Weekend Palm Photos

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

I spent a couple days at the Bali House in Manuel Antonio this past weekend and took a few photos of some of the palms I planted there.

A couple trees that used to come up through the deck were taken down a few months ago. They were infested with termites and getting dangerously close to falling so they were removed and these potted palms were temporarily stuck in the deck holes. Those trees provided the potted palms afternoon shade but now they get full afternoon sun. The Areca vestiaria's (both the orange and maroon crownshaft) got pretty burned but are now acclimating.

I planted this C. renda as a one gallon a few years ago

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Licuala peltata and Euterpe precatoria

Bentinckia nicobarica

Bentinckia condapanna

Heterospathe barfodii

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Dypsis leptocheilos

Another Bentinckia nicobarica - the fastest palm I've ever grown

It's hard to see, but the Wallichia disticha in the middle of the photo is starting to get pretty big

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Another small C. renda that was planted a few years ago

These were gifts from Dewayne Richardson several years ago. They make very nice understory palms.

Reinhardtia simplex

and Reinhardtia gracilis

Areca vestiaria that I grew from seed

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Carpoxylon macrospermum

Saribus rotundifolius

Tahina spectabilis

Metroxylon warburgii

Phytelephas aequatorialis

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Largest Verschaffeltia spendida

Archontophoenix sp. in the back

Small spineless Bactris gasipaes and Cyrtostachys renda in the front

Coconuts

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Rhopaloblaste augusta

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Dypsis decaryi & leptocheilos

A smaller V. splendida that was transplanted a couple times

Dwarf coconuts

Pinanga javana - probably in too much shade

Pinanga caesia

[palmislandRandy]

Thanks to you, the Bali House is looking sweeter than ever. & what is that aroid behind the Carpoxylon?

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

I received this a few years ago as Balaka lacrostata but I've never found any info on that name

Licuala grandis

Geonoma interrupta

Archontophoenix sp. and Licuala grandis

More Archontophoenix

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Asterogyne martiana

Iriartea deltoidea

Smaller Tahina spectabilis planted a couple years ago

Dictyosperma album planted on a hillside above the Bali House

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Gardens around the house

[joe_OC]

Saweet! I will be calling whenever we get to Costa Rica!

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Euterpe oleracea and Areca vestiaria, both grown from seed

Driveway entrance

Parking deck

Veitchia arecina

Largest C. renda

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

I took a walk along the beach down towards the National Park

Attalea rostrata

Manuel Antonio Beach

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

C. renda surrounded by Heliconias

Bus stop at the beach where I catch the bus back to San Jose

A couple last photos from the beach

Last photo - I always feel refreshed after a night or two at the Bali House

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Thanks to you, the Bali House is looking sweeter than ever. & what is that aroid behind the Carpoxylon?

Thanks Randy. I'm not sure what Aroid you see. The only thing I see behind the Carpoxylon are heliconia leaves?.

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Saweet! I will be calling whenever we get to Costa Rica!

Joe, Please do look me up.

[palmislandRandy]

Thanks to you, the Bali House is looking sweeter than ever. & what is that aroid behind the Carpoxylon?

Thanks Randy. I'm not sure what Aroid you see. The only thing I see behind the Carpoxylon are heliconia leaves?.

I was a little tired when I saw these pics & & yes it's a heliconia. Thanks again for the tour.

[Mike Evans]

Wow, everything is really growing Jeff. The driveway entrance looks completely different. Have fun with the R&R at the Bail house.

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Wow, everything is really growing Jeff. The driveway entrance looks completely different. Have fun with the R&R at the Bail house.

Thanks Mike. I hope you and Marjorie can come back for another visit sometime.