1986 Kew Gardens 30 Years Ago

[Pal Meir]

Thirty years ago I visited the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew/London in September 1986:

 

[Pal Meir]

As the late Jubaea in Kew Gardens doesn’t live any more I thought I should post some photos of this great palm here which I had taken in 1986. And also post a couple of pics of other palms in that garden …

[Pal Meir]

The following photos represent only a small part of the great collection of potted palms at Kew:

[Pal Meir]

And further palms in pots:

And last, but not least:

[OverGrown]

Thanks for sharing these are wonderful photos!

[Ben in Norcal]

Awesome photos!  I wonder if they didn't know about the cold hardiness of some of these when originally planted; I should think both the Butia and Jubaea would be fine outside in London?  They could have then reserved the indoor space for more tropical species?

[Pal Meir]

30 minutes ago, Ben in Norcal said:

Awesome photos!  I wonder if they didn't know about the cold hardiness of some of these when originally planted; I should think both the Butia and Jubaea would be fine outside in London?  They could have then reserved the indoor space for more tropical species?

At least since 1948 it should have been possible (temps from Wikipedia):

[Phoenikakias]

Hey Pal,

the Lodoicea has been bed planted since then and has grown a bit also (if it is the same plant of course). Pics taken few days ago.

[Phoenikakias]

And a Kerriodoxa is there now...

[Pal Meir]

1 hour ago, Phoenikakias said:

Hey Pal,

the Lodoicea has been bed planted since then and has grown a bit also (if it is the same plant of course). Pics taken few days ago.

I don’t think that yours is the same plant, but this one of 2014: https://www.flickr.com/photos/16999050@N00/12610464513/in/faves-86302291@N04/

[Alcibiades]

19 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

And further palms in pots:

And last, but not least:

Great Photos.

The first thing that came to my mind was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE

[Pal Meir]

12 minutes ago, Alcibiades said:

Great Photos.

The first thing that came to my mind was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE

Perhaps that very  kind guide  was one of those Beastie Boys , I don’t know his name …

[Phoenikakias]

Pal,have you included pictures from various greenhouses?

[Pal Meir]

3 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

Pal,have you included pictures from various greenhouses?

At least from 2, but I guess from 3 …

[topwater]

And such a dapper young palm model!

[Than]

On 5/6/2016 at 11:07 AM, Phoenikakias said:

And a Kerriodoxa is there now...

Have you ever tried a kerriodoxa elegans yourself? I bet you did!

[Phoenikakias]

No, too strong wind locally. I know my limits.

[Than]

51 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

No, too strong wind locally. I know my limits.

I think I'll give this palm a go. It is soooo beautiful. We also have strong winds sometimes here but not as often as on the coast of Attica.

[donpachino1983]

Wowo this was awesome. Thank you for sharing 

[kinzyjr]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread!  Great stuff!

[mlovecan]

When I lived in London, my satnav commute to work took me right through that neighborhood daily. Lots of people living outside the park have palms in their gardens. It's a great old Victorian attraction - very pleasant way to spend a liesurely Sunday afternoon.