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A few Southwest pics I took
by Joe The Palm- 1 reply
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Here are a few pictures I took on my trip to the Southwest back in June. I find this area of the nation different and kind of enchanting specifically along Interstate 8 Two pics of a date farm and California fan palms taken in the Imperial Valley near El Centro, CA A pic of the border with Mexico taken near Jacumba Hot Springs, CA A pic of sand dunes near Glamis, CA A pic of two Robustas in Yuma, AZ
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Miami Zoo palms and other flora and fauna
by piping plovers- 1 follower
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I chose a great day to visit the Miami Zoo this past week. Heavy rain in the morning kept crowds away and then the sun appeared. Hardly anyone there, nice views to the exhibits and even the animals seemed relaxed without all the commotion. I appreciate how the subtropical climate In Miami allows the plantings to appear so authentic (or at least convincing) to the accompanying native environments of the zoo animals. Photos of Palms and other Tropicals below. Fauna follows at end. And For the lovers of flora and fauna I posted below photos of some of the main attractions. giraffes posing like statues:
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Visit to England
by GMann- 3 replies
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Back from a trip to the area of England where I spent most of my childhood: Dedham Vale in East Anglia. I was surprised to see a very healthy and pretty large Jubaea growing in Castle Park, Colchester:
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Big Island Trip
by Chatta- 1 follower
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Well I was hoping to meet up with IPS peoples but I didn't have time, I lost an entire day due to plane troubles, but once I got to the island it was as amazing as I remembered. I'm already planing my next trip to Hawaii tho, next time is probably going to primarily be Oahu. I took many more pictures but these will do for now. Sorry if I wanted to meet up with you and didn't let ya know, We managed to make our 6 days on the island very busy yet equally relaxing!
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Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden visit 2 of 2
by piping plovers- 1 follower
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Here are the last of my Florida trip photos, the gardens and zoo were such a worthwhile way to spend a week away. More gems in the conservatory, appears they are starting or renovating a wet wall with anthuriums and others outside in the gardens Licuala peltata‘Sumawongii’ below Too large to really capture well in photos other notable parts of the gardens few more gems including anthurium veitchii and the Lodoicea maldivica
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Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden visit 1 of 2
by piping plovers- 1 follower
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Finally posting these from my Miami visit last week. Generally, photos of some palms and other tropical ornamentals. I really enjoyed the rainforest area of the garden with the constant mist. The conservatory houses were amazing as well. I posted the photos of anthuriums and the Lodoicea maldivica under other topics in PT. A few appear in these posts. the rainforest The conservatory glass sculpture above and others below. Joey palm or related? below
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Temperate Forest In Brevard County
by Jimbean- 32 replies
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I don't know where else to post this. I was looking for more species for this thread: First, the unknowns
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Wild Silver Serenoa Repens in Beaufort County, SC?!
by clinenotklein- 0 replies
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I've lived in Hilton Head area for literally decades and never noticed any of the native Serenoa Repens being even remotely Silver until I stumbled across these today. What's interesting to note is I found them in an area just east of Bluffton before the Bridge to Hilton Head, an area unusually subtropical looking for even Southern Beaufort County, which has more in common with Florida than the rest of the state. Note the super limey ones on the far right to get a sense of contrast. These even have bluish tints. All obviously wild based on how they sit on the land.
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Common Ground - Lakeland, FL
by kinzyjr- 8 replies
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This post is from a local park that includes a walking path, some tennis courts and a playground for the youngsters. It includes some marginal palm plantings, cycads and creative landscaping that takes full advantage of the steep hills in the area. The playground entrance: Some of the experimental palm plantings, including a Licuala, Coccothrinax crinita and a few other local favorites like Dypsis decaryi: Walking up the hill around the outside of the park, you can get some sense for the natural grade of the land and a nice view of the cycads on the border: Palm companions like crotons and bromeliads are represented…
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Travels close to home.
by Dadamanga- 5 replies
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Sometimes I need to visit staff and projects in the bush or take clients, I always try to visit palms when I’m there. I’ll publish once in a while some photos from a visit around the area where I live. This is a visit to Beccariophoenix in Sainte Luce.
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The Garden of Dr. John Rossi - Hastings, FL
by kinzyjr- 21 replies
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These photos are of the garden of Dr. John Rossi during the CFPACS + FCPS Fall Meeting. John was a wonderful host and has an impressive garden. To give you an idea of the challenges he overcomes to have such a splendid garden, these are the averages and records for Hastings, FL: This is a map that we received to help us explore the sections of the property we were most interested in before the formal tour. This is part of the walking path around the pond where most of the common cold hardy palms are planted, including Washingtonias and Queens: Another part of the trail around the pond. You can see Tiki Key in the backgroun…
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Last weekend I had the chance to drive down to Ciudad Victoria, around the Sierra de Tamaulipas and Sierra Madre, and as far south as Gomez Farias. I was really anxious to see what the cold damage looked like and how it might have compared to the extremely severe freeze of December 1989, which saw the low 20s driven to near the Tropic of Cancer at Victoria and Soto la Marina (spoiler alert: it wasn’t as bad). Starting out in Matamoros the damage looks about like urban Brownsville, it’s hard to see much difference, there was a surviving Thrinax radiata on the south side of a building on the southern side of town but damage to the royals is very similar to Brownsville …
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Ceroxylon - can we say se' ro'zylon??? in this article I would like to refer to my article in PRINCIPES April 1984 Vol. 28, No2. "The renewed quest for High Elevation Palms". I was always fascinated with a palm that grew at 12-13,000 feet elevation, Ceroxylon utile as well as one that grew well over 200 feet tall - C. flexuosum and C. quindiuense. At this time i suspect that C. utile is critically endangered. Just north of the boarder with Ecuador in Columbia is where I located the species growing. Unfortunately along the road were dead trunks of this palm used as utility poles. The local farmers left smaller plants in their farming areas because they thought that…
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join mattyb & paul(pohonkelapa) on their latest adventure as they discover the vast richness of southern florida,from verdant farmlands to the miami beach strip,from palm collectors dream-nurseries to spectacular private gardens! matt gets snarly before intra-continental flights. while paul is contemplative. or just not awake yet. just to prove we were in atlanta.there we met an airport employee who "out-jeebused" matt. he was appropriately chastened.
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Coachella Valley Preserve / Thousand Palm Oasis, California
by GoatLockerGuns- 11 replies
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Took a trip out to a Washingtonia filifera oasis this month. I highly recommend it. Easily accessible with some monster specimens.
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Palms in Truth or Consequences, NM
by pin38- 14 replies
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I stopped in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico at the end of last week and took a couple photos (and a few filifera seeds). This town is in the high desert at about 4,200 feet elevation and is in the northern reaches of zone 8a in New Mexico. Truth or Consequences is a good 80 miles north of Las Cruces. The two large filiferas that have been there for decades appear to be doing well and are fruiting. There are also many more washingtonias around the town and Elephant Butte than I thought there were.
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PALMS IN GUYANA
by Prinpalms- 1 reply
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OKAY, THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM A RECENT (GOT BACK YESTERDAY NIGHT!) TRIP TO GUYANA. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THIS LARGE (SAME SIZE AS Great Britain) ENGLISH-SPEAKING South American NATION, THE FORMER British Guiana. THE PHOTOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. A BIFID SMALL-MIDSIZED BACTRIS (?SP?, A SOCRATEA, A GRACEFUL GEONOMA, A SMALL MAURITIA FLEXUOSA (ABUNDANT NATIONWIDE IN WET SETTINGS), A FOREST ASTROCARYUM, EUTERPE EDULIS THE ASSAI (THINK HEALTHY DRINKS & HEARTS OF PALM) ALSO ABUNDANT, ATTALEAS, AND MORE. THE HELICONIA IS FOR COLOR. THE ROAD LEADS TO THE DRIER RUPUNUNI SAVANNA. MORE TO COME. I HOPE THESE PIX ARE ENJOYED! IMG_2698.mov
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Nearly Native Nusery trip
by teddytn- 1 reply
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I ordered a bunch of palms from nearly native and drove down today and picked them up! Well worth it, one of the best trips I’ve made at least palm and general plant wise in a while. First off I have some experience growing plants in general, I’ve kept house plants for years and years, grew up organic gardening and composting with my grandfather. I have over 40 fruit trees and bushes, yuccas, cactus, palm trees, tons of flowers, keep a vegetable garden each year. Do a fair amount of landscaping. I only say all this for reference, I was in the presence of a master today. What Jim has done at their property is nothing short of amazing. He literally transformed the whole lan…
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What palms to pick up from Miami Beach?
by Pee Dee Palms- 7 replies
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I will be going to Miami Beach in late March. I live in Myrtle Beach South Carolina and want some type of palm tree that you don't see around here often. I noticed that Miami is a sweet spot for rare palms. So I was wondering if anybody knows about any palms that aren't much talked about that are suitable for an 8B climate? I know their are a lot of nurseries down there. Any good nurseries down there?
