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Jeff Searle

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Kathy,

    Thanks. I hope the drool was good. :) The Raphia is planted back by the first shadehouse. This is one of a few main isle's through the nursery.

Wal,

  My brother just happen to be walking by, and I asked him to stand in the picture. I'm sure he was thinking it was some dumb palm thing I was doing. But he's cool about it.

Ray,

  Your right. There is no sprinkler near this palm. I'm sure it's roots go down deep. I used to pot up my seedlings in this area when I started many years ago. So I threw out pots of seed that did'nt germinate here and this popped up one day. It took me about 3 years to figure it out on what it was.

SunnyFl,

   I'm sorry, but the D. ambositrae's are still one-two leaf seedlings. It's going to be a while, I'm afraid.

Don,

   Thats nice to hear, I hope you can find some time to swing by. May's a good time.

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and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Up-close of the crownshaft. Some of these have now started to flower.

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Another view of the field.

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Foxtails in the field. These sell for $10 per foot overall.

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Looking down the isle at Phoenix sylvestris.

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This is an area where we germinate our Bismarckia palms. We start them in a deep pot, 4"across at the top and 14" deep.

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Up close at the pot.These seeds are imported from Madagascar and not from cultivated trees.

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The Gastrococos is amazing

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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A look at one of two pumps we use to irrigate with.  It's a cat diesel, about 80 hp with a berkly pump. Off to the right, you can see a white pipe going out. Thats the suction line into the pond, which is 6". The pipe coming out towards the right front,(red fitting) is our discharge pipe which is 8" going out.

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It looks like a Hemi.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Some larger Green Malayan coconuts. 25 gallon.

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A peek inside a small bromeliad house.

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Looking down a row of Bismarckia nobilis. These are in 25gallon pots and are about 7' planted out.

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A look inside our propagation house. Mist comes on 3 times in 10 minutes.

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Jeff,

Do you have a photo of the croton mist house?

Ray

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Ray,

  No. Sorry I don't. Any reason why?

Jeff

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Jeff,

Can you e-mail me a 150 gallon Bismarckia? The photos look great. I posted some more cycad pics, with captions even! Almost like I know what I'm doing.

Sean

Grass is just WRONG, when you live in a desert!

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The color, even with small cuttings, is amazing.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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This flowering tree was done by a friend of mine,Crafton Cliff in Miami. It's a Chorisia speciosa on a Pachira aquatica. The graft was made last year and was just  flowering for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

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A flush of new leaves on Cycas angulata.

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Jeff - I am in awe sitting here looking at the pictures of your nursery.   I can't imagine what it must be like to come to work every day and see all those palms.   I have a basement bedroom full of palms and grow lights and I tend to them everyday after work and I love it.   Can't imagine what I would do with acres of palms.  Great photos.

Kent in Kansas.

Gowing palm trees in the middle of the country - Kansas.

It's hot in the summer (usually) and cold in the winter (always).

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Dear Jeff  :)

I have no words in praise of your fentastic nursery_Man !

And i feel that your Nursery must be the best in your area,

and seem that you have planned it quite well.the layout is

clean.the germination bed area is fabulous.

that phoenix rows & Bizie palm rows simply bowled me

over_and iam Dum...

the green house seems to stocked with beautiful flowering

plants_very pleasing to the eyes.

And if i have to summerise i will state_ "Mission Acomplished".

Thanks for being so open about our nursery & work.

Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Jeff and Clayton,

Re the Wodyetia X Veitchia, any flowers?  Seeds?  I haven't heard of viable seeds from the cross but anticipate they should appear.  You guys in Australia would know best on this.  Also, re: Wodyetia crossed with other Veitchia, it wouldn't appear that there's any reason it couldn't be done.

Phil

Jungle Music Palms and Cycads, established 1977 and located in Encinitas, CA, 20 miles north of San Diego on the Coast.  Phone:  619 2914605 Link to Phil's Email phil.bergman@junglemusic.net Website: www.junglemusic.net Link to Jungle Music Palms and Cycads

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Jeff,

Got to page two of posts; I'd still appreciate comments on what you've seen in Florida.

Phil

Jungle Music Palms and Cycads, established 1977 and located in Encinitas, CA, 20 miles north of San Diego on the Coast.  Phone:  619 2914605 Link to Phil's Email phil.bergman@junglemusic.net Website: www.junglemusic.net Link to Jungle Music Palms and Cycads

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JEff,

Will you adopt me? :D

I am truly jealous.

Very nice

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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(Phil @ Jan. 13 2007,09:16)

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Got to page two of posts; I'd still appreciate comments on what you've seen in Florida.

Phil

Hi Phil,

    I'm not sure I understand what your asking. What have I seen down here??

Jeff

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Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Jeff.

I am in awe.

You manage to weed, without ending up in a rubber room.

I worship, sir.

dave

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(Jeff Searle @ Jan. 11 2007,20:22)

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   I'm sorry, but the D. ambositrae's are still one-two leaf seedlings. It's going to be a while, I'm afraid.

That's fine - very special things are worth the wait :)  Who knows, maybe there'll be some saintlucei - those are gems.....

Thanks for posting all those pics - your palms are, as always, incredibly beautiful.

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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The last few pictures. This is looking into the front of the first shadehouse.

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This is that Rhapis sp. Super Dwarf. It's basically full grown now.

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An up close detail of the flower spike.

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The crown of a Carpoxylon macrospermum.

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The base of the same palm.

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Back into the shade house. This is Areca vestiaria in a 20gallon pot.

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A group of Licuala grandis.

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Sorry for the quality, this is a Dypsis onilahensis.

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Showing an up close of the flower spike with a few green fruit.

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Other plants that I grow include these. Croton "Rudy Bachman" on the left and Cordyline "Red Sisters "on the right.

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A block of Carpoxylon macrospermum in 3 gallon pots.

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Looking down the sidewalk.

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