Cairns and district trip - photos galore

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Wal

Fantastic pictures of the trip

Good to see mike up and about again enjoying the gardens with you and Donna

regards

colin

[Walter John]

Hi Wal

Fantastic pictures of the trip

Good to see mike up and about again enjoying the gardens with you and Donna

regards

colin

Thanks Col, we had a beaut time and I've got pics from Mikey's place to come.

[Kim]

I'm stuck on the sunset in post 44. All the palms are great, of course. Foliage in 74 fantastic. Love the new avatar, it's a well-balanced composition with all my favorite elements and still iconic in tiny format, well done. The photo of Donna smiling, I thought "All you need is love...." Life is good.

[BS Man about Palms]

"PURA VIDA" applies in spades here!! Thanks Wal and congrats, keep it up!

[Walter John]

"PURA VIDA" applies in spades here!! Thanks Wal and congrats, keep it up!

Thank you Bill, Kim and others and without any further or do, a few more from that mind blowing fern/exotic house. I go head over heels for unique leaf shapes and colours and this house had them all.

[Walter John]

Okay, here's the final batch of photos folks, and this will be like the cart before the horse because these were taken on day one at Mikey's place, thanks again Mikey for your friendship and knowledge, you really made our trip complete, except there wasn't any roadkill prepared in time. but that's okay, really, it's fine.

Here we go, crownshafts and fruit of red/maroon Areca vestiaras

Chambeyronias and assorted plants nearby including Calyptrocalyx of course

[Walter John]

His boys have been using the Carpoxylon for wickets again, what no keeper ?

let's look at that leaf from behind.

[Walter John]

Here are my favorite palms there, Mikey's big 4 Dypsis. Each with very similar growing habits, chunky base, long upright leaves, but each coloured differently. My only problem is remembering what they are, I'll have a go at recalling with some obvious traits to help me. Everyone would love to have this quadrophonic Dypsis team growing in their garden I bet.

I'll split the post in two so we can see decent sizes once you click on the thumbnail. I took the photo of the base of the palm, the area is quite striking I think.

Dypsis Quad part one:

Dypsis sp. 'Mealy Bug'

Dypsis sp. 'Highland Redneck' a Big Red form of lastelliana, is that correct ?

[Walter John]

Dypsis Quad part two:

Dypsis carlsmithii aka sp. 'Stumpy 2'

Dypsis sp. 'Jurassic Park'

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Mikey, next time I want the private tour too. It seems a lot more fun that way!!! And then, we can have lunch/afternoon tea at the cafe after. How good is that????

Regards, Ari

[Walter John]

Moving into the shade house, some special palm seedlings on the grow.

It's ID time again, or you can just enjoy the look, I did. Mikey could you please help out here ?

Licuala cordata ?

Pinanga caesia ?

Licuala mattanensis sp. 'Mapu'

[Walter John]

Hoi Donna !! Colin could be watching, quick put it back.

Mapu Madness

[Walter John]

This Dypsis leptocheilos of Mikey's is rather odd in that it's leaves are nearly twice as long as normal and there seems to be extra fur happening around the place, not quite regular.

[Walter John]

Here's a Carpy next door that Mike planted which looks more sickly than variegated and it's about the fifth one in Cairns I saw looking like this.

and last but not least a wonderful leaf on another Calyptrocalyx (I think)

[Walter John]

Thanks for watching, it was a great holiday, make sure you see it for yourself someday, I'll leave you with some elements of water, fire and air.

I'll be back...............

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Moving into the shade house, some special palm seedlings on the grow.

It's ID time again, or you can just enjoy the look, I did. Mikey could you please help out here ?

Licuala cordata ?

Pinanga caesia ?

Licuala mattanensis sp. 'Mapu'

Hi Guys,

The first photo is Johannesteijsmannia altifrons,& J. perakensis seedlings the

second pic is C. 'kanlias'.You take a great photo Wal, all look great Dude.

Cheers Mikey.

[ariscott]

I'll have one of everything, Mikey... :). Everything seemed to be doing well...

Regards, Ari

[Walter John]

Moving into the shade house, some special palm seedlings on the grow.

It's ID time again, or you can just enjoy the look, I did. Mikey could you please help out here ?

Licuala cordata ?

Pinanga caesia ?

Licuala mattanensis sp. 'Mapu'

Hi Guys,

The first photo is Johannesteijsmannia altifrons,& J. perakensis seedlings the

second pic is C. 'kanlias'.You take a great photo Wal, all look great Dude.

Cheers Mikey.

I was this close...

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

His boys have been using the Carpoxylon for wickets again, what no keeper ?

let's look at that leaf from behind.

Hi Guys,

In Pic2 Wal's hidden text means look at the palm behind the

Caladium leaf,Theres a Dwarf type look a like for D lastelliana I got

this from Bill Beattie as D 'secretii', Hey Bill what was the name for this

beauty again, I can't find the copy of "Wodyetia" this baby was in.

Heres a few shots of that 'sp' for all to see, Pic 1 is the whole plant,

Pic 2 is a shot of the newly opening leaf that spear colours so neat.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

And now a close look at the sheath more pictures soon

Regards Mikey

[rthink]

Wow.......I'm speechless... Mikey, you got a lot of my dream plants, esp C. "Kainlas". I can imagien how happy you are living among those plants.

Thanks for the pictures, Wal

[BS Man about Palms]

His boys have been using the Carpoxylon for wickets again, what no keeper ?

let's look at that leaf from behind.

