$795k

https://www.redfin.com/HI/Hilo/697A-Hoaka-Rd-96720/home/79169196

 

Are they Hydriastele microcarpa?

I rarely can see pictures of this species of which I planted seedlings last year ...

I thought everybody would like to see how beautiful this garden is, glad I had the chance to see it for myself and post some photos. 

You'd be buying this property mainly for the garden as the house is a typical Hilo dwelling and not what you'd be expecting for this price, but for 

a gardener, who cares about the house as long as it's an adequate place to live. One would be outside just about all of the time, either working  very hard or directing 

someone to do the heavy lifting.

Entertaining the thought of acquiring the property and then maintaining it definitely gives me pause considering where I am in this life. 

Sure is beautiful though, and happy I got to enjoy it even if for a short time. 

 

Tim

Thanks for the stunning photos, Tim!  As fantastic as they are, they only hint at the beauty of this garden.  I saw only a part of it one afternoon, and the designer happened to be there. His influence on the garden was quite significant, adding, modifying, and refining over several years, and it was my understanding that he also did a lot of work for some of the most elegant resorts in Hawaii.  The design of the garden creates a huge impact on the visitor, more than can be captured in still photos. It is expansive, but intimate; colorful, but not chaotic, teasing all the senses. And of course the plants themselves are exquisite and used to their best advantage throughout.  And waterfalls! Superb.  Wish I could have seen it again.

Bummer I missed this.

On 10/1/2016, 3:53:14, realarch said:

Philippe, evidently the garden is said to have looked it's best while Mr. Hunter was active and still planting. I can only imagine.

To answer your questions, A. vestiaria, looks like Pinanga maculata, and the clumping Palm is Euterpe. Mahalo!

Tim

I think that Pinanga is something else... maculata has much wider leaflets... maybe javana.

Jaw dropping.  I'm so glad I clicked on this thread!  Thanks so much for sharing with us.  It made my morning!

 

4 hours ago, Mandrew968 said:

I think that Pinanga is something else... maculata has much wider leaflets... maybe javana.

Dead ringer for my P. maculata.  Javana doesn't get that coloration on the crownshaft (see below).

On second look, I think Kim is right. First look told me those leaflets were too narrow but they look ok... not copelandii?

Very beautiful!

 I am very ignorant about Pinanga species but I love them and wish I can plant these species.

Here Pinanga maculata from Palmpedia encyclopedia:

seems to be same as the Pinanga we have seen. 

It's so magnificent that it hurts.

Thanks so much for posting

5 hours ago, doranakandawatta said:

 I am very ignorant about Pinanga species but I love them and wish I can plant these species.

Here Pinanga maculata from Palmpedia encyclopedia:

seems to be same as the Pinanga we have seen. 

From what I understand, many of the P. maculata here on the Big Island (and maybe elsewhere) may in fact be P. copelandii - and maybe vice versa. I think at this point many of the plant tags, photos, and IDs of these two species are confusingly intermingled.

epic garden

My maculata doesn't look like those... I am not in Hawaii either, but I know the inflorescence on my palm is distichus. not sure I can discern in the photos above, if they all are too... I will have to get photos. Hope this hurricane doesn't destroy everything...

Always heard stories how stunning it was. It really is now that I've seen the pictures. See a lot of Soledad plants in there. 

 Awesome pictorial Cheers ,Kim you should be the realitor you gave a great description . Epic garden It would make a great       retreat for palm enthusiast .Rancho is not the same without Jerry  around he will be missed. RIP

I think Dean may be on to something... I have heard the two look very similar. Here is what I have as maculata. Been growing this since it was a tiny cone.

The leaflets on this palm are super large and attractive. I certainly may be wrong, but I don't feel like my palm and the ones in the Hunter garden are the same.

I think we could start a Pinanga maculate thread