Wholesale Plant Nursery

[Jeff Searle]

Group of 3gallon Licuala peltata Sumawongii waiting to be repotted.

[Jeff Searle]

Many varieties of crotons I grow.

[Jeff Searle]

Syagrus coronata, waiting for a good home.

[Jeff Searle]

Lots of seed waiting to be planted.

[BS Man about Palms]

Hey Jeff- Do you have any seedlings/small plants off of that Dypsis onilahensis to show pics of?  (to compare to "slick willys)

[spockvr6]

(Jeff Searle @ Jan. 13 2007,22:56)

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Syagrus coronata, waiting for a good home.

How about my yard

My father bought a good sized one (25-30 gallon) from Mike Evans in St. Pete late last year and Ive now decided that my yard looks incomplete without one   These "odd ball" Syagrus are cool palms.

[spockvr6]

(Jeff Searle @ Jan. 10 2007,22:26)

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  This first picture shows a tractor trailer being loaded with 3 gallon size certified Costa Rican coconuts. The seed was imported from Costa Rica.

Jeff-

What variety are Costa Rican Coconuts?

[RadPalms]

Jeff ....how much for a 3 gallon Carpoxylon macrospermum shipped to california......Great photos by the way.....the watering alone would take days and weeks to perform...

Curt

[LJG]

Wow. If I lived by you I would be broke. That Areca vestiaria is a sweet palm. I wish we could do those here (amonst others).

Jeff, is all your stuff grown right there? If we see palms the size like the stuff you have, you know it was shipped in from HI.

Do you think those Kentiopsis oliviformis would survive the move to SoCal? Distance for shipping plus the change in Humidity? This would be without a long greenhouse acclimation.

[Patrick]

nice work, Jeff. I hope to visit someday. It looks like quite a big job to stay on top of everything & you obvoiusly do it well.

[Kris]

Dear Jeff  

Some of the palms look preety big in size,do your

nursery have its own crane 2 to 4 ton range,Fork

lift mini truck & bob Cat (bulldozer) for your assistance ?

And can i see your farm mechanised tools_shreader,chainsaw,

cutting shears,sprayers_manual & power,garden work gloves..

etc..

I hope to see it,i think iam not asking too much...

Thanks/Love,

Kris.

[Phil]

Jeff,

Have your WodVeitchias made viable seeds?  Also, which Veitchia was used on your cross?

Phil

[Jeff Searle]

First, I want to say thanks for all the kind remarks. To me, it's more than my job, it's a passion that I have like all the rest of you. We are love these plants and the challenges that go along with it. I'v been fortunate and blessed to be able to have this nursery the way it it is today. And a little hard work at times.

Jeff

[Jeff Searle]

Bill,

    These are the first seeds(3 or 4), that look like they are going to be viable. So I won't know for awhile.

 Larry,

     The coconuts are certified green malayan.

  RadPalms,

      My carpoxylons are now really too big to ship in a box. Their easy 4' tall'

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Phil, Long time no see,Say hello to Jessie 4 me.send me a private message I think this question is 2 hard for Jeff S. to Anwser . yes we have had  seed set not many ON What we named "Foxy Lady"Contact me like I say privately and we'll talk more. Regards Mike E.

[Utopia Palms]

(Phil @ Jan. 13 2007,09:12)

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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

Hi Phil,

           It’s very hard to get an answer some times!  Jeff’s one looks a little different but it could be just wind blown from there storms? If some of the other Veitchia's do cross I would love to see some photos as I have not seen any of the other species cross as of yet! maybe the foxtails are more dominant? and it is a lot harder to pick up! some times the seedlings look a little different but as they get older there is no indications of a cross.

V. Johannis seems to be the only sp that seems to cross well, I know that they have been trying many different sp in Thailand so I will ask Michael in a few weeks how they went with these other ones. You would think that they all would cross just as easy but this does not seem to be the true.

ps As for seeds ask mike he might have a few soon, hope this helps.

Clayton.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Nice pic,s. Jeff your Malay Coconuts are green, The Malay is normally GOLD TO YELLOW or are they just normal coconuts FROM Malay.??????.If so can you tell me whats the difference.

[Jeff Searle]

(LJG @ Jan. 13 2007,23:29)

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Wow. If I lived by you I would be broke. That Areca vestiaria is a sweet palm. I wish we could do those here (amonst others).

Jeff, is all your stuff grown right there? If we see palms the size like the stuff you have, you know it was shipped in from HI.

Do you think those Kentiopsis oliviformis would survive the move to SoCal? Distance for shipping plus the change in Humidity? This would be without a long greenhouse acclimation.

