big area.

Strybing in Golden Gate Park is always a nice place to spend a few hours, as you already know.

The Oakland Palmetum? I don't know if I'd recommend going out of your way to visit, unless you happen to already be in Oakland...looked a bit untidy when I was there last summer, and many palms weren't labeled (if you rely on labels).

You might get more out of visiting the private gardens as mentioned above.

Also, Flora Grubb nursery in SF is a nice place to visit and talk palms with some of the employees there.

Enjoy

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If you get the chance, drive down Delores St, nice wide median with miles of beautiful old palms. Flora Grubb Nursery in the Bayview is quite palmy too. SF Botanic Gatden, the large Jubaea and the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.

Darold Petty's and Jim Denz's gardens, as well as Dick's in Walnut Creek are all fantastic. The Palmetum at Lake Merrit in Oakland does have a nice collection, but also agree labeling is a bit limited. The Don Worth garden in Mill Valley, the Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, Golden Gate Palms Nursery in Richmond are a few to see, and the UC Berkeley Botanic Garden has a nice collection also.

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