Weekend in Bangkok

[Cedric]

this may continue another day but now Im thumb nailed out, anyway thats 3/4 of the palms on the trip zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[peachy]

Oh gawd in heaven, I think its happened !! The peach is about to OD on palm pix !!

Thanks for my potential grand finale Cedric. How much is the board of directors paying you to post all these fabulous photos ? I just knew they would have to pull a sneaky stunt like this to get the numbers up for the bi-ennial this year.

Peachy

[Kris]

Beautiful Palms and great stills....!

Love,

kris.

[Cedric]

Paid??? Unwittingly generous or rather simply foolish thats me I never got a cent. Not even limousine pick up at the airport, I thought I was being kidnapped when taxi vulgaris rudely pulled up infront of me burping diesel fumes in my face, fact is I was tossed out at the six star hotel without so much as a tuk tuk to help me up the grand avenue to reception, it felt like forever dragging my faltering entourage up those steps in the heat sniff sniff.

Peachy please dont explode? What will happen to froggy no one to take him on granny attack.

Thanks Kris hope your neck isn't aching, I love your dress you certainly know how to make a splas?

[peachy]

Froggy dear ???? If you mean my superbly bred specimen of Pugnis domesticatus, his name is Huntley-Albert, et petit frere, Peekiest neezii, is Master Ralf. Make sure you memorise this information....I am very unforgiving. Just as important but not quite as notorious is my darling Jasper, Parotis smartarsii. (whom may I add is biting my ear and trying to put his head down my throat as I write) Now you are au fait with my maternal obligations and familial treasures, you will know better next time.

Yes Kris, you look good en travesti.

Peachy

[Patricia-CR]

Wowzers!! I can hardly get off this thread. There's too much addictive stuff in it!!! THANK YOU

[Stevetoad]

Great photos! You must have incredible will power to not try and stuff one of those dwarf beetle nuts in your taxi!

[Kim]

Oh, I've definitely got the kid-in-the-candy-store feeling after turning my computer sideways to look at all your photos! :drool: It would be so difficult to limit the choices, and I agree with Steve, the full-grown dwarf A. catechu are simply incredible! And all the little fancy-leaf palmlets, WOW!

I take it you have no import restrictions to wherever it is you are taking the plants? Lucky you! What a fantastic haul you must have.

[gyuseppe]

It is of course Phoenix roebelenii.

What interested me was the fact that I recognised almost instantly that it was a true roebelenii and not just another phoenix hybrid. For me at least my first sighting of this palm in its guaranteed genetic unadulterated state. This particular specimen came from the wild close to Laos where it was growing wild in habitat. You can see how lovely and elegant the slim trunks are and the fact that it it is fully clumping. Although this specimen has been cleaned up considerably for market like a mini Phoenix reclinata its clumping is energetic and constant. An extremely attractive small palm which oooozes character place and charm something which the ubiquitous hybrids to me at least seem to lack.

never seen a pure roebelenii !

I think in Europe there are no real roebelenii

Edited February 4, 2012 by gyuseppe

[Peter Pacific]

Great photos, makes everyone get excited for the next Biennial. Although you'll need mighty big Fruit of the Looms to get them back into the country!

[Cedric]

Thanks everyone.

That "dwarf beetle nut" is indeed very attractive like a big shaving brush, a nice exclamation mark for the garden and cheap. Actually I can think of a number of useful ideas for that plant. There were plenty of robust obviously dwarf seedlings about. I think it must be a very strong and easy grower to me looking attractive from start. Not that small I might add, I took pictures of some used in a housing complex they are sort of massive medium height palms eventually.

Er um is the Biennial in Thailand by any chance?

[Cedric]

Oh gawd in heaven, I think its happened !! The peach is about to OD on palm pix !!

Thanks for my potential grand finale Cedric. How much is the board of directors paying you to post all these fabulous photos ? I just knew they would have to pull a sneaky stunt like this to get the numbers up for the bi-ennial this year.

Peachy

Actually Peachy I was just looking over the provisional itinerary for the bi-ennial and I dont see Chatuchak plant market (JJ market) in Bangkok mentioned!

To miss this would be a pity in my opinion.

I see a free day or so on the itinerary but that wouldn't help as Chatuchak plant market is on a Wednesday. On the weekend it's a general market no plants or if any not very interesting however the weekend market is still one of Bangkok's main attractions as is the plant market on Wednesday of course. Thursday is also a plant market day but not as good as Wednesday as the most interesting things have been sold already and some vendours use Thursday to slowly pack up for the long trip home.

[bgl]

Cedric,

Wow, what an absolutely amazing thread with tons of great photos (and I hope you can avoid posting them sideways next time... ). Absolutely outstanding! I can imagine you must have been on overload there. And unfortunately the Biennial itself will not allow for a Wednesday visit, but it would be possible for Biennial participants to visit the Chatuchak plant market after the Biennial ends. Farewell dinner at Nong Nooch is on a Monday, and most will return to Bangkok the next day, Tuesday September 18th.

Again, thanks a lot for this incredible thread!

Bo-Göran

[Texeltropics]

Wow cedric.....amazing pictures.....i can look at them over and over....

it makes you love palms even more and more..all these different species....

thanks for sharing...

[Central Floridave]

Nice palms. Its probably good the photos are sideways. This way Dave-from-la-la-land can see them as he lays horizontal on his fainting couch!

[Cedric]

Cedric,

Wow, what an absolutely amazing............... (and I hope you can avoid posting them sideways next time... ). Absolutely outstanding! Again, thanks a lot for this incredible thread!

