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A few photos of Bill Austin’s garden


Hilo Jason

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Just wanted to post a few photos from a recent trip to Bill Austin’s garden here on the Big Island.  I was there in the morning so the sun was in a good spot to catch some quick pictures of some of his amazing palms.  Enjoy.

And a special thanks to Bill for being very gracious when it comes to sharing his garden. 

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We were lucky enough to tour Bill's garden years ago.  What a World class garden and host!  Thanks for posting pics.

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Jason,

very beautiful and without doubt very impressive, too! Thank you for posting and thanks to Mr. Austin as well!

One question:

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What species is this with the long petioles on the left? It looks awesome.

best regards from Okinawa -

Lars

 

 

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3 hours ago, palmfriend said:

Jason,

very beautiful and without doubt very impressive, too! Thank you for posting and thanks to Mr. Austin as well!

One question:

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What species is this with the long petioles on the left? It looks awesome.

best regards from Okinawa -

Lars

 

 

guessing Pigafetta elata

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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20 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

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Bill or Jason, what is this palm, is it a Ravenea species?

33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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On 10/31/2020 at 1:07 AM, The Gerg said:

Beautiful palms without a doubt. Thanks for sharing.

The very first pic is D. Carlsmithii?

Correct!  And the fattest I have ever seen. This palm has been on palmtalk many times in the past and when a person is in the picture it really shows the scale of this massive Dypsis! 

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On 10/31/2020 at 5:53 AM, palmfriend said:

Jason,

very beautiful and without doubt very impressive, too! Thank you for posting and thanks to Mr. Austin as well!

One question:

186C2FBD-CC2E-462B-B7B7-973CF706AABF.thumb.jpeg.6d65d002a70e2cfcbfcb0213a423cad1.jpeg

What species is this with the long petioles on the left? It looks awesome.

best regards from Okinawa -

Lars

 

 

Hey Lars,

that is a Metroxylon Amicarum. The only Metroxylon that does not die after going into seed. 

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On 10/31/2020 at 11:27 AM, Tracy said:

Bill or Jason, what is this palm, is it a Ravenea species?

Hey Tracy, hopefully Bill sees this and can give some more info. This is definitely a Ravenea and I believe it might be the same as what we have all bought over the years as Ravenea Juliettae. Not sure that is exactly what it is, but looks similar to me. 

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great pictures!! Thanks for posting!! :)

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

Sunset zone 24

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