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Litchfield Park ( Northern Territory ) in the 'Wet'
by greysrigging- 8 replies
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My favourite location in the Top End of the Territory, especially in the rainy season. There are 3 endemic ( that I know of )palm species at Florence Falls, all growing in close proximity to one another. Carpentaria acuminata and Livistona humilis are very common throughout the Park, albeit in different habitats I used to think, but I have a pic of the two species growing side by side at the bottom of Florence Falls. The other species Hydriastele wendlandia ( called the Florence Falls palm locally ) is endemic to the permanent creeks, soaks and springs of the hills and escarpments in the Park, and I think I've seen it in the hills near Adelaide River town ( Robin Falls an…
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Braheas in Northern Mexico
by utile- 6 replies
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Several of the palms in my garden came from an expedition to find and study different Brahea species in Northern Mexico. The trip started in Calexico, California side attempting to sleep in my van with 103 degrees at midnight. The next morning I picked up a Mexican train bound for Los Mochis with buddy Ed Green. Don't ever do this!!! It is hot as hell going across the desert on a slow train with no air conditioning. They serve cold drinks in the daytime and when the air conditioner finally comes on at night they rent you blankets! Glad to leave Los Mochis we rented a car and headed north. Somewhere near Alamo (a cute rustic town) we headed out to the hills …
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Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve ( Darwin )
by greysrigging- 0 replies
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A must see area about 60 klm south east of Darwin. One of the few year round accessible Wetlands in the Top End, home to an amazing variety of Flora and Fauna. I have visited here many times over the years, and the region never fails to impress..... in the 'dry season', the birds and animals tend to congregate around the diminishing waters. Truely a bird watchers paradise. Fogg Dam itself ( and nearby Harrison Dam ) were part of a failed agricultural venture to grow Rice on the Adelaide River floodplains. Fogg Dam was built in the 1950's as an integral part of the Humpty Doo Rice Project. Some interesting reading ..... https://foggdamfriends.org/culture-heritage/mo…
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George Brown Botanical Gardens, Darwin, Australia.
by greysrigging- 2 followers
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Took a stroll through the local gardens today.... the 'Wet Season' has kicked into gear in the last week or so, with 300mm ( 12" ) falling since last weekend. Everything is in full on growing mode and the place looks healthy and alive. Recovering nicely from the severe storm / cyclone of March 2018. As usual I have pointed and clicked the camera at a few interesting plants, palms and trees. Bear with me and I'll upload some to this thread Spectacular tropical tree I have not seen in flower before A novelty tree... a few seeds found at the base of this one.... i have one of these in my back yard, but its not as good as this specimen ! A pretty tree …
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Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Lee County, Florida
by GoatLockerGuns- 7 replies
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This park is truly a Sabal pametto paradise. I know, there are plenty of parks in Florida with wild Sabal palmetto forests; however, there is something about the way nature presents itself here that keeps me coming back. These pictures were taken on Christmas Day of 2020. I have also seen Roystonea regia and Serenoa repens growing in the park as well.
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Rainbow Springs, Dunnellon FL
by JASON M- 2 replies
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Hi everyone! Today I went to Rainbow Springs which is in Marion County right off US 41. It was an early tourist attraction before the state acquired it and became a state park. I’ve been here before in the middle of summer to swim in the springs, so being here at noon and it still being only 46 degrees was kind of surreal.The Headspring, looking down from the welcome center pathwaySome tall Sabals and a big clump of Rhapis excelsaMan-made waterfalls that were kept after the transition to state parkNice Chamaerops leaning over a waterfall trickling back down to the springBonus Sabal that was by the parking lot, stunted palmetto or another species? Overall height 5 feet.
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