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Cocoa Beach, FL
by piping plovers- 1 follower
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Just a short vacation trip here. Beautiful beaches of course. Some photos of palms and other exotics. a huuuuuge staghorn fern at a nice garden shop on Atlantic Avenue in cocoa beach other exotics at the garden shop… some views from the hotel room with a storm approaching over the Atlantic…
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Hamburg Germany
by EJ NJ- 1 follower
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This Past summer I was in Hamburg Germany, I saw a few palms. Here they are. A Very Sad looking Washy: Some Trachys: And some more trachys, there was also a CIDP (Not Shown in picture) : And some other pictures:
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Broome, Western Australia
by philinsydney- 2 replies
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Showing some palms of Broome including a spectacular Hyphaene and Borassus.
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Lake Wire - Lakeland, FL 1 2
by kinzyjr- 2 followers
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There are some labeled plantings around Lake Wire. The plantings contain some nice gems as well as some old favorites. The plantings are labeled accurately for the most part, making it an experience more like you would expect at a botanical garden than a stroll down the sidewalk. If there are incorrect labels, please point them out as I went by the label nearest to the plant for the most part. Syagrus coronata A close-up of one of the labels. Looks like someone was snacking on Syagrus fruits nearby. Allagoptera arenaria (as noted in the label above - next two pictures) The next three are various Mule palms: …
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My first visit from PT Members was a 2fer
by TheMadScientist- 1 follower
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This visit in California really started because @Johnny Palmseed in Florida was so kind to share some of his Veitchia Joannis seeds. You can read about his "neighbor wars" over this seed supplier palm that was removed to keep some kind of PEACE with a 20 year neighbor. 14 months later, a PT Member in So. Cal. was hoping to receive some of these same seeds and heard this story. I was messaged leading to a first visit yesterday Tuesday 8-15-2023 to see these seedlings. @Palmiz brought another PT Member @Billeb and they got to see what I am dealing with to germinate seeds, then keeping the seedlings alive. I've got plenty of property but it is on an ancient riverbed whe…
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I haven't been able to attend an IPS Meeting yet, due to my kids always having activities on the weekend, but I've been fortunate enough to get personal tours a few of these amazing gardens. Yesterday was primarily to visit @BS Man about Palms amazing garden. Bill was kind enough to visit my (relatively young) garden in South Carlsbad, and gave me INCREDIBLY helpful advice on plant location & care. He then invited me to come see his garden, but it's far enough away that I needed an excuse. So when Bill mentioned he had an extra bag of high-quality soil I could buy from him, I jumped at the chance! Approaching the garden, it was obvious which house was his. T…
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Livistona leichhardtii, Kimberley region, WA.
by philinsydney- 0 replies
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These photos are from Bell Gorge in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Purnululu National Park, Western Australia
by philinsydney- 1 reply
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Livistona victoriae growing in the dramatic landscape of the Bungle Bungle Range.
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Gaylord Opryland Nashville, TN
by teddytn- 1 follower
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I know people have posted about opryland before, but this is one of my favorite local places to go hangout especially during the winter. When it gets cold and need a taste of plant heaven I just take a 30min drive and I’m on a daycation. A lot of plants aren’t labeled, as far as really tropical plants my knowledge is limited. I’ll just post the pics and let them speak for themselves. A lot of palms had seeds hanging. I collected some from a very old chammie humilis, cherry on the top for today. It’s really an unbelievable place, I must have been here 30 times and I’m just awestruck every time. If a private garden had an 1/8 of the plants here as big as they are it would b…
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Trip to Central Paraná. 1 2
by Alberto- 1 follower
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Two weeks ago there was a holiday here and i got two more days vacation. My family, my parents and all my sisters families,went to a warm water resort in Jurema , Central Paraná. The climate there is a lot warmer than here on the second tableland, because of the low altitude and it´s also located northern from here. The distance from Carambeí to Jurema is +- 300 km. I didn´t saw so many palms on the road,(mostly queens) but I photographed some of them. I saw Acrocomia totai,a Butiagrus,a Sabal species(?) and most interesting of all: Euterpe edulis growing in the warm region of Jurema but also a few trees in the araucaria forest ,in a region that officialy isn´t the …
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Queen Kapi'olani Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii
by Nomad NYC- 1 reply
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In the beginning of my recent Hawaiian vacation, I managed to stumble upon a little park called the Queen Kapi'olani Garden in Honolulu while walking from my hotel at Waikiki to hike up at Diamondhead national park: The Garden seems to be botanical in nature, but examples of the labeling of the plants are far and few ( so I will be guessing their identity, unless they are specifically labled ). I'm not a big Pritchardia expert, so not sure what kind of Pritchardia palm species this is below. I think it looks like Pritchardia Kaalae.... Or maybe a Koolau Range Pritchardia ( Pritchardia Martii )? I believe that the Pritchardia …
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About a month ago I began my two week Hawaiian vacation by flying into Honolulu airport. While I was walking down the upper level of Terminal 1 to go get my suitcase at baggage claim, I happened to see a very nice looking Hawaiian park area below : At the time, I was also too tired to investigate further (being jet lagged from New York) , but resolved myself to check it out on my departure, if I had the time. Flash forward two weeks later, when I returned to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on my way back home, and had time to spare for a little visit. There where of course many palms there, as well as other interesting tropical looking plants. Unfor…
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Atlanta Botanical Gardens beauties
by Almisa- 7 replies
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California Here We Come 1 2
by Ken Johnson- 42 replies
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Jeff Searle and I have decided to visit and join the party at Huntington on Jan 26. We will fly into San Diego on the 24th and see what's going on there and then head to L.A. on Sat. for the meeting. Any sugestions on what to see in S.D. while there? Dave, get the hot sauce ready!
