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Horticultural Tour of South Florida

RainForestt Robert

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RainForestt Robert Mentor

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Disclaimer: Not a horticultural tour, just a short trip to the Sunshine State. Earlier this month I noticed that the SFPS advertising a palm tour for Sat, 24th of October. I felt the urge to travel north the moment that I read about this tour. Cheap fall flights eased the burden and before too much time had elapsed I was winging into MIA. One of the great reasons for attending biennials is all the great friends that you meet. Ron Kiefer facilitated my attending the garden tour, while Judy Kay, my seatmate from the biennial party bus gave me a tour of Montgomery Botanical Garden. Suffice it to say it was a fabulous weekend. Here are a few photos, gonna add more later as I have time.

Coccothrinax borhidiana - one of the most bodacious and in demand palms at the moment.

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Nypa fruticans in their watery environment

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Mature Satakentia at the University of Florida's Tropical and Research and Education Center.

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Attalea crassipathes, a critically endangered palm from Haiti.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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At Redland's Nursery

Pegalodoxa and Licuala

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You never know which forum member you will run into ........ copping a hug!

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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I woulda gone if I had known! Please post some more pics please :D (Bill, board shorts & work boots???? Not a good look! :unsure: ) Randy

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Portraits of the Montgomerys in the living area of the main house.

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Zombia antillarum outside the main house.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Plants at the MBG are planted out in groups, generally of seven or so.

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii grouping. Got fertilizer?

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis grouping. Not sure how I feel about bottle palms once they start elongating .....

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

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Thrinax radiata? These plants must be quite old.

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Cycads are a big thing at the MBG. Ribbons on cones/plants indicate that they have been fertilized.

The cones on Encephalartos ferox and incomparable.

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www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

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Yeah, there was unusual stuff in there...

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And plenty of ungrowable :cough-cough: palms for sale...

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That's all the pics I got... I bailed on RF Orchids. They were having some HUGE public sale and we decided to go to my favorite restaurant in Homestead - NicaMex.

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incredible!!! wish i could see it someday!!!

wait,is that in FLORIDA????

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Spectacular thread folks...

These pictures made me miss my own guided tour of Montgomery's a few years ago, with Larry Noblick, John and Faith Bishock. That garden is splendid...I'd sure love to come back sometime in the future and pay closer attention to the Cycads too, which I overlooked during our first visit...Please Robert and William, show us more photos if possible.

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Wonderful thread & pics.

Any pictures of the collection of thrinax ekmaniana they have there?

Thanks for the great post!

Tom

Baltimore, Maryland

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This is one palm that should be in every palmaholic's collection.

Chambeyronia macrocarpa, showing some color.

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Another group of Chambeyronia.

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These Hyphaene were loaded with seed ...... Wow, a branching, silver and drought tolerant palm.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

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These Kerriodoxa elegans seemed ready for takeoff ......

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

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Cycad conservation and propagation are big priorities at MBG. Judy plays a big part in cycad propagation. Here are some cones that are being used to collect pollen.

Encephalartos ferox cones

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Encephalartos gratus cone

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Once pollen is collected, its off to the garbage bin.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

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MBG also has many wonderful vistas. Here are a few.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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So many plants, So little space.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Last of the views

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So many plants, So little space.

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More later.

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I was unaware that there was an event.

Thanks for posting the great pics!

South Florida, USA

Mild sub tropical climate - USDA Zone 10

26.9 deg. North latitude

Altitude (5.1 M)  

Winter avg. temp (15.6 C)

Summer avg. temp (28.1 C)

Yearly Rainfall approx. (1270 mm)

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Howea fosteriana, something that you don't see in Florida everyday.

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Coccothrinax miraguama ssp havanensis

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Trunk detail and fruit

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Dictyosperma album

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Here are the aforementioned Coccothrinax borhidina's.

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Here I am for scale. I'm a shade over 6 feet tall.

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Some of these palms are in full sun, others in partial shade.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Copernicia baileyana a la Pisa, showing the effects of an earlier hurricane.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Copernicia alba

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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