Arenga habitat photos from Miyako island

[palmfriend]

Hello everyone,

 

last week I went to our smallest neighbor island Kurima where I found a lot of Arenga palms in habitat - very likely

from the Arenga ryukyuensis species. Getting more interested in this species in general I went today to another spot I knew about here on Miyako,

please enjoy:

I got aware of this place when I was looking for some Cocos nucifera on this island - the one you can see here was badly damaged when typhoon Talim hit

our island two months ago.

At that time I didn`t climb up the track, just looked for the coconut palm and some of it`s coconuts possibly dropped to the ground.

But while glancing around at that time I got aware of some Arengas, so I went back there today with focus on them.

(To make it short - I got excited!)

On the left side of the rising track, a nice view downward.  

Stepping closer - it got breathtaking. Since it was too steep to step down I turned around and approached that place from the other side.

Almost impenetrable but I took my time and moved forward slowly.

On the right side is the track a few meters above - down here I found a wind protected beautiful habitat.

Everywhere among other plants, Arenga palms.

Back on track another Coconut palm and a Cycas revoluta, after a few more steps...

another Arenga sticking out of the boscage.

Still not sure about the species itself...

I stepped inside to take a closer look at this one.

The stems of this one are much longer than of those on Kurima island...

the length of this blank stem is 1m/3ft. before the leaves are starting, the whole petiole is about 3m/9ft. long.

Finding this one further up the track - me as scale...

I am almost sure that these are Arenga engleri, since their petioles are much longer than those of its relative A. ryukyuensis.

One more detail I became aware of, none of these Arengas here was fruiting while those on Kurima still were - and since A.ryukyuensis

are seen to be more cold hardy, it might be already simply too cold for these (A.engleri) here to flower...

BUT, please keep in mind, I am just starting to work myself into the beautiful world of palms - I might be totally wrong.

Back on track the sun came out again and still a lot Arengas were close by on both sides.

Just wonderful!

Getting closer to the top....

..a huge banyang tree on the left. I couldn`t make out which one was the main stem,...

...there were already too many of them.

Finally reaching the track`s end,...

...a sacred place appeared.

 

After stopping for a few moments to show my respect...

...I allowed myself to walk around and to take a look at the backside of this place - beautiful!

On my way back to the car...

a final photo from the hill`s top - thick boscage covering a palmy treasure.

Thank you for your time (again) -

best regards

Lars

 

[gyuseppe]

49 minutes ago, palmfriend said:

 

Finding this one further up the track - me as scale...

I am almost sure that these are Arenga engleri, since their petioles are much longer than those of its relative A. ryukyuensis.

One more detail I became aware of, none of these Arengas here was fruiting while those on Kurima still were - and since A.ryukyuensis

are seen to be more cold hardy, it might be already simply too cold for these (A.engleri) here to flower...

BUT, please keep in mind, I am just starting to work myself into the beautiful world of palms - I might be totally wrong.

 

 

really very tall, here arenga engleri grow perfectly, but they do not become so big

[Tracy S]

Great post. Thanks for taking us with you.

[Palm Tree Jim]

Love the habitat pictures!

[Missi]

Mmm...love me some Arenga photos, and in habitat to boot! Thank you so much for sharing your adventure! 

[bgl]

Wow, spectacular scenery and incredible habitat for those palms (and all the other vegetation as well!)

[Alberto]

Thanks for sharing.  It' s always nice to see habitat photos , specially of palms I cultivate in my garden.

[palmfriend]

On 12/21/2017, 4:50:14, Tracy S said:

Great post. Thanks for taking us with you.

Tracy,

Thank you very much - doing something for the pt community gives me great pleasure since I received so much from this forum.

On 12/21/2017, 11:40:04, Palm Tree Jim said:

Love the habitat pictures!

Jim,

I agree!

Having a palm species` habitat over here is a great thing - there is always something to explore!

I am very thankful for this opportunity.

On 12/22/2017, 5:35:02, bgl said:

Wow, spectacular scenery and incredible habitat for those palms (and all the other vegetation as well!)

Bo-Göran,

Thank you very much for following this thread, too! As mentioned in the other one, if I find more like this, I will the palmtalkers 

let know.

On 12/22/2017, 7:44:04, Alberto said:

Thanks for sharing.  It' s always nice to see habitat photos , specially of palms I cultivate in my garden.

Alberto,

You are welcome! Seeing plants in habitat while growing them by yourself in a different place of the world is a great thing.

You can "check" if your plants are growing like they are supposed to be - a great opportunity, I think.

On 12/21/2017, 2:00:15, gyuseppe said:

really very tall, here arenga engleri grow perfectly, but they do not become so big

Giuseppe,

they get monsters over here, but in habitat it is hard to get them in one frame - I will look for another one (better to photograph)

and post it.

 

Merry Christmas to all of you,

best regards

Lars