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Fairchild Botanical Gardens


Gbarce

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Just thought I'd get started with this thread.  There will be lots of palms and a lot of other plants too.

Just a teaser - the back of the gift shop

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Cycad- an encephalartos probably but I was not able to get the name. I came in at 3:00 pm so I only had 2 hours to see the place that day  and I had 79 acres more to cover

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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gbrace

Nice , the large shrub/ small tree in pics in post 10 and 11, is Euphorbia punicea from the Island of Jamaica, hard to find plant at any size.

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Ok just got back from taking a shower--- on with the show.

Saipan - thanks for the plant ID.

Bubba- this is for you :P

I'm not sure if this is what they refer to as the Ampitheater.  There were a lot of Coccothrinax here

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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One think I liek about fairchilds is that you see for yourself how a particular palm grows and in what conditions they thrive - or not

hmm -- they really like water!

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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