Bo-Göran

My pleasure everyone. Any tips to avoid this sidways presentation from happening next time. It happens when I turn the camera around to get a long or tall shot, unfortunately they then though perfectly in viewe come out sideways???? If I dont turn the camera I cant fit it in .....or can I some how?

Picture taking for dummies using a camera for dummies, a dummy requires advice urgently. "Totaly dummy proof" phmmmp just a sales gimmick for dummies oh er fair enough

[Walter John]

My pleasure everyone. Any tips to avoid this sidways presentation from happening next time. It happens when I turn the camera around to get a long or tall shot, unfortunately they then though perfectly in viewe come out sideways???? If I dont turn the camera I cant fit it in .....or can I some how?

Picture taking for dummies using a camera for dummies, a dummy requires advice urgently. "Totaly dummy proof" phmmmp just a sales gimmick for dummies oh er fair enough

Hello Cedric. We all take photos that way at times by turning the camera around, as you say, to get the long shot you require. You can rotate the photo after you have uploaded it on to your computer. Once you double click the file that is the photo, the graphic program should have an action to rotate the picture. Have a read of the help file, search on the word "rotate". Good luck and thanks for posting but too much for my worn out neck, I gave up turning my head I'd love to know how much those dwarf betel nut palms are worth in Australian dollars. These palms can be quite expensive due to their rarity here for sale. Thanks again for posting...

[Cedric]

Thanks for the tip, I have tried this and the picture will in fact behave nicely and remain in its file on my desk the right way around but the minute I load it onto a web site it promptly reverts back to its sideways habit?

[Walter John]

Thanks for the tip, I have tried this and the picture will in fact behave nicely and remain in its file on my desk the right way around but the minute I load it onto a web site it promptly reverts back to its sideways habit?

You sound like you are missing one final step, and that is to SAVE the file after rotating, let us know how that goes Ced.

[Takil-Explorer]

Well Thai realy love their plants and gardening! Those pictures are the proof!

Alexander

[Cedric]

You sound like you are missing one final step, and that is to SAVE the file after rotating, let us know how that goes Ced.

No I save it it every time. The probs is I like the long shot especialy for plms but whatever I do pre posting here once it is downloaded here it falls flat on its back in the thumb nail.

[paulgila]

so how did you get these "home?" in yer luggage? is it ok to take plants on the plane or did you have to travel by ox cart?

[palmazon]

[Cedric]

Bwa hahaha so true, time warps going on Palmazon it is indeed a sticky balancing act of heady sensual pleasure pursuits and well.... horticultural marvels. I find what with the heat and humidity which can be truly truly over powering that you cant partake in either without the other. Absolutely not after all you are there to see palms.

A Thai massage is an absolutely must for any visitor, you will die and go to heaven and its a worth while end. For the less adventurous a foot massage at the Swiss 'otel will blow your mind instead (just one place amongst many but the best I find and a nice old garden full of orchids and palms too if you want to linger with a lime soda after). Fully expect a happy ending, you will be walking six foot off the ground wondering with a look of utter moronic bliss if you are a mere mortal after all.

All these embarrassing questions bout luggage and ox carts well yes I can here only recommend if you are able to take full advantage of the airport facilities and get your little holiday mementoes fully kosher with a clean bill of health by means of the on the spot phyto sanitary certificates and plant preparation facility, get the plants sent ahead of your arrival at departure. If you need import documents for your country get those before you leave, be generous on these documents because you never know what may take your fancy, so instead of saying this and that just say trees - 30.

No one honestly minds if you have ten suitcases or a container full but all ox-carts will go by ship (strict no animal policy) and you will be charged accordingly.

Shopping for other things is a synch too. Just do your purchases, best at the major department stores and they will send everything back to your hotel no need to drag things around in the heat. Bangkok is very good for bargains or a good excuse for those items of conspicuous consumption you wouldn't dream of buying back home with so many unemployed at the moment, emeralds and rubies come to mind .

Please eat mango sticky rice with tea at four, end of tips. Actually Thailand has dozens of varieties of extraordinarily delicious mangoes for different purposes but this little dish of fragrant soft mango is the perfect pick me up served room temp sweet salty and just not enough to spoil your supper.

[Z4Devil]

Hey, Cedric -

great impressions, thanks for sharing that with us. It is a little bit like holiday and I wish I could have been there, too. Especially the C. renda looks very impressive. In my opinion a real beautiful palm.

Are the palms you have shot domestic plants or do they offer some outside of their natural environment? Exotics?

Verena

[Cedric]

A few are Thai species, there are more than enough of these to keep visitors intrigued but many many aren't. I would think a visit to the stands of Kerriodoxa in habitat would be lovely for example, thats in the South near Phuket. Everything is available many many exotics too.

[Z4Devil]

Great, Cedric, thank you.

To jolly the customers along, they have to offer more than local palms. Very good sales mix.

[Cedric]

The Thais truly love plants and collect from across the globe. Thanks Verena

[Cedric]

Wow cedric.....amazing pictures.....i can look at them over and over....

it makes you love palms even more and more..all these different species....

thanks for sharing...

Thanks Texel, en om te denken wat voor basis assortiment palmen wee heeft als kamer planten in Europa, drie soorten, na ja ongeveer hahaha beetje overdreven maar tog laat je denken niet? Gat in de markt, beslist, vooral voor die vele vele kleinere juwelen.

Wat mij betreft en zeker ook voor het meeste kamerplanten liefhebbers is het, iets apart kan altijd.

[foxtail]

I don't know why I'm in love with this old topic.