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Colombia III

Trópico

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Trópico Grand Master

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Ceroxylon forest

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Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Superb pics Frank, it looks a really nice place to visit!

A while back you said you are a fern friend, so where do you go for your fix of fern pics? (Try saying that fast!)

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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frank your photos are truly enjoyable!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Frank

Awesome photos.  What kind of summer temps do those ceroxylons feel?  

Looks like you had a fantastic trip!

C from NC

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Bone dry summers, wet winters, 2-3 days ea. winter in low teens.

Siler City, NC

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Fotos magníficas, Frank.

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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Trópico Grand Master

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Thanks again!

NCpalmqueen - This is what these palms have to endure:

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Trópico Grand Master

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More!

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Phoenix canariensis

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Trópico Grand Master

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One of the thickest CIDP I have seen!

Couple of Parajubaea cocoides next to Ceroxylon trunks. Who said cool climates have little choices?

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Archontophoenix sp.

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Trópico Grand Master

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Ceroxylon vogelianum

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Frank  :)

Thanks a million times....for that Beauty_"CIDP"

Jesus...i had to be brought back to my chair with help of my

assistants,since seeing that big one,i sliped and fell on the ground almost unconscious...later to be awakened by some

help... :D

that kind of palm 2 nos in front of our house in india will make

every body head turn to our house direction !  :cool:

Love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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frank whats inside those buildings in the last photo posted?looks interesting...

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Trópico Grand Master

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(pohonkelapa @ May 22 2007,12:59)

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frank whats inside those buildings in the last photo posted?looks interesting...

Dear pohonkelapa  :)

Patience with me my friend!

We'll get there soon.

Frank

 

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Trópico Grand Master

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What's a garden without palms... sorry, roses!

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Trópico Grand Master

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This is when we went inside the buildings pohonkelapa.

One of the most interesting collections of the gardens, the 5000 Colombian native orchid collection.

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The orchids are laid along this double corridor, together with very impressive bromeliads.

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Trópico Grand Master

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Odontoglossum luteopurpureum. Bogotá city's flower.

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As we walked further in, it was like dropping in elevation as in warmer and more tropical. The park has a collection of plants that grow in every climatic zone of Colombia.

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And finally, warm enough for Tropical palms!

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Trópico Grand Master

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Can you identify your favorite palms?

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Geonoma undata

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Trópico Grand Master

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See the purplish crownshaft? I WANT one! Can somebody ID for me please??

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That's how my vision turned after the overdose  :D

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Trópico Grand Master

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Hot and dry...

For Steve in So Cal  :)

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Just to remind everybody, the whole enclosure contains mostly plants from the different thermal plateaus and climatic regions of Colombia. The arid/desertic region is found near or at the Guajira peninsula which is the northernmost point of continental Colombia. Deep into the Caribbean sea. I was about 100 miles from that point and the heat was unbearable. The vegetation had many cactuses and some really stiff frond palms (Trithrinax?).

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Trópico Grand Master

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Back outside, brrr!!

Parajubaea cocoides in fruit

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Assorted cold hardys

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Trópico Grand Master

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Cannas

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A native Podocarpus

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Another colombian native conifer

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Araucaria angustifolia

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This is their representation of the Páramo climatic zone, 3000 mts above sea level, and above.

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This sign shows where the Páramo is located in relation to other zones and what grows there. The city in the middle is Bogotá (2,600 mts asl).

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Awesome photos. That city shot is incredible and the all the photos of the Ceroxylon's were so cool.

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

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Really beautiful photos Frank- I couldn't help but notice that the younger Ceroxylons seem to have longer leaves than the bigger ones, is that just an optical illusion? :P

Looks like you had a great trip!!

Wendi

"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees!"-Dr. Seuss :P

north central east coast of Florida

halfway between Daytona and St. Augustine

15 mi inland

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Wendi, it does appear to be that way! Maybe the taller they are, the more sunlight they receive hence the shorter leaves.

Let's see some conifers!

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Pinus sylvestris

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Pinus patula on the left

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Pinus patula - very used in the Bogota sabana.

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Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)

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Juniperus squamata

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The ghost palm

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Nice northern scene - only 5º from the Equator!

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Roses and Ceroxylons

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Time to go...

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You didn't think the palm in the above picture went unnoticed

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