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Palms in South Trinidad

RainForestt Robert

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RainForestt Robert Mentor

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Just looked for the "Country Road" area to post these pictures but could not find it.

A couple of weeks ago I head to the southern part of Trinidad and took a few photos of palms along the way.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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I love these pendant leaves.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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I am not sure of the species of Attalea.

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Close up of crown.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Is post # 2 Euterpe precatoria ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Wal, I believe that it is.

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Manicaria saccifera.

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I did not know that the new leaves were red emergent.

Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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More Manicaria.

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These palms all grow in low lying areas that have quite a bit of moisture.

Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Heavily armed Bactris that would make a really good barrier.

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Acromia acuelata

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Nice pictures Robert.  The vegetation looks like it has a lot in common with what grows around here.  Since Trinidad is close to the South American continent do you think that most of the native plants are from this origin?

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Don, the area where these plants grow is just a few miles away from Venezuela, so I think there is a definite South American connection.

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Robert,

Great pictures! Just love those Manicarias!!

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Bob,

 Thanks for the tour! You guys have some great species down there.

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and The Rainforest Collection.

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the euterpe are out of this world!great  pics!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Gorgeous photos.

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subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Sorry that it has taken so long for me to add these photos.

Acromia acuelata again.

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Notice the area to the right of the palm that has been cleared?  Previously it looked just like the forest in the distance.  Literally overnight, at the behest of the government, bulldozers came in, cleared land, emptied a dam for the development of an industrial estate.  I hate it when governments think they are a law unto themselves and are not accountable to the populace.

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Foxtails.  When these were planted, the trunks were quite skinny and stretched out.  They have fattened up a bit.  No supplemental irrigation.  For the most part if you plant a palm at the beginning of the rainy season within 6 months it is well established.

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Further north, close to San Fernando is Usine/St. Madeline, a sugar factory that is coming to the end of it's days.  There are a couple of ponds, a basic golf course, and these wonderful Royal palms.

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When the sugar factory was in full swing, many employees were allocated houses on the compound.  Many of the houses are abandoned, but one that is occupied has a a pretty nice garden.  This pandanus is located there.

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Unfortunately I was told that  you need male and female plants for viable seeds.

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This white ginger is seldomly seen here in Trinidad, the red being the preferred choice, which can be seen to the right rear of the first photo.

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Another ginger.  Sorry I can't recall the name at the moment.

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Another palm, Thrinax or Coccothrinax, not sure.

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Closer view of the crown.

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A row of Ptychosperma macarthuri, after A. merrillii, the most common landscape palm here in Trinidad.

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Bromeliad growing in one of the shade trees in this area.

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These anthuriums? can often be found growing in the forests.  I think they will add interest to the garden with leaf shape and texture.

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I don't know the latin name for this fruit, which we call Pommerac here in Trinidad.  A nice snack, it can be used for making jams etc.  I don't think we exploit the tropical fruits we have here quite as much as we should.

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Many of the fruit end up on the ground to rot and be consumed by animals.

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Cycas thourasii

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Rhapis excelsa seen at the base of a shade tree.  Sorry about the overexposure

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Staghorn fern

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Crowns of Royal palms.

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Crowns of Livistona rotundifolia/

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So many plants, So little space.

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