Last week John (Turtile on PalmTalk) came to visit me. He spent the first part of the week at the Corcovado Tent Camp and then stayed with me for the last few days.

The first morning we walked across the street to my friend Alexander's farm and I showed him around his gardens and forested area.

First up is his Johannesteijsmannia altifrons. This Joey was planted about 5 years ago as a small seedling and has really taken off.

With me standing behind it for scale.

Ravenala madagascariensis at their front gate

Next we headed down the hill towards the river and Alexander's forested area.

Bactris sp. (maybe B. glandulosa)

Growing up a tree

A couple photos of Geonoma interrupta

with seeds

Socratea exorrhiza - it was hard to get a good photo, most of them were too tall and it was dark in the rainforest

Not sure what this is. It did not have flowers or seeds so it's hard to tell. My guess is either some kind of Chameadorea or Geonoma.

Asterogyne martiana

John with Cyclanthus bipartitus.

Not sure what this entire leaf palm is. It didn't have any spines so it's not a Bactris. It had a very tall skinny trunk but it was growing up a steep hillside and I couldn't get any closer.

All very nice. Amazing growth on that Joey!!

Asterogyne martiana

Cryosophila guagara

Geonoma congesta

Not sure what palm this is

Entire leaf Bactris sp with very long leaves

Bactris in the front, Geonoma congesta in the back

Wild Heliconia

Another Cryosophila guagara

On the way back up to Alexander's house, we passed one of his employees harvesting Ceylon cinnamon.

Next we walked down a dirt road towards the river and we passed this large Cyclanthus. This is the plant that is sometimes referred to in the trade as "Jungle Drum". Possibly an Asplundia sp. This is the largest one I've ever encountered.

Another Asterogyne martiana

All the trees are covered in epiphytes

The next day I took John into Manuel Antonio and we walked the beach and around town for a while. Then we caught a ride with my friend Barry out to Lou's farm. Lou has been collecting plants for years and has a lot of interesting stuff.

Here's a rarely seen plant around here - the South American Travelers Palm (Phenakospermum guyannense). When this plant flowers, a large heliconia-like bract grows out of the top of the plant. Lou's plants are huge and getting close to flowering size.

Iriartea deltoidea

A small Cryosophila guagara

I gave Lou these next four palms about 3 or 4 years ago as small plants

Dictyosperma album

Archontophoenix sp. I grew all of the Archontophoenix species and they ended up getting mixed up so I don't know which species I gave him.

Dypsis leptocheilos

Areca vestiaria

Last shots from Lou's farm

Lastly, here are a few photos of the dozen clumps of C. renda growing around my house

There is a very large Bismarckia in front of my house. This photo was taken on the hillside above.

Wow! great thread and pics again Jeff! Thanks!

Stunning!

Sweet

Beautiful!

Love Costa Rica

#73?

#73?

Keith, it's just a number I made up. I've done a lot of PRA's with visitors over the last 7 years.

Everything looks beautiful Jeff, thanks for the pics. That Joey is spectacular. You took us to Lou's right? The road had almost washed out and it got a bit dicey in places.

Tim

WOW!

It seems your palms enjoy and never suffer the drought! Many thanks for posting so beautiful photos.

All Sri Lanka is jealous these days, I'll see dead palms next week there and post horror pics on Palmtalk soon!

Kindest regards

Philippe

Everything looks beautiful Jeff, thanks for the pics. That Joey is spectacular. You took us to Lou's right? The road had almost washed out and it got a bit dicey in places.

Tim

Hi Tim, Yes, I took you to Alexander's and Lou's. I moved out this way a couple months ago. I now live across the street from Alexander's farm and Lou's place is just up the road. The road is in pretty good shape right now, but that could change once the rainy season starts in a few weeks.

Ahhh, thanks a lot, Jeff

#73?

Keith, it's just a number I made up. I've done a lot of PRA's with visitors over the last 7 years.

Jeff, i got the book yesterday. Thank you. Much appreciated.

#73?

Keith, it's just a number I made up. I've done a lot of PRA's with visitors over the last 7 years.

Jeff, i got the book yesterday. Thank you. Much appreciated.

Glad you got it! That book actually came from Patricia-CR. I'm sure she will be pleased that someone is getting some use out of it.

Enjoy!

Here are some palms from the Osa Peninsula:

Sweet! Thanks.

Nice photos John! Anymore?

Ahhhhhh the Osa! One of my favorite places on earth!