Hi Guys,

In Pic2 Wal's hidden text means look at the palm behind the

Caladium leaf,Theres a Dwarf type look a like for D lastelliana I got

this from Bill Beattie as D 'secretii', Hey Bill what was the name for this

beauty again, I can't find the copy of "Wodyetia" this baby was in.

Heres a few shots of that 'sp' for all to see, Pic 1 is the whole plant,

Pic 2 is a shot of the newly opening leaf that spear colours so neat.

Awesome, just as I figured! The mealybug looks like what we call the "dark mealybug".

Is one of those lastelliana known as "big red"?

Nice to see what my "highland mealybug" will look like... (can I pretend this is the emoticon for "knock on wood"?) :beatingdh:

[RainForestt Robert]

Wal,

Thanks for sharing the photos of your trip. The fern/exotic house is amazing. There is drool all over my keyboard. Hope to visit that area of Australia one day.

Robert

[Walter John]

Any more info on D 'secretii' Mikey or Bill ?

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Donna,

leave your little fingers of my Zamia's, i caught you

time for a stock take

regards

colin

[palmtreesforpleasure]

By the way Wal

Where is the picture of the highland redneck, post no 61 is it Dypsis nauseosa? Encephartos in post 62 looks like one on pacsoa that i took a picture of at Quail botanical gardens

regards

colin

[Walter John]

By the way Wal

Where is the picture of the highland redneck, post no 61 is it Dypsis nauseosa? Encephartos in post 62 looks like one on pacsoa that i took a picture of at Quail botanical gardens

regards

colin

I did take more pics, I think I grabbed a highland redneck, must check and I'll let Mikey confirm on the nauseosa, I think that's it, my IDing has been bloody terrible of late.

[joe_OC]

Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs!

What a wonderful photo journal of your vacation. Would love to see all of Australia in person some day...

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Is one of those lastelliana known as "big red"?

Hi Bill,

She's really different compared to "Big Red" I'll see if I can find a copy of "Wodyetia"

thats our mag from our old Palm and Cycad Ass, we had running a while back.

In there there was one remaining palm near rice paddies, this has since being cut

down, by who we aren't sure, I will get other info for you about this beauty.

Regards Mikey.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Guys,

Hey Colin, you got it man D. nauseosa is right.

I still haven't found that paper work Bill.....Still Looking

Cheers Mikey

Edited June 6, 2008 by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

[JimStPete]

Wal,

All I can say is these pictures of your trip make me want to travel to Australia right now! The Australian Tourist Board could not have put together a more enticing set of pictures to make visitors want to travel to Australia. To see some of my favorite palms growing and thriving in the wild is very exciting! Absolutely beautiful! If I ever travel out of the US, Australia is the first place I want to go! Thanks for sharing your trip with all of us!

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

now I'm confused Not sure what picture it is, but

its one of two in that copy I remember that for sure, Just got to find

It, Hey you there Bill Beattie, have I got the right one.

Regards Mikey...........

[Walter John]

Here's a couple more from the gardens, one looks like a redneck of some species, not sure on the others, over to you again please Mikey.

[Walter John]

Wal,

All I can say is these pictures of your trip make me want to travel to Australia right now! The Australian Tourist Board could not have put together a more enticing set of pictures to make visitors want to travel to Australia. To see some of my favorite palms growing and thriving in the wild is very exciting! Absolutely beautiful! If I ever travel out of the US, Australia is the first place I want to go! Thanks for sharing your trip with all of us!

No worries, it's been a pleasure, if I can encourage people to review and renew and to get further into palms and of course to come visit OZ, then I am a very satisfied man indeed. As I said a few years ago, I'll even put on a sausage sizzle.

[Gbarce]

The last palm in post 113 looks like a Sommieria Leucophylla.

Thats on my target list. Gonna hunt that down

[eastern.nurseries]

Great coverage Wal, excellent images [love those tassel ferns] you will be in the good books for quite a while now. When are you moving north back to your roots? The sky is the limit for plant collectors in FNQ, it is just mind blowing what you can grow there as your pics show......sigh

[JakeK]

Great photographs Wal. Lots of great gardens, forests, beaches etc. up there in that part of Queensland.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Guys,

Still no luck finding that info yet, So I thought I'd add a couple of

pictures (Hey Wal I know you have over 500 pics put up some more

dude )Lets see if anyone can name this Palm.

Hey Gene That Sommeria is S.affinis, I have pic's of leucophylla

somewhere I'll add those once I find them for you to see, both 'sp'

are beautiful. Hey Wal I know you took a Picture of Sommeria elegans

we could have all 3 up then, it's good you found the picture of the

D 'Highland Redneck' for B.s man, keep looking you have more

Regards Mikey

Edited June 7, 2008 by calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Here's a couple more from the gardens, one looks like a redneck of some species, not sure on the others, over to you again please Mikey.

Hi Wal,

I should have answered this before, Sorry guys, the first picture is Dypsis 'Highland Redneck'

I know theres a bigger plant in the gardens, (I will get another picture for you Bill)

2nd is what was first collected under the name of Dypsis tsaratananensis, (collected

by Mark Overend, an Austrailian collector) and distributed by Clayton York, Curt Butterfield,

Rich Trapnell and Jeff Marcus. We know this palm now as Dypsis "White stem" and not the

latter name mentioned.

Oh Gene,

Sommeria affinis is from P.N.G, and Sommeria leucophylla is from Irian Jaya, bit of info

for you I should have added before.

Regards Mikey

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Mikey

Is this a Dypsis sp white stem

regards

Colin