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Urban Rainforest

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Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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Great shots Steve-any photos of your oropedionis?

Thanks Peter! No I did'nt take any pics of the Oropedionus as it was completely covered in weeds and basically looked like it threw 1 frond in 1 year. Maybe this is just a really slow palm. once I weeded around it a spear started to emerge fairly fast. Next time for sure.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Great shots Steve-any photos of your oropedionis?

Thanks Peter! No I did'nt take any pics of the Oropedionus as it was completely covered in weeds and basically looked like it threw 1 frond in 1 year. Maybe this is just a really slow palm. once I weeded around it a spear started to emerge fairly fast. Next time for sure.

Stevo

That sound you heard was every palm collector in so cal groaning after hearing that one Steve. Great pics nonetheless love the before and after ones. Storkii would be my first purchase there.

San Marcos CA

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Looks good Steve pretty wonderful stuff. You sure Bo isn't hopping the fence with some fertilizer and a pep talk?

I can't wait to see the 2nd year for my N. storckii.

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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Purple new leaf on that Lemur is incredible! I gave up trying to grow those years ago..

You have good taste in colorful, crownshafted palms Steve! It's good to see your garden progressing.. someone has to start competing with Bo :)

(Hey, this is my 1,000th post!!!)

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Steve, I could just imagine the shock when you got there and saw your growth from when you left a year ago. You had to be stunned on some of those. I was in looking at the pics.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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One more trip to Kona without saying hello and I'll start taking it personally. :)

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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I just want to know what the blue blazes is a 'Mad Fox' ?? (naturally I want one)

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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Great shots Steve-any photos of your oropedionis?

Thanks Peter! No I did'nt take any pics of the Oropedionus as it was completely covered in weeds and basically looked like it threw 1 frond in 1 year. Maybe this is just a really slow palm. once I weeded around it a spear started to emerge fairly fast. Next time for sure.

Stevo

That sound you heard was every palm collector in so cal groaning after hearing that one Steve. Great pics nonetheless love the before and after ones. Storkii would be my first purchase there.

Shon, They don't groan alone :) . I was groaning too when I saw it but I'm just glad to see it's still alive. It may be one of those palms that needs a year or two in the ground before they take off. Great minds think alike. Storkii was in the first group of palms I purchased and it was the very first palm I planted over there.

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Looks good Steve pretty wonderful stuff. You sure Bo isn't hopping the fence with some fertilizer and a pep talk?

I can't wait to see the 2nd year for my N. storckii.

Tim

Thanks Tim! Looking over the fence at Bo's palms is inspiration enough :drool: . Bo's contribution is the multitude of rare palm seeds germinating in my garden along the fence line :) . Yeah Tim, the second year those Storki's should blow up!

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Purple new leaf on that Lemur is incredible! I gave up trying to grow those years ago..

You have good taste in colorful, crownshafted palms Steve! It's good to see your garden progressing.. someone has to start competing with Bo :)

(Hey, this is my 1,000th post!!!)

Thanks JD! It's funny cuz you here how touchy and hard Lemurs are to grow but if you have the perfect climate which I believe Leilani is there as easy as king palms. If anybody competes with Bo it certainly won't be me. Bo has a grove of everything :drool: . Congrats on your 1000th post!

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Steve, I could just imagine the shock when you got there and saw your growth from when you left a year ago. You had to be stunned on some of those. I was in looking at the pics.

Len, The first thing I do like any hardcore palm freak when we get there is look at each and every palm and I was amazed at the growth that some of them had put on in one year!

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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One more trip to Kona without saying hello and I'll start taking it personally. :)

Deano, I thought about stopping by but we had my 16 year old son Ty with us and at his age he would rather be looking at girls than palms :rolleyes: . All kidding aside we spent one day at Hapuna beach chillin and snorkeling and the other day at the Waikiloa Hilton which is pretty much disneyland in Hawaii. We'll have to hook up next time.

Take care,

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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I just want to know what the blue blazes is a 'Mad Fox' ?? (naturally I want one)

Peachy

Peachy, They call her Mad Fox because she is from Madagascar and has a very plumose frond similar to a foxtail. The botanical name is Dypsis Marojejy. If you can find one get it! You want be disapointed.

Stevo

Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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A few more palms. This is one of my Clinostigmas aspiring to grow up and look like Bo's in the background :drool: .

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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The very colorfull crownshaft of Dypsis Faneva.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Loxicoccos Rupicola.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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One of my favorite places to hike on the big island is the Waipio valley. It is a valley of much historical significance and much of the taro/poi that supplies Hawaii is farmed here to this day. Here is a view from the cliffs above.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Close up.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Da Krew.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Decending to the valley below.

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This time we hiked towards the back of the valley. This is one of the biggest waterfalls in Hawaii and it was raining alot that morning so it was flowing pretty good.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Ty in the valley below.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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There are wild horses in the valley as well. Here is my ranch hand Steph feeding the baby horse.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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I think the horse smelled the lunch we had in our back pack :hmm: .

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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yum yum!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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Ty and I crossed the river and hiked to the zig zag trail on the other side. The river was quite cold as it's runoff from the mountains. We hiked to the historical sites at the other end of the valley where ancient energies abound. A big coconut had just fell and cracked perfectly in half so we drank the juice and ate the coconut meat inside :mrlooney: . It was excellent! We did not bring our camera over there though so no pics. Here is a pic of Ty and me crossing the chilly river.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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I just want to know what the blue blazes is a 'Mad Fox' ?? (naturally I want one)

Peachy

Peachy, They call her Mad Fox because she is from Madagascar and has a very plumose frond similar to a foxtail. The botanical name is Dypsis Marojejy. If you can find one get it! You want be disapointed.

Stevo

Thanks for that info Stevo. Actually I have one of those on order somewhere and will be getting it early next or late this year

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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