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A Few Nor. Cal. Meeting Pics


Jim in Los Altos

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We all had fun at Sunday's Northern California Palm Society meeting at the beautiful garden of Dave Silvia and Eric Christensen. Here's just a few pictures of their serene and harmonious garden.

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some nice bromeliads on a Butia trunk

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Mule palm on the right

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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A couple more pics...

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Looks like some great pics of a great garden on an awesome day!

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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."

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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!

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Thanks Jim.  So sorry I had to miss it -- these meetings keep falling on major family event days, and there would be no forgiveness if I had not been there...

Please post more pics!

 San Francisco Bay Area, California

Zone 10a

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Great garden, well kept...which Parajubaea var. is that?

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

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Excellent pix!

That is a nifty-looking parajube.

WHat species?

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The parajubaea looks like cocoides to me. What palms did they have there that aren't pictured?

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I'm always up for learning new things!

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Steve and Dave,

That's a P. cocoides in the pic. The garden features also nicely grown P. sunkha and P. torallyi as well as over eighty other palm species and an awesome array of colorful companion plants. I wish I had lots more pictures to post but I was having too much fun to take more. Dave and Eric's shade garden with several Chamaedorea species is impeccable too.

If any of you fellow Nor Cal. members took some good pictures, please post 'em.

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Kyle,

Some of the noteworthy palms that were particularly nice specimens were: Plectocomia himalyana, Arenga micrantha and engleri, Brahea armata, clara, and nitida, Butia x Syagrus, Caryota gigas and maxima, Dypsis baronii, decipiens, onilahensis, Livisona decipiens, australis, Lytocaryum weddellianum, all the Parajubaeas, Phoenix dactylifera, robelenii, reclinata, ripicolax robelenii, variegated Rhapis, Rhopalostylus sapida, Sabal species, Syagrus pseudococos...and lots more.

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Hey Jim, Glenn here.  Nice photos! Gorgeous garden and gracious hosts.

I could only stay for a short time and unfortunately didn't take any pix.

Notice the Trithrinax campestris to the left of the Mule Palm.  This plant always blows me away; pictures never seem to do it justice.  Nice try tho Jim! :D

We were, however,  all given hope for our puny T. c's by Dave's report that the plant in the photo had only been in the ground for @ 10 years!

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Nice garden and photos.

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Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

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Hey Glenn,

That is truely an awesome T. campestris to the left of the Butia/bromeliad tree. I was suprised at how much bigger it is now compared to three years ago when it showed no trunk. The second trunk (unfortunately not pictured) was even more impressive in size and in its ground trailing habit but, man, watch out for those leaf tips...OUCH! I plan on hosting a meeting in '07 and hope there's lots in attendance.

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Dear Jim  :)

all the pictures of the palms are indeed

fantastic and as all member know Kris

loves massive Plants,Palms & cycads.

so those pictures had some terrefic sized

palms_U made my day.

And what are the 2 fan palm seen in the first

still above the cycas ?

thanks for sharing.

love,

Kris.

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love conquers all..

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Kris,

The fan palm above the cycad is a Brahea armata (Blue hesper palm) native to lower California's Baja inland region. Sorry, but I can't remember what the fan palm behind it is. Maybe some help from another meeting attendee?

Jim

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Very nice pics. Anyone know what that red leafed plant is?

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Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Jim,

 First of all, nice pictures! Thanks for sharing some cold climate beauties.

  And to Dave and Eric, what a beautifully laid out landscape. A really nice setting to have parties/meetings.......parties! :cool:  You should be proud.

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and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Jim,

Thanks for posting those pictures. I remember that day well as it was extreamly hot, like 105F! We were arriving about 30 minutes early, but had a flat tire and ended up arriving 30 minutes late. It is not easy to change a tire on a BMW if you have never done it. German cars are very different from American cars.

Dick

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A couple more pics...

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BTW, if any of you have any Phoenix reclinata x roebelenii hybrids from Ray Laub at Palm Patch (and recent hybrids from Patric Schafer), this is the mother reclinata.

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Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

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By the way, I will have to take credit where credit is due. The mule palm is one that I gave to David. It was the most weepy one I had and Dave wanted it. He did a full 2 year old tantrum laying on the lawn, beating his fist into the ground saying "I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT, etc. I finally said "Shut up and take the damn palm." It is now growing beautifully in San Jose. I also gave him his Trithrinax campestris.

