bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Veitchia joannis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Welfia regia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Livistona merrillii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Carpoxylon macrospermum grove! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 And a couple of more shots of Neoveitchia storckii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 And can't have too many Marojejya darianii photos! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Metroxylon warburgii with a terminal inflorescence Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Two Metroxylon amicarum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis pembana - tall palm in the center Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis mystery - yes, still a few of these around! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis lastelliana. The one on the right is pushing right through the canopy of the large Tetraplasandra hawaiensis tree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 One of the more special Dypsis palms, and definitely one of my favorites: Dypsis sp. bejofa. Posted a bunch of photos of these palms recently. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis carlsmithii - named after Donn Carlsmith, one of the founders of Hawaii Island Palm Society and a past IPS President. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis perrieri Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 And I'll finish off this round with a six garden views. 1 - Bentinckia nicobarica in the foreground with taller Pigafetta elata in the background 2 - Against the morning sun 3 - Seychelles area with Verschaffeltia splendida, Phoenicophorum borsigianum and Roscheria melanochaetes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 And last one for right now - a few views from up around the house - lots of Clinostigmas! And many others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,333 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Follow the rainbow to Palm Heaven! Looking great Bo! Special Thanks for the Kentiopsis piersoniorum pic of course!! Kris is to CIDP and Bill is to Kentiopsis piersoniorum. True. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJG 1,166 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis mystery - yes, still a few of these around! Bo you odiously see the palm every day, but to me this looks like a Dypsis onilahensis. Why is it not that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,333 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Dypsis mystery - yes, still a few of these around! Bo you odiously see the palm every day, but to me this looks like a Dypsis onilahensis. Why is it not that? Thats what I thought too Len. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Len and Bill, sounds good to me! From now on, it's a Dypsis onilahensis! Only reason I called it a mystery: I bought it, and a bunch of similar, but not quite the same palms, as Dypsis sp. and with all the confusion regarding these medium sized Dypsis I wasn't going to get in trouble! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tassie_Troy1971 1,062 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Thank you everybody for your comments! I hope you don't mind me not addressing everyone individually, but only those who asked specific questions. Len, no need to invite yourself! Much easier if I invite you! You're certainly welcome to stop by here in October. Let me know a week or so in advance. Jeff, that Satranala was planted in 1997 from a 1G pot. We have about a dozen of them in the garden, all planted from 1G pots around the same time. Troy, we currently have four Hedyscepe canterburyana in the ground, but they are all fairly small, maybe 2 ft/60 cm tall or so. Below is one of them, and also our lone Rhopalostylis baueri, which is planted out in full sun, and it's been there since September 2001. Again, certainly not impressive, but at least it seems to be happy. Our one and only R. sapida is fairly shaded and even smaller. Won't even post a photo of that one! Very Impressive Bo - they are doing great ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Thanks Troy! And I just realized I forgot to post these three Dypsis leptocheilos photos earlier today! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmcurry 57 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Man, I had to break out the popcorn for this one! That Clinostigma samoense grove is awesome!! Those Pinanaga speciosa are so elegant...it's palms like these that make me want to move to a warmer clime just to grow plants(and surf of course) Nice to see that D.saintelucei could go out in full sun and look good. Had no idea that D.pembana got so tall....at least in Kapoho. Great pictures Bo. You know it's a good picture when it can be easily used as a wallpaper background on the desktop! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulgila 194 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 the pix are awesome but bo's garden must be seen in person to be believed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakypalmguy 307 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 the pix are awesome but bo's garden must be seen in person to be believed! I don't believe it, therefore, I must see it in person someday with my own two eyes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Vince, Paul and Matt - thanks for your comments! And Matt I was under the impression that you were heading this way now that they let you fly over water! And I just realized this morning, forgot to post this Alcantarea 'merlot' photo as well yesterday, so here it is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulgila 194 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 i'll go with ya,matt! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmislandRandy 280 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 My drool almost shorted out my laptop...........speachless Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeerPlant 5 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 Unreal! Outside of the normal drool comments I can only imagine what it takes to mow the lawn there! Thanks Bo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trioderob 297 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 BO- a few questions about your garden 1) what do the locals say to you when they see the garden? do they ask to come in and look around ? want plams to take home ? ask prices etc........ 2) what is your soil like ? have you done a ph test / macro and micro nutrient test ? if so, what was the result? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xenon 984 Report post Posted August 13, 2010 (edited) :drool: Edited August 13, 2010 by Xenon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter John 215 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Veitchia joannis Originally not a big fan of green moss covered palm trunks, I'm taking a lichen to it. Veitchia joannis, now there's a glorious palm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Los Altos 2,288 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 I can't stand it! To much awesome beauty for me all at once. My brain is in overload warning stage. I'm leaving and coming back later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gtlevine 310 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Vince, Paul and Matt - thanks for your comments! And Matt I was under the impression that you were heading this way now that they let you fly over water! And I just realized this morning, forgot to post this Alcantarea 'merlot' photo as well yesterday, so here it is! Jesus Christ!!!!! That photo is insane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Central Floridave 77 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Needless to say, but, great photos and palm specimens. The Merlot broms look really great also. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Again, thanks a lot for all your comments! Wal, yes, unfortunately the moss is an inevitable by-product. Good news-bad news. Rain and humidity is very beneficial, but the moss comes along with all that humidity. You can actually peel it off easily, but I always seem to be busy doing something else! Rob, nobody just wanders in here. We keep our front gate closed and locked. We used to have it open, and that's exactly what people did. They just walked in. Sometimes they would drive in, without any intention of stopping at the house! Happened on a number of occasions. But when someone in the neighborhood gets in touch with us in advance we always open up our garden, and most people of course have no idea about palms and what you can do with them, and how fast some of them grow here. Many of these people have bought palms from us and there are now quite a few gardens here in Leilani Estates with fairly unusual and exotic palms. And no, never did a soil test, but it would be interesting to find out. Bo-Göran Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakypalmguy 307 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Vince, Paul and Matt - thanks for your comments! And Matt I was under the impression that you were heading this way now that they let you fly over water! Unfortunately, I've only been doing trips to HNL, OGG, and LIH, but I think the word "unfortunately" doesn't quite seem right I sent you a PM with some pics of my last OGG adventure. I've been hoping to snag a good trip to your neck of the woods soon, but they go pretty senior. Poho, practice your Yogi Kudu technique, and I can squeeze you into my flight bag and fly you free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rozpalm 35 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Post #86 is mind blowing! I also love the Alcantarea 'merlot' lined drive way. One day I'll make it to the Big Island to see your incredible garden Bo. Maybe someone can put together an East Coast/West Coast PRA in Hawaii? It would be a ton of fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Matt and Ron, Thanks a lot for your comments, and hopefully you will both be able to make it to the Big Island soon! Bo-Göran Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ariscott 48 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Thanks for posting photos, Bo. Make sure you keep us updated with those Vriesea. They are my favourite!! Regards, Ari Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites