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What sort of palms should I expect at BIAN meeting?

Justin

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Justin

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For once, I am actually in town for the yearly exposition of the Big Island Association of Nurserymen (Nurserypeople?), or BIAN.  It's tonight and tomorrow in Hilo.  Since I've never been before, what sort of palmy goodness should I expect, and what do I need to know about how to score the best stuff?

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Mike in LB Enthusiast

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Justin,

Friday is the best day to go to the BIAN event.  I'm afraid it's not particularly good for palms.  I picked up a couple of Prestoeas a few years back. but that's about all I remember.  There's a pretty decent supply of bamboo there, if that's of any interest to you.

Mike
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mike in kurtistown Mentor

mike in kurtistown

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I concur with Mike. Mostly, there are just ordinary stuff, but once in a while there is something unusual. Several years ago someone had a container with several Oenocarpus batauas. I bought one, and it now is 6 ft tall in the ground.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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They do have fun stuff but the palm seen there is not the best and they will have more common stuff. Last year I got an areca guppyana for 8$ but that was it 

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You can't predict. Sometimes there are palms and sometimes it's the accent plants. Worth stopping by, either way. Maybe all you find is a terrific orchid, but why not? Hope you will be on island for a while, I'll be coming over in March for a few weeks.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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