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Walk About


Bill Austin

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Keep walking bill can never get enough pictures of your amazing Garden just an amazing place really enjoy all the unusual non Palm plants also

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Very enjoyable walk. Thanks, Bill.

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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To bad you don’t have anything rare like W robusta or P. roebelenii. ;) 

 

seriously your place is palm heaven. 

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Certainly a stress reliever walking thru this garden.

Thanks for sharing.

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Spectacular garden, which provides a little relaxation for those of us just looking at the photos.  I'm sure it provides an even more intense sense of awe in person with the size of the specimens and diversity you have.  So Bill, a couple of questions on id's, the one in the center in the first photo, and the one in the back left of the triangle of palms in the second photo.  Both are extremely vertical with no trunks yet, like volcanoes erupting from the ground.... probably not the analogy you guys on the big island like.

 

 

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25 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Spectacular garden, which provides a little relaxation for those of us just looking at the photos.  I'm sure it provides an even more intense sense of awe in person with the size of the specimens and diversity you have.  So Bill, a couple of questions on id's, the one in the center in the first photo, and the one in the back left of the triangle of palms in the second photo.  Both are extremely vertical with no trunks yet, like volcanoes erupting from the ground.... probably not the analogy you guys on the big island like.

I was wondering the same thing!  I think the second photo is a Rhopalostylis on the left, but I'm not sure what type.  The first photo you quoted looks like a young Attalea of some type.

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33 minutes ago, Merlyn2220 said:

I was wondering the same thing!  I think the second photo is a Rhopalostylis on the left, but I'm not sure what type.  The first photo you quoted looks like a young Attalea of some type.

My guess was a Ravenea for the first one as it reminds me of my julietiae although looks like it will be a bigger species.  The second one I'm with you and was also guessing it is an Attalea.  We will find out how well we did soon I'm sure.

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12 hours ago, Bill Austin said:

You are right it was sold as R.Julietiae

Thanks for the clarification Bill!  I'm curious if yours looked like this when it was younger and smaller?  Mine was labeled as Ravenea julietiae as were others sold here in the Southern California market, but in another string there was some speculation that what we are growing is actually a different species of Ravenea.  Hence my question if what we are growing will develop into what you have or perhaps something different.  I will be more confident in the id of mine if yours looked like this when it was at this stage of development.  Thanks and I'm already looking forward to your next "walk about"!

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Thank You for sharing Bill. 

I think we all have a lot of free time right now. 

Living in California and seeing the pictures of your garden is truly awe inspiring.

Post as many and as often as you can....    

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If you're taking requests......   big  heeled  Dypsis    LOL

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1 hour ago, Bill Austin said:

not the same but I do have one like yours but no idea which ravenea .

Well if you do determine what the one like mine is, we will be looking forward to learning.  Meanwhile your specimen pictured is spectacular.  Now I'll be bugging you for periodic photo updates on both Ravenea species in the coming years.

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Bill’s stand  of R. sambiranensis is the bomb!

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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11 hours ago, Bill Austin said:

Joe Dypsis Hovo.

So that's what a big one looks like.  How many years from what size?

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12 hours ago, Bill Austin said:

Joe Dypsis Hovo.

That was my second guess...

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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Hi bill is that Masoala sp. Kona or M.madagascariensis these sure are neat palms you don't see very often and is anyone growing these elsewhere 

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On 3/27/2020 at 3:02 AM, steve99 said:

Very nice Bill.

 

 

On 3/27/2020 at 3:02 AM, steve99 said:

Very nice Bill.

 

 

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4 hours ago, Bill Austin said:

the walk continues first day of no rain in a week. 70BE622B-E48B-44E7-8429-D3EE70DE53AD.thumb.jpeg.1a75be97af1e7fa13effc0ed4df1eca5.jpeg

Wow Bill... hard to say which was more impressive the first walk or this one as they both are A-plus!  Which species of Encephalartos?  Perhaps ituriensis in the foreground and laurentianus back right or are they both same species? 

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Fantastic Bill! As many times as I've been to your garden, I don't remember those cycads, even as large as they are. Will stop on by one of these days. 

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Thank you for taking us on the walkabout. Truly an impressive garden.

Tracy

Stuart, Florida

Zone 10a

So many palms, so little room

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Beautiful garden!

I would like to see a photo of your Calyptrocaylx  kal kiek. I can’t find any info on it.

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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Awesome!

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

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