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More photos of Doomsdave's garden


Josue Diaz

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I spent the afternoon with Dave over in La Habra for a little PRA. Here are some photos of his spectacular plants. The sky was a bit overcast which made good lighting for pictures. Hope you enjoy! 

Let's begin with a walk through the parajubaea forest. One is TvT, the frond with the silver underside belongs to sunkha. Lots of goodies planted underneath, including B. condapanna. 

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Once out of the parajubaea forest, you are greeted by this beast of a palm. 

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and another

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But wait, there's more! This one in the middle here is affectionately called Butch.

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i fell in love with Brahea decumbens. It looks very much like copernicia with that color and the stiff leaflets. Brahea Super Silver is behind it with more upright fronds. A fruiting acrocomia to the right. 

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Here's a better look at Super Silver

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and feast your eyes on this Brahea dulcis! wow!

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One of Dave's 3 Beccariophoenix alfredii. This tree is absolutely massive. that is a 5 gal container next to it. 

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a spectacular display of color with bougainvillea and a silver chamaerops. 

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This jubaea hybrid kicks a**

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34 minutes ago, Reeverse said:

What a garden he has!! DoomsDave how old is the Beccariophoenix??

Planted back in July of 2009 from five gallon plants about 12" (30 cm) tall. It's starting to rival @LJG's fabulous specimen from the extra water I've been giving it.

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Wow, hyperventilating in the Dark Tower! (Told building security I was okay.)

What a killer garden . . .  :drool:(Building security agreed.)

Wait, it's mine! :o The pictures are so nice. Great to have visitors to remind of the good stuff we all have in our gardens that we take for granted.

Might get me one of those late-model iPhones. . . .

@Josue Diaz, you get a Crown of Palm Nuttiness!

Thanks for your visit! The two hours went by in a heartbeat. I was so busy gabbing I forgot to take your picture. The JD Mobile was so stuffed with palms that there was almost no room for JD . . . .

Come again! Bring a friend! (Bring an enemy if they like palms . . . . )

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Dave doesn't have a garden...he has a JUNGLE!  Lots of hidden gems that take time to find and admire.  Funny how the palms that Josue posted were not the ones that  I am into.  Just to show the diversity in the number of species Dave is growing.

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Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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3 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Wow, hyperventilating in the Dark Tower! (Told building security I was okay.)

What a killer garden . . .  :drool:(Building security agreed.)

Wait, it's mine! :o The pictures are so nice. Great to have visitors to remind of the good stuff we all have in our gardens that we take for granted.

Might get me one of those late-model iPhones. . . .

@Josue Diaz, you get a Crown of Palm Nuttiness!

Thanks for your visit! The two hours went by in a heartbeat. I was so busy gabbing I forgot to take your picture. The JD Mobile was so stuffed with palms that there was almost no room for JD . . . .

Come again! Bring a friend! (Bring an enemy if they like palms . . . . )

The ride back was a TIGHT fit with so many plants in haul. Next time I'll bring my cat! 

3 hours ago, joe_OC said:

Dave doesn't have a garden...he has a JUNGLE!  Lots of hidden gems that take time to find and admire.  Funny how the palms that Josue posted were not the ones that  I am into.  Just to show the diversity in the number of species Dave is growing.

I think I stopped taking pictures after about 30 mins, and all of the pictures I got were of the massive attention grabbers. The treasure trove of undergrowth was hard to photograph, but you're right - Ravenea xerophila, Lacospadix, Burretokentia, Ravenea hildebrandtii (I think?), tons of New Calendonians, Kentiopsis pyriformis, Howea, Coccothrinax, Thrinax, every Dypsis in the book, did I see a Ceroxylon?... his collection is never ending!

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Very lush garden!

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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6 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Planted back in July of 2009 from five gallon plants about 12" (30 cm) tall. It's starting to rival @LJG's fabulous specimen from the extra water I've been giving it.

Dave yours is going to boost past mine the rate it's growing. Here is mine now with a hard to see 5 gallon pot to right.

 

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Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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-- Alfred Austin

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44 minutes ago, LJG said:

Dave yours is going to boost past mine the rate it's growing. Here is mine now with a hard to see 5 gallon pot to right.

 

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Getting there but not quite yet 

Whoo eee

Franken kentia ....

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Pretty amazing garden! I hope y'all are staying safe out in California 

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1 hour ago, LJG said:

Dave yours is going to boost past mine the rate it's growing. Here is mine now with a hard to see 5 gallon pot to right.

 

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wow I thought that 5 gal bucket was a small rock!

4 minutes ago, NC_Palms said:

Pretty amazing garden! I hope y'all are staying safe out in California 

Surprisingly, the fires are west of I-5 and the winds are blowing the smoke toward the ocean. You could drive right past them on I-5 and not even know the mountains to the west were on fire. 

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1 hour ago, Josue Diaz said:

wow I thought that 5 gal bucket was a small rock!

Surprisingly, the fires are west of I-5 and the winds are blowing the smoke toward the ocean. You could drive right past them on I-5 and not even know the mountains to the west were on fire. 

Let's hope it stays that way, because a number of SoCal palm enthusiasts will be converging on Orange County this weekend for an official PRA. Keeping fingers crossed...

 

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15 minutes ago, Kim said:

Let's hope it stays that way, because a number of SoCal palm enthusiasts will be converging on Orange County this weekend for an official PRA. Keeping fingers crossed...

 

They are saying 100% containment by Sunday...

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My how things have grown up! It's a jungle!

Jeff

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and The Rainforest Collection.

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Dave,

Love that beautiful bevy of tropical lushness, where you do not have to perspire continually. Those Royals are stunning and fat in every good way. Your Beccariophoenix alfredii tell me “why even try to grow Coconuts in California”. Then all those great palms that we have great difficulty growing (Howea, Kentia, etc...). The only one I did not see was one of those magnificent Ceroxolon, like the one in Ms. Sullivan’s magnificent California garden. California skyscrapers! Boldacious! With every good Wish, bubba 

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Compared to the pictures above, my palm berm is much younger and more modest. Today, Sunday, the skies are relatively smoke-free, for the first time in days here in interior NorCal, as the fires are brought under more control.

In this section of the berm, clockwise from lower right: Dypsis decaryi, Serenoa repens (var. green), Nannorrhops ritchiana (var. arabica), Parajubaea torallyi (var. torallyi), Trithrinax campestris, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, dwarf Jacaranda 'Bonsai Blue' and Bismarkia nobils (barely visible). Stones are to discourage excavations by squirrels and scrub jays.

I assume, with their different heights and growth rates, this close planting of palms won't be a problem for many more years. :hmm:

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Those "Alfie's" are truly the California coconuts.  We've got one.  I had several more but I didn't cage them and gophers took them out.

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Dear Dave,

That's a lovely garden,dense as a jungle and with wide range of colours from Plumeria's and bougainvillea flowering plants.

Love,

Kris.

 

love conquers all..

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On 11/15/2018, 9:07:07, Firepalm said:

Looking good Dave!  What species is the giant trunking Pritchardia? Hillebrandii?

It's what used to be called P. lanaiensis. It's awesome. I'm panting for it to finally produce seeds. Everyone wants one.

I also have what I bought as hildebrandtii, but which I think is actually called P. becarriana.

 

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On 11/16/2018, 5:59:59, bubba said:

Dave,

Love that beautiful bevy of tropical lushness, where you do not have to perspire continually. Those Royals are stunning and fat in every good way. Your Beccariophoenix alfredii tell me “why even try to grow Coconuts in California”. Then all those great palms that we have great difficulty growing (Howea, Kentia, etc...). The only one I did not see was one of those magnificent Ceroxolon, like the one in Ms. Sullivan’s magnificent California garden. California skyscrapers! Boldacious! With every good Wish, bubba 

Ceroxies don't like La Habra, too hot for too long.

They're much MUCH happier in Venison, where Don Tollefson's garden is located.

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On 11/15/2018, 5:18:10, Jeff Searle said:

My how things have grown up! It's a jungle!

Jeff

Spoke of you that night as I was visiting Dave to see about some Palm deals. I think the last time you went might have been the last time I went too!

 

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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The Jubea hybrid.... JxB? or JxS? ... the alphys are awesome!

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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