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in habitant with a the soon to be the doctor

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June 27, 201015 yr

Carlo Moroci in habitat, along with that other famous thing in these islands, the Phoenix canariensis

Carlo took me to see a wild stand of around 400-500 specimens that he has been cataloguing towards his doctorate on them. Dr of Phoenix canarienesis, Carlo Moroci, has a nice ring to it.

Having a guided tour in habitat with Carlo's knowledge being was a great experience. he knew every detail of each palm and what other plants grew and depended on on them. Why they grow where they do and why they do not grow in certain area's. For most of us they grow everywhere and anywhere BUT in habitat, they did not grow above 400 meters in this area.

it is not cold there.

Carlo and his wife are fantastic hosts and was fortunate enough to spend 4 days with them.

The palmetum, Santa Cruz parks and street planting are worth a visit. Public street plantings have about 65 species of palms, recommend a visit to the island of Tenerife.

To enhance the phoenix carienesis experience, we we went out to dinner , i was presented with a tasty salad. The secret ingredient for me was the palm honey which is farmed on another island, without killing the palm, worthwhile trying if you can find some Phoenix canariensis honey.

With the Dr in waiting