bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 When: Thursday June 14th, 2012 at 12 noon Where: Floribunda palm nursery in Hawaiian Acres, Big Island of Hawaii Objective: Buy palms (no surprise there! ) Kim and I arrived a few minutes after 12 noon and were greeted by Jeff and Suchin. Jeff asked "do you want to go for a garden tour first and then buy palms? Or just buy the palms? I have the afternoon available." Hmmm...that decision didn't take long to make! I have been to Floribunda many times over the past 17 years, but I never tire of looking at the palms - in the ground and in the nursery. Always something new and simply seeing the growth of many of these palms is amazing in itself. Right away we stumbled over a couple of Dypsis marojejyi! A/k/a "Mad fox". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 Close by was this Hydriastele montanum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And across the driveway a great looking little Dypsis lanceolata grouping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And nearby we found a Maurita flexuosa with its intriguing inflorescence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And this cute little Physokentia thurstonii. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And a grouping of Dypsis saintelucei. The larger one had just lost an old frond and the color of the newly exposed crownshaft is simply stunning. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 Bentinckia condapanna is another beautiful palm. And fast growing! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 I am guessing this is probably the largest Lemurophoenix halleuxii in the country. I think Kim wanted to take this one home! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 Beccariophoenix sp. windows (and apparently soon to be described and properly named). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And a new genus: Lanonia dasyantha (previously in the Licuala family). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 The largest Cyphosperma balansae I have ever seen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And here's the largest Dypsis marojejyi, with a happy Suchin for scale in the second photo. (Actually, she is always happy! ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 Jeff and Suchin with a cute little Licuala sallehana (and it WILL get much more impressive - "google" for photos of this palm in habitat with Jeff for scale - impressive!) Oh, and let's not forget very friendly Nomtan (=Sugar"), resting next to Jeff in this photo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And a pair of Areca catechu 'yellow betelnut'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 And a general view of a very small portion of the nursery area. Taking a break here, but there will be more photos added to this thread. At some point... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
empireo22 40 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 The largest Cyphosperma balansae I have ever seen! Everything is bigger on the Big Island! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter John 214 Report post Posted June 16, 2012 What can I say that hasn't been said before about Mister Marcus and his Magical Menagerie of Palms. Hawaii-like is Hawaii. I am always curious as to what plants people acquire though, so Bo , what did you guys get from the nursery, if you don't mind me asking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro 65 1,002 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Stunning Pics Thanks Bo, cant wait to visit Jeff and Suchin and have a few days to slowly walk around have a great look at his "Masterpiece Collection" when Cassandra and I are staying close by at Bill Austins and his lovely wife Nong....We Look fwd to the rest of your pics Bo, the pic of Kim standing beside the Lemur is "Divine"...Pete n Cassandra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,063 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 ran out into the garden screaming Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DALION 107 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Makes me want to buy some property in Hawaii. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJG 1,163 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone ever seen Jeff without a pair of clippers attached to his belt? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff in St Pete 715 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Bo, thanks for posting pics from Floribunda. That Lemur palm blows me away every time I see a photo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevetoad 1,656 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 One day my garden will look just like that!..... Wait..no it won't Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gtlevine 309 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 There is no way I could ever get tired of seeing photos of Jeff Marcus palms, truly just incredible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim 3,188 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Another angle to that Dypsis marojejyi: Something for the variegation aficionados: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim 3,188 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Alternate view of the Dypsis saintlucei and its developing inflorescence: These are the dwarf form: And here is Jeff giving us the backstory on the three Dypsis hovomantsina in this area. In his hand is a smaller one, behind him a larger, more plumose one, but all from the same seed batch and all planted at the same time. Extreme Dypsis fascination! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perito 74 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Everything looks so perfect. More, Pretty Please! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peachy 280 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Well I can state for certain that my garden will never look like that. At the slow rate big dypsis grow around here, I would have needed to plant them while I was in utero. I adore lemurophoenix but have never been brave enough to try one here due to my variable climate and the big bux they charge for them here. Bobo, what species is the monkey at the foot of the lemurophoenix btw ? (can't find my glasses) Peachy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dypsisdean 1,085 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone ever seen Jeff without a pair of clippers attached to his belt? Yes - Believe it or not, he leaves them at home whenever we go out to dinner with him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colin Peters 1,444 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Beautiful pictures Bo. thank you, Do you know if he has figured out the D. marojejya yet, and is getting viable seed?? aloha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tassie_Troy1971 1,061 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Disneyland for palm freaks ! The Marcus garden has it all ! that big Lemurophoenix halleuxii has to be one of the most stunning palms i have ever seen . Bo have you some more pics of rare New Caledonian palms Lepidota etc to show us Also what is Jeff's elevation and normal temperature range ?? Troy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redant 1,001 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Some really stunning palms. Everything looks so healthy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJG 1,163 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone ever seen Jeff without a pair of clippers attached to his belt? Yes - Believe it or not, he leaves them at home whenever we go out to dinner with him. Bet they are in Suchin's purse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted June 17, 2012 Has anyone ever seen Jeff without a pair of clippers attached to his belt? Yes - Believe it or not, he leaves them at home whenever we go out to dinner with him. AND.....while drinking a few cocktails while sitting on the couch late at night, talking about palms still of course. And other Palm Talk members. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Thanks everybody for your comments! And Wal, no I don't mind the question at all (what palms we bought). We can get to that after we're done posting photos from the nursery. And Kim, thanks for adding some of yours. I know you have many more. So, I'll add a few more... Dypsis ambositrae and a large Metroxylon amicarum in the distance in the second photo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 A pair of Marojejya darianii just beyond the M. amicarum are bound to make an impression! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Dypsis sp. bejoufa with Suchin for scale and a cute little Pinanga disticha in the second photo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Jeff next to a fruiting Iriartea deltoidea and then a Dypsis tokoravina in the second photo. I didn't get any additional photos of the very beautiful and impressive Iriarteas but maybe Kim has some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 According to Jeff this is a cross between the "standard" red Cyrtostachys renda and the yellow form. He calls it "apple". Another Lemurophoenix in the second photo. This is a smaller seeded variety. Unclear whether it may be a separate species from L. halleuxii. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,746 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 A small group of Dypsis basilonga, and one of Jeff's definite favorites. I seem to recall we all agreed on that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