LJG,

    To answer your question, yes, all of my palms are started here. I only have this one location. I buy a fair amount of seedlings, and then grow a majority from seed. The only palm with some size is Cyrtostachys renda(3') that I import in and grow on. As far as Kentiopsis goes, they transplant here with no problems, and I would think they would do OK for a 3-4 day trip out west. From what I hear, many of the New Cald. palms do very well out in Calif. I would do it in the late spring/early summer though.

Phil,

     This foxtail cross( in the pic.) is from seed that was mixed in with a big shipment of Wodyetia seed from Australia many years ago. And as big as it is, it has not produced one flower yet.

  Mike,

      Like I said, these are certified Green Malayan seed from trees in Costa Rica. And as far as I know, there's green and yellow seed produced. The yellow form is not very popular as tree in the landscape.

  JEFF

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

HI JEFF so they are just normal coconuts from Costa rica  Most nuts that go under the name MALAY are after the so called dwarf which can get tall, they Never have seeds that are green, {only when not ripe}REGARDS MIKE>E

[Jeff Searle]

(calyptrocalyx&licuala freck @ Jan. 15 2007,01:57)

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HI JEFF so they are just normal coconuts from Costa rica  Most nuts that go under the name MALAY are after the so called dwarf which can get tall, they Never have seeds that are green, {only when not ripe}REGARDS MIKE>E

Mike,

    I'm not sure what you mean by a normal coconut.(?) These coconuts are Green Malayan which is a very popular variety here. Farms are now in production in Costa Rica and Jamaica that are producing seeds of this variety. Green malayans can grow over 50' in height. The real dwarfs that I have seen are Fiji or Samoan Dwarfs. I have seen these with seeds nearly touching the ground when their on the trees. And their base of the trunks are very fat.

Jeff

[RainForestt Robert]

Looks like a really top notch operation Jeff.  Plants look immaculate.  Hope to stop by sometime to check things out in person.

Robert

[redant]

(Jeff Searle @ Jan. 11 2007,16:43)

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And I would love to host some kind of board tour. Maybe a little BBQ also.We've done a few over the years already. We had a big group from Palmfest a couple of years ago here. So......you plan it.

   Bobby,

      Well I hope you can make it by here later this spring. I enjoy putting people with faces.

Hum, so Bobby when your spring visit, this would be a great time to put together a palm party.

I'd like to take you up on this offer Jeff.  I'll post a thread to drum up interest, see who might want to go.  Your place was way to much to take in all in 2 hours with hundreds of others. I see by the pictures I missed many stunning things.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Jeff heres what I,ve learnt about C.nucifera over the many years I've been growing palms /plants,Also {hope this information helps out others as well}theres 4 maybe 5 'var of C nucifera the fifth being up here in Far North Queensland,Location of this'var' is at Cape Tribulation,Hoping to get someone to look at this large population.It's not soil or mineral changing the look either.Rich Trapnell ,of Kuranda ,"Rosebud Farm" Rich and I look at these in cultivation alot no difference to those Cape Trib,But heres the others I know of.  :C.nucifera {standard coconut wide spread of unknown orgin} C.nucifera 'maypan' a commerical developed nut very stout and young to flower. C.nucifera 'Malay Gold 'the so called dwarf very old specimens still get  tall, C.nucifera'Samoan dwarf' seen this beauty at Curt Butterfields,Port Douglas area ripe seed hanging on the ground multi bunches very slender 2 growth nodes.in all these the fruit is yellow to gold in colour, even most petioles some on the same plant can have green petioles,For me palms are a PASSION & even if it comes to the coconut it'sgreat to hear of another possible 'var' .I'd love to see Pictures of this Malay 'Green' form do you have any large specimens in the ground sounds like you've been growing this 'var' for a while ,be great to see some pictures of your plants. Happy growing Regards Mike E.

[Kathryn]

Great pictures Jeff. Can I get a personal tour?

Kate

[tew]

Had the opportunity to meet Jeff and see his amazing nursery / collection / opereation back in October.   What an incredible experience! Palms I had only seen in pictures!  Jeff was the consumate host & guide; thanks for being so generous with your time, Jeff, and for your patience with all my "amateur" questions!  Drove away with alot of pictures in my mind's eye and one of the palms I had only dreamed of owning.   AND... it's doing great !!!!!  Thanks again, Jeff; it was great looking & reading through this thread!

[Moose]

Earlier this week, I had the camera and thought I'd share some pictures of our nursery. I have my father,"Pops" and two brothers along with myself out here. Were a 20 acre nursery and have been open now for 25 years.

This first picture shows a tractor trailer being loaded with 3 gallon size certified Costa Rican coconuts. The seed was imported from Costa Rica. The buyer will be planting these in a field to grow much larger,and then dig out at a future date. Usually they get to about 15' or so before they dig them.

Jeff

That is alot of Coconut palms Jeff. How many came in on that shipment?