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First Annual Plant I.D. Party

Jerry@TreeZoo

By Jerry@TreeZoo
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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The Deerfield Beach Arboretum will have our first annual Plant I.D. Party on Saturday, May 16.

Over the years, we have purchased many plants, mostly flowering trees and palms, that for one reason or another have lost their tags. Maybe the writing faded (Jeff, hint hint) maybe the tag got lost in a repotting, maybe it was bought as one thing but turned out to be different. Maybe we know the genus but not the species. For whatever reason, we have lots of plants, trees and palms that are mislabeled or unlabeled. This is where all you ID geniuses come in.

We are going to have a contest to see who can identify the most plants. There will be prizes and booby prizes. There will be lunch. There will be an auction. There might even be adult beverages.

All the details are not hashed out yet but we ask you to bring a covered dish, perhaps a plant to donate to the arboretum and a plant for the auction. You can bring anything that will garner interest at the auction.

What do y'all think?

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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I think it will be fun if you keep Ken out. The guy kills IDs. :)

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Hey, maybe we can do a remote ID Party using I-Phones for you California peoples.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Jerry,

When you first mentioned this several months ago, I thought this was a great idea. Unfortunately, I think I'm going to be out of town that weekend down in the Keys. :rage: I was really looking forward to coming up and being a part of it. I'm still willing to send up a plant for the auction in support of the gardens. If any dates change, please let us know. I hope the turn out is good and lots of pictures will be taken and posted for all of us to enjoy.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

palmmermaid Veteran

palmmermaid

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Jerry,

What a great idea! Sounds like a lot of fun. Be sure to keep me posted of the details!

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Thanks Kitty. Apparently there are more than one conflicts with the date and it may move to May 23.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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I can make either date. I stop by about every month or so & try to guess the unlabled anyway!

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Palmarum Grand Master

Palmarum

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This was a great idea from the very moment you mentioned it a few months ago, Jerry. It would be a great way to introduce people to the arboretum. Keep us all posted of the details and what ever date you choose.

Ryan

South Florida

BigFrond Mentor

BigFrond

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Zac and Fastfeat should be very good at this guessing game.

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Jerry--

Sounds like a great idea. Not sure if I'll be able to make it though (out here in CA, 'til ???). If nothing else, take some pics of stuff that others can't figure out and I'll see what I can do. Will let you know my schedule as the date approaches.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Thanks Kitty. Apparently there are more than one conflicts with the date and it may move to May 23.

Jerry

Jerry,

That would be great if it's scheduled for the 23rd. We can make it if this is the date. I have 2-3 people already expressing interest in riding along with us. WE WILL....come up with a few names! :) Keep us posted when you get further along.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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That is great Jeff. I will know for sure when the city opens for business on Monday.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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That is great Jeff. I will know for sure when the city opens for business on Monday.

Jerry

Jerry,

It's been a week. Any more news or info. to report on?

Any closer to dates?

Menu..... :drool:

Directions to the garden......

I think maybe a couple of pictures of the garden would "wet the appetite" and maybe get some interested in attending....

Times?

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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UPDATE!!!

THE PLANT ID PARTY is scheduled for SATURDAY MAY 23rd![/

Plant ID contest and tours start at 10 AM.

Lunch in the Fern Glade at NOON. (Bring your covered dishes, main course TBD)

Door Prize, Plant ID Awards and Booby Prize at NOON-THIRTY-ISH.

Live Plant Auction and Chinese Auction at 1 PM.

What To Bring:

Beach/patio chair

Covered dish

Adult beverage? SSSHHHHHH! Not allowed in the Arboretum.

Designated driver? See above.

Plant reference books? I don't care if you cheat!

Sun Screen/Bug spray if you need it.

PLANTS! Donate plants for auction but also for the Arboretum to plant.

ID Skills, but remember, paid membership of the Friends of the Arboretum get extra points! If you don't have any ID skills, bring bribe money for judges.(This IS a fund raiser after all!)

The Deerfield Beach Arboretum is located at 2841 West Hillsboro Blvd. Deerfield Beach.

From I-95 exit onto Hillboro Blvd (west) and go west for 1.5 miles. It is halfway between Military Trail and Powerline Road on the North side.

From the Sawgrass, exit onto Powerline Road, turn left (North) drive 1 mile to Hillsboro, then East 1/2 mile to Arboretum.

From Turnpike from the North, exit at Glades Road, go east to Powerline, then south to Hillsboro, then east to Arboretum.

From Turnpike from the South, exit at Sample Road, go east to Powerline, then north to Hillsboro, then east to Arboretum.

RSVP to me here in a PM or email me: caribehan@aol.com

THANKS EVERYBODY!

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Were getting closer to the date......

I have been studying for hours every evening with my palm books to help with my ID skills. It's going to be tough, probably a few hundred people will be attending......

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

palmmermaid Veteran

palmmermaid

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I hope to be there and will drag along some friends and maybe my husband. I've been studying as well but I think I will look over Jeff's shoulder! You didn't say no cheating! And I love bribes - it is a fund raiser!

