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2011 Post Winter Tour

ellidro
ellidro
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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All these pics were taken today. Hopefully the worst of the winter is behind us.

Dypsis ? Non droopy Onilahensis probably

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Single trunk baronii

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Dypsis onilahensis

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Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Left to Right: Dypsis cabadae x decaryi, Encephalartos longifolius, Pritchardia munroi, Kentiopsis olivoformis

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    Chambeyronia houilou

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    Dypsis ? Any guesses?

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Dypsis marojeyji "madfox"

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    Clinostigma savoryanum

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    Licuala peltata var sumawongi

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Dypsis tsarovisira/nauseosa

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    Bentinickia condapana

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    Dypsis ambositrae

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    Beginning to get irregular leaflets. Anyone else noticed this?

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    jungly, love it.

    Happy Gardening

    Cheers,

    Wal

    Queensland, Australia.
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    Hedyscepe canteburyana

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    Kerriodoxa elegans

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    Chambeyronia macrocarpa "watermelon"

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    Chambeyronia hookeri

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Dypsis ? Bought as ambositrae must be the clumping one that was going around

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    Dark Mealy

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    Ravenea sp. new

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    Dypsis onilahensis

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Dypsis decaryi x leptochelos

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    Base

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    Dypsis baronii

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    Thats all for now. Maybe more later if I can get some more photos

    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Exceptional palms, nothing else to say.

    Gary

    Rock Ridge Ranch

    South Escondido

    5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

    33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

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    Nice Nick, love the Bentinickia. The Dypsis clumper is still a mystery. Jessie at JM even thought it might be a hybrid; possibly baronii x onilihensis. Sure is fast, though. Any problems keeping yours greened up?

    Bret

    Bret

     

    Coastal canyon area of San Diego

     

    "In the shadow of the Cross"

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    Everything looks great, but especially that onilahensis in post 7, what a beauty.

    Matt in Temecula, CA

    Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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    Beginning to get irregular leaflets. Anyone else noticed this?

    Yep. Awesome plants, thanks for sharing. What I'd give for a Mad Fox!

    From what i can remember you sure have had some amazing growth . Loved the Hedyscepe . Do you have any Rhopalostylis planted out ?

    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

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    Looks flawless as usual Nick! Love the rocks on your hillside.

    San Fernando Valley, California

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    Steroids? Amazing, makes my place look like a nursing home rather than a nursery. I'm inspired to do better. I do have a Kerriodoxa larger than yours that I've never planted for fear it would die. I'm gonna find a spot and plant it.

    burt repine

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    Absolutely outstanding collection, and they all look like winter must have been like summer. I am in awe... I must be doing something wrong in my garden, whoa. The onilahensis in post #7 is a jewel, one of my favorite palms. Can you tell us more about it? -- size when planted, how long in the ground now, etc.

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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    Nick, your palms look great unlike the yellow fronds on my trees this time of the year. Do you fertilize all winter?

    Los Angeles/Pasadena

    34° 10' N   118° 18' W

    Elevation: 910'/278m

    January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

    July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

    Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

    USDA 11/Sunset 23

    http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

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    Nice collection Nick, and such a tidy garden too!

    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Thanks everyone! I'll try to answer a few questions:

    quaman58- Mine has been pretty green since planting it but I have seen a few around that tend to yellow. I must have been lucky.

    Tassie_Troy1971- No Rhopalostylis planted out but I have a "chesmannii" in a pot waiting to be planted.

    Kim- I bought the onilahensis in 07 as a 5g then planted it in 08 as a 5g. Here is a pic when I bought it and a pic on the day it was planted.

    The onilahensis is the "white" palm furthest in the back. And just for giggles the front is the ambositrae and the middle is the ambo clumper.

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    Happ I use apex palm plus around march/april then again around July. I think more importantly I compost annually and randomly throw worm castings and kelp on stuff.

    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Fantastic Nick ,Really!

    Are any of those palms usually under shadecloth? or are they just the way we see them?

    Looks great what ever you are doing...

    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!

    Looking good Nick.

    Encinitas, CA

    Zone 10b

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    None are under shade cloth. All as u see it. A few started under shade cloth but none pictured have been under shade cloth for over a year.

    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Photoshoped.

    Len

    Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

    Shadowridge Area

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

    -- Alfred Austin

    Jerk.

    Len

    Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

    Shadowridge Area

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

    -- Alfred Austin
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    Actually they are all plastic plants I had made. They all kick butt in "coastal" full sun!

    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Wait. Is the point I say I told you so?

    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!

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    Just having fun Bill. I need to get by your place soon. I haven't seen your yard since most of the planting began.

    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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    Nick Excellent, really nice Eye Candy, well done..

    Regards Mikey.. :)

    M.H.Edwards

    "Living in the Tropic's

    And loving it".............. smilie.gif
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    Thanks Mikey! Any guesses on the last palm in post #2.

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    Just having fun Bill. I need to get by your place soon. I haven't seen your yard since most of the planting began.

    House is still a mess.. inside and out... but some of the palms are getting pretty big actually. The magnifica is taller than me now..same with the slick willy and big curley..

    come on by..

    But i'll be busy Saturday... :blink:

    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!

    Your secret recipe is still rocking.

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    Kona, on The Big Island
    Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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    Beautiful, healthy looking palms. Very nicely done!

    San Diego, CA

    El Cerrito District

    460 ft. elev.

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    Wow.... Amazing!!!

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    Nice collection there, pardon me while I clean my shirt. :drool:

    Love the Bentinickia condapana.

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    this is in California!?? I had no idea Bentinkia would grow in California... how long has that one been in the ground??

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    :bemused:

    :greenthumb:

    randy

    test
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    this is in California!?? I had no idea Bentinkia would grow in California... how long has that one been in the ground??

    Been in the ground two winters but outside for a total of three (one year in a pot outside). Here is a pic when I planted it in March 2009

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    Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

    this is in California!?? I had no idea Bentinkia would grow in California... how long has that one been in the ground??

    Been in the ground two winters but outside for a total of three (one year in a pot outside). Here is a pic when I planted it in March 2009

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    One of the true diamonds in Nicks collection...I'm quite jealous really.... :P

    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!

    Fantastic growing of beautiful species. I'm in love with the weeping onilahensis too.

    What's the story behind the Ravenea sp. new? How long in the ground and from what size? Any info on habitat (altitude, etc.) or expected size?

    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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