Dick

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Bump!

This truly inspiring garden will be the location of our Northern Ca. Palm Society meeting on Sunday, August 7th! It is not to be missed! It has grown and David and Eric have added more gems to this immaculate space!

Directions:

From the North: Take 101 or 280 south to Rt 17 South then exit South on Rt 85 to the Camden Ave Exit. Take a right on Camden, right on Ewer, then a left of Woodford.

From the south, Take 101 North, take Rt 85 North toward Mtn. View, then exit on Camden Ave, take a right on Branham Ave, then a left on Ross, then right on Ewer and left on Woodford.

Park in the School Parking lot across the street. Enter the garden to the left of the driveway.

Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Wow.

We had a wonderful visit today at this garden in San Jose. It is immaculate and loaded with rare palms. Simply put, this is one of the finest gardens in all of Northern California.

Parajubaea sunkha (front) Livistona australis (tall) Dypsis baronii (between.) Caryota gigas can been seen in the rear.

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Clockwise from left: Trithrinax campestris (left), King palm, Ravenia glauca, Trithrinax biflabellata.

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Guihaia agryata. This is the largest one Ive ever seen! 6 feet to the top of the leaves! And not a spot on it, perfectly grown.

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Trithrinax campestris in the foreground, Butyagrus to the rear.

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Ill post more later. Enjoy!

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Bravi, David & Eric. Theirs is one of the most beautifully maintained gardens I've ever seen, and a pleasing intersection of collecting and design. Highlights for me were the sunkha, the Lytocaryum weddellianum, the Brahea nitida (Pritchardia-like!), and the Brahea armata v. clara (10 years from bunny-ears seedling, it's 15-feet tall overall and blooming!).

Jason Dewees

Inner Sunset District

San Francisco, California

Sunset zone 17

USDA zone 10a

21 inches / 530mm annual rainfall, mostly October to April

Humidity averages 60 to 85 percent year-round.

Summer: 67F/55F | 19C/12C

Winter: 56F/44F | 13C/6C

40-year extremes: 96F/26F | 35.5C/-3.8C

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What a fantastic garden! Here are some of my photos:

Front beds full of palms, cycads, succulents, and bromeliads. Dasylirion neatly tied up to protect awestruck visitors

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Perfectly grown Dypsis onilahensis

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Front door flanked by a variegated Schefflera; Trachycarpus martianus; Fire bowl

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Mountain View, California

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More pictures:

A couple of shots of this recently discussed Butia archeri. One of the owners (David) said that he had seen B. archeri in habitat, but this might be another dwarf Butia species whose habitat is only a 30-minute drive away from those of B. archeri. This one does have some obvious teeth on the petioles.

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Backyard has even more goodies masterfully arranged into connecting garden sectionspost-608-024078600 1312870857_thumb.jpgpost-608-029509500 1312870864_thumb.jpgpost-608-070646900 1312870869_thumb.jpg

Pritchardia remota; Chamaedorea benziei; Large Guihaia argyrata;Dypsis decipiens about to trunk

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Having a resident artist surely makes life interesting. I can not help to feel for the "nodes" on the metal post.

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Fragrant Hill Design

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Mountain View, California

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Beautiful garden for sure, my hats off to the two gardeners. So many hardy exotic plants that we up here can't grow like you guys can in N. Cali. Lots of great ideas to take away from. :drool:

I have to get some of those orange desert bromeliads in the red pot, outstanding.

-Roger.

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Aloha Glenn, Thank you for bumping this thread. I am throughly enjoying same. And Jim, thank you for the stately previous post. I haven't seen anything like it. The garden is immaculate. A labor of love was/is at work. I also love the colour that is added in said garden.

Karolyn

Enjoying MY home and garden in Leilani Estates, "K.P. Lundkvist Palm Garden"

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Great pictures of a great garden. I visited this several years ago, but missed the tour last year.

Can anyone provide an ID on the Bromeliad?

What a fantastic garden! Here are some of my photos:

Fire bowl

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Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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Looks like the tough and sun-tolerant Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii.

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Thanks Kim. I will look into that one.

Looks like the tough and sun-tolerant Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii.

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Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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Sorry for brining back such an old thread, but I was wondering if this beautiful garden is still around and if anyone has more photos of it? 

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On 7/10/2022 at 4:02 AM, bubba said:

Greatly enjoy these Way Back journeys!

They certainly still have value!

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