I will mention it at our meeting tonight.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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There are mostly flowering trees and palms that need IDs, but there might be some shrubs or others thrown into the mix. Most of the palms I know the genus, just not the species. There are a few totally unknown palms. The genera that you need to bone up on are:

Dypsis of course

Ptychosperma

Sabal

Pseudophoenix

Latania

Copernicia

Gaussia

The Flowering Trees are varied but some of the genera to concentrate on are:

Tabebuia

Lonchocarpus

Gustavia

Cassia

Senna

Brachychiton

This year was the best year for blooms that we've ever had in the Arboretum. Here are some pics from this spring. Many of these have faded now but some are still blooming and there is always something blooming in the Arboretum.

Jerry

Gliricidium

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Dombeya Seminole and Lonchocarpus

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Buttercup Tree and Wrightia religiosa

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Butea monosperma and Bauhinia monandra

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Shaving Brush Tree

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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The Deerfield Beach Arboretum is a ten acre Park owned by the City of Deerfield Beach. We have divided the arboretum into several gardens; Flowering Tree Garden, Fruit Garden, Florida Native Wetlands, Butterfly Garden, Dry Garden and a few Palm Gardens. In addition we have a Japanese Garden with Torii Gate, Azumayas and a Zen Garden.

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Azumaya means Gazebo in Japanese.

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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We have approximately 3/4 of an acre reserved for our proposed Rainforest Garden. This will be an elaborate undertaking with waterfalls, streams, paved pathways and of couse large canopy trees and shade loving understory.

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Would there be any interest in having a short pictoral presentation just before or after lunch? I ask because someone has offered to do this andit is a subject that most find interesting. I am just wondering if it will become too busy and will be enjoyed.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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If I was there, I'd like it!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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Jerry, Wish I could make it down but won't be able to. If you have any lingering mysteries post some photos or send them to me and I can try to help.

Hope its a good and fruitful day !

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Thanks Eric, you would be killer on IDs.

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Would there be any interest in having a short pictoral presentation just before or after lunch? I ask because someone has offered to do this andit is a subject that most find interesting. I am just wondering if it will become too busy and will be enjoyed.

Jerry

Well, for those of us that might be coming there, ( Bill Sanford should surprise us and fly in) what might a short pictoral presentation be on? Inquiring minds need to know.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

virtualpalm Veteran

virtualpalm

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Well, for those of us that might be coming there, ( Bill Sanford should surprise us and fly in) what might a short pictoral presentation be on? Inquiring minds need to know.

Jeff

Jeff, since Jerry hasn't yet responded, I guess I will jump in and say that I have offered to give a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Taxonomical, Nomenclatural & Biogeographical Revelations in the Zamia skinneri Complex of Central America (Cycadales: Zamiaceae)." The talk is about 30 minutes long, and it explains the results of our paper with the same name that was published last November (Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158:399-429). It will show habitat photos of five species of pleated-leaf zamias in Panama (including three that are newly described), as well as provide the background information on how we came to our conclusions regarding this well-known but largely misunderstood species complex.

Would there be any interest in this type of presentation?

Jody

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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In return, I'll mention that Jeff is in the Keys, but I bet he would like it!!@ (So would I if I went)

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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A reminder bump!

Let me know if you are coming so we can plan accordingly.

Geraldo

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Jody,

I think you know the answer to your question, yes I am very interested in seeing your presentation. I look forward to it! I hope to see many people there on saturday. Jerry, I sent you a PM on how many in our group is coming up.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Thanks Jody and Jeff. Bill, are you going to surprise everybody and fly in?

I am putting the last minute preparations in place and picking out the UFOs (Unidentified Flowering Objects) and UPOs (Unidentified Palmy Objects). Some are big, some are small, some have flowers, some none at all.

I hope everyone brings plenty of bribe money so even bad ID people have a chance.

Geraldo

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Jody is set for his presentation at 11:30AM. Thanks again, Jody. I hope you guys can get your IDs done by then.

Jeremiah

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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My wife Andrea and I look forward to going up on saturday. In all the years, I can't think of another time when a Botanical Garden offered to put together such an event like this one. It really looks like it will be alot of fun. It will be my first time visiting there.

I realize the group of readers following this topic is extreamly small, but I was just curious who else from the forum here might be planning on going.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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See ya at 10:00 :D (sorry but, I'm not gonna be able to ID too many!)

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

www.dadluvsu.com Grand Master

www.dadluvsu.com

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Jerry, Thanks for putting this even together. It was neat to revisit the Tree Zoo with an appreciation for horticulture. Even with the foul weather it was still a treat for me.

Jody, Thanks for presenting your information re: Zamias You delivered information in way that layman like myself could understand. That really helped to open my eyes to a cool group of plants. Only problem is I now want a Z hamannii. :)

Good to see the rest of you there. Borgy and Cohen, ya'll seriously missed out!

www.dadluvsu.com

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Ooops, I hadn't looked in a while. Sorry I couldn't make it Jerry! I bet it was a blast.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Jerry - thank you :) ! I had a wonderful time.You are an excellent host and the food was superb :winkie: ! The bad weather may have kept the multitudes away :badday: , but your hard core enthusiasts had a good time B) .

Thank you again for your courtesy.

Kindest regards,

Ron.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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