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Yaeyama Islands
by thyerr01- 4 replies
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I recently visited the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, which are home to four native palms, Satakentia liukiuensis (endemic), Arenga ryukyuensis, Livistona chinensis, and Nypa fruticans. I didn't see any Nypa during the trip, but I documented the other three species and included some comments about their habitat. Satakentia liukiuensis: Yonehara Palm Grove, easily the most accessible location for seeing Satakentia in the wild. On Ishigaki, this species is largely restricted to a handful of dense groves in the foothills along the Northen coast. I did not observe any wild specimens on Iriomote. It was raining during the visit and the…
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I moved to Fresno, CA just a year ago, and I began planting King Palms. Unfortunately, I didn't have any success at the time. Luckily, I found @Josue Diaz in Fresno from Palmtalk, Josue provided me with a lot of great advices about growing palm trees for my area and even invited me to visit his tropical garden, which is filled with hundreds of exotic palm trees that he has grown from seeds. These palm trees took years to mature from seed, but also look so cool when they're matured. While I can't name all of them, here are some of the palm trees he gave me: - Serenoa Repens Silver - Brahea Hybrid (aka Frankenbrahea) - Brahea Armata- Chambeyronia Macrocarpa Waterme…
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Jupiter Ridge Natural Area
by bubba- 4 replies
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How could a golf course design and acquisition create a sensational State/County Natural Preserve/Park? This is an out of the ordinary story with a great ending that involves some real characters. George Fazio was a golf professional who was originally from Philadelphia, who had a successful touring pro career (won the Canadian Open, the Bing Crosby Pro-Am, and lost in a playoff in the 1950 U.S. Open played at Merion won by Ben Hogan). Earlier he had been head pro at the Hillcrest Golf Club in Los Angeles, where he became good friends with many Hollywood stars, including Bob Hope. In 1968, Fazio and longtime friend, Bill Ford (Ford Motors) were teamed together…
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Noumea suggestions
by richnorm- 0 replies
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I have a day in Noumea. Any palmy suggestions for such a short trip? I will hire a car and have about 6 hours. cheers Richard
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Seychelles recommendations please
by JasonD- 1 reply
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Hello fellow palmateers, I'm going to be in the Seychelles in October and November this year. Besides the Vallée de Mai, what sights should I plan to see? Which trails, parks, islands, will offer interesting flora and fauna and geology—including, of course, palms? I'll be on Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, and Silhouette. Thank you! Jason
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Edison & Ford Estates 2023
by Joe The Palm- 3 replies
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In February I visited this Fort Myers landmark (HIGHLY recommend). I was curious to see what effects Hurricane Ian had on this place five months down the road. McGregor Blv Edison and his Banyan Tree. This tree was stripped of its leaves in Ian but has now recovered. Huge Old and Resilient (100+ years!) Caloosahatchee River and Edison’s original dock (beautiful coconut!) Giant & old Staghorn Fern belonged to Edison’s wife (river is right behind the bamboo curtain ) Turning my back to the fern looking toward the estates. This area was submerged by s…
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mckee McKee Botanical Gardens - Vero Beach, FL
by kinzyjr- 0 replies
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This is a good garden to visit if you should happen to be on the east central coast of Florida or you want to visit a great garden that doesn't have the notoriety that others in the state receive. There are a lot of mature specimens of Cocos nucifera, Roystonea regia, Ficus aurea, and various water lilies. The video tour is roughly 10 minutes long to view all four parts and the previous threads from 15+ years ago have some additional photos of palms of interest, including the pre-1989 Roystonea regia. Homepage: https://mckeegarden.org/ Location: 350 US 1, VERO BEACH, FL 32962-2906 YouTube Tour - April 2022 (plantspotter69): Part 1: https://www.you…
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Edison Estate Part IV
by DoomsDave- 36 replies
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Howdyall: Here are more pictures of the Edison estate, which is actually next to to, and part of the same park as, the Ford estate, though the Edison's house was much grander. Onward! All the Calyptronomas at my place have died. Things are different here in Florida . . .
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Edison Estate Part III
by DoomsDave- 36 replies
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Howdyall: The Ed - 'State, rocks. THe house. Blows a hole in the Ozone layer. All those plants. And the interior of the Edison house. So simple elegant, all that BS. . . .
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Edison Estate Part II 1 2
by DoomsDave- 43 replies
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Howdyall: Thanks to the kudos by those who appreciate drive-by photography, even when I'm not driving. Here's an Encephalartos. These things are so green in Florida, compared here in the Land O'La La Ha Ha Bra
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Edison Estate Part I 1 2
by DoomsDave- 44 replies
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Howdyall: Here's a thread about the sights at the Edison Estate in Fort Myers. I shot through there on my way down to Naples. It was a cloudy day when I started, gonna try to keep things in more or less chron-order. Some of these pics had to be cropped rather severely, but I thought all were worthwhile. Away we go . . . . This is the Florida Champion Banyan tree. Hmm. Wonder what it has for breakfast? ??? And how much and for how long?
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