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PRA in San Francisco


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My brother and I roared on up to San Francisco and saw much that was glorious 

Including the Biggest Jube in town

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And a trip to San Francisco Botanical Gardens

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Metrosideros New Zealand Christmas Tree with aerial roots

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Clivia 

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Thanks to my younger brother for providing scale!

The palms in the second post are Ceroxylons: ventricosum in the first two and parvifrons trunk in the third.

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Rip roaring Rhopies at SFBG.

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Very tall CIDP 

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Very tall CIDP 

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Annie’s annuals

 

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UCB botanical gardens 

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Mo’ UCB botanical 

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Dypsis ambositrae at UCB!

scuh reeem!

In a big pot but still!

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Wow man

Beautyberry

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Sugar bad

San Pablo

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Thanks for those beauties :winkie:

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

lowest t° 2009/2010 : 27F

lowest t° 2008/2009 : 33F

lowest t° 2007/2008 : 32F

lowest t° 2006/2007 : 35F

lowest t° 2005/2006 : 27F

lowest t° 2004/2005 : 25F

Historical lowest t° 1985 : 18F

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Encephalartos!

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Dioon never seen this one before.

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Darold’s 30 year old Rhapis spp

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Darold’s small Ceroxylon parvifrons.

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And his big parvifrons

a male

from Darold’s living room window 

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Darold’s big male ceroxylon parvifrons in full obscenitiliscious glory from outside 

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And

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One of Darold’s Lepidorachis

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Okay, you'll get 'em next time!

And, you and your wife were the best hosts! To a monumentally magnificent place.

For starters . . . .

Eat all the shrimp pasta yet?

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Here’s Darold’s marvelous 30 year old Rhapis 

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And his iconic tiki 

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On 2/20/2019 at 7:24 PM, DoomsDave said:

Here’s Darold’s marvelous 30 year old Rhapis 

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This one has been a trouble free houseplant, it is Rhapis excelsa v. 'Tenzan'

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San Francisco, California

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