Costa Rican Palm Pics Part 2 - Manuel Antonio

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Pritchardia sticking up over a rooftop, and flowering too

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

A veitchia recovering from the dry season

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

2 Chinese Fan Palms.  Check out the palm on the left.  It is carrying more fronds than I could even count.

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A young Latania planted in front of a spa

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Cyrtostachys renda at the same spa

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and a closeup...gotta love the colors!

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

I started to take a picture of the big Royal in the background but I moved my camera to capture all the different colors.  

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Most of the Royals around here have flat looking leaves and are not very plumose like the ones I was used to in Florida.  I assume these are oleraceas?

[happ]

Beautiful Jeff  

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

This Royal is at least 60 feet tall and is growing from the bottom of the hillside.  The hill is so steep that you can only see

the crown of the palm from the road.  That's the Pacific in the background.

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Licuala fruiting

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A couple African Oil Palms in the background and some Pygmy Date Palms in the foreground.

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Some more of the same palms from the Quepos post.  I assume these are D madagascariensis.  They do not seem to grow very well here although these look better than the ones in town.  

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Not a palm, but I couldn't resist...

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Nice R oleracea growing on a hillside

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A recently planted A catechu outside of the local supermarket

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Loaded with coconuts

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Not sure what these are

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Emerging from the side of the road and just starting to trunk

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Various palms and bananas

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Coconut with some tall D lutescens on either side.  And they are all white washed although faded.  

[Caryota_gigas]

Almost makes me sick when I see all the Palms some people can grow, and I would kill for a Ravenala like that

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

I assume these are some kind of Syagrus.  Anyone know which one?  

And a closeup of the crown

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Some beachside palms

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Sunlight on coconut fronds in the forest near the beach

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Last photo.  Taken just outside my house.

[FossilNypa]

Hi Jeff,

Nice photos.

The palm in post 18 seems like a Bactris gasipaes and the one in post 19 looks like Attalea butyracea.

I liked the Licuala photo.

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

(FossilNypa @ May 14 2007,00:29)

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Hi Jeff,

Nice photos.

The palm in post 18 seems like a Bactris gasipaes and the one in post 19 looks like Attalea butyracea.

I liked the Licuala photo.

Thanks Luis!!  I was thinking that 18 was the peach palm but I wasn't sure.  Thanks for the ID on the Attalea too.

[junglegalfla]

Awesome pics Jeff! Normally I'm not a big fan of the fan palms but that Pritchardia is gorgeous! What sp. is that? If they would grow here, I may consider picking one up