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Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Dave-Vero

By Dave-Vero
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I won't be able to post photos for a while, but the  trails near Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki would be impressive without palms.  Giant trees, two limestone gorges with cliffs, tree ferns.  And Nikau everywhere.  For a North American person like me, it's amazing.  In terms of palminess, I should perhaps have gone to New Caledonia instead, or signed on for the Biennial, but it's been a great day in a terrestrial paradise, complete with excellent trails.

IT was close to freezing this morning,some sun and comfortable in the afternoon.  

On the side, Christchurch Botanic Gardens' growing palm collection is looking good, though I suspect their Sabal palmetto would like more summer heat.  I'll have photos from there,too.

 

 

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Have fun on your travels Dave. Keep us posted... :)

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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New Zealand is a remarkable place to visit, so very different to what you would be used to. I am glad that you are having a great time. :D

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NZ is awesome. I have wonderful memories about its beauty. Sadly I was quite young when I spent a month there and I lost the most part of the photos I took :wacko:

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The Pancake Rocks palminess was off the charts. One spectacular place! Visited last year in late afternoon and the thousands of Nikau on the hillsides looked like they were glowing. A natural wonder for sure.

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Tim, a photo of this heavenly vision ?? Pretty please ?

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Sanip's photo is exactly what I was seeing in the forest.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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That picture was taken at Fairy Falls at the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park (Auckland) on 2006. I love that kind of forests. Each nikau, fern and trees seems to be planted following a landscaping design, it's subrreal. Definitely, I have to come back to know the South Island or maybe try to move there (I don't get a job in Spain).

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I'll be at Piha, Waitakere Range, Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning.  

 

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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13 minutes ago, Dave-Vero said:

I'll be at Piha, Waitakere Range, Thursday afternoon to Saturday morning.  

 

I'll be envious then, I loved Piha :wub:

Enjoy it

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Thanks for the request Darold, looking at the photos again brought back fond memories. It was a magical experience. 

Here are a few pics. 

Tim

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My South Island photos will look very similar. Plus riversides and inside old-growth forest, depending on what worked.  The area is overrun with nikaus.  I think I may even have a decent photo of a rata tree getting started in a Nikau.  Ratas operate like strangler figs.

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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16 hours ago, realarch said:

Thanks for the request Darold, looking at the photos again brought back fond memories. It was a magical experience. 

Here are a few pics. 

Tim

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:drool::drool::drool:

I want a nikau forest now!

South Island? those fronds seem to be damaged by cold. It must be a good place to develop the definitive hardy nikau

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15 hours ago, Dave-Vero said:

My South Island photos will look very similar. Plus riversides and inside old-growth forest, depending on what worked.  The area is overrun with nikaus.  I think I may even have a decent photo of a rata tree getting started in a Nikau.  Ratas operate like strangler figs.

That rata tree must be a Metrosideros robusta, it behaves as hemiepiphyte so it needs a tree/palm as a host.

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AWWWWWsome 

17 hours ago, realarch said:

Thanks for the request Darold, looking at the photos again brought back fond memories. It was a magical experience. 

Here are a few pics. 

Tim

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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwsome 

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Amos, one possibility for the brown tips on the fronds is the proximity to the ocean and the salt spray. These are right on the coast. 

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On 5/31/2016, 1:18:28, Monòver said:

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wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great pictures of this palm in habitat!!

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Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

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The brown leaf tips ought to be from salt spray and wind.  Forest trees look tidier.  Not seeing many of them up north, currently at Omapere.  Auckand's Piha beach has some, but nothing like the abundance down south.  Up here, you can see kelp and mangroves on the same day.  I can't imagine mangroves in California.  

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Saw plenty of Nikaus at Waipoua Forest today, along with silver fern and the amazing Kauri trees.  Perhaps more photos.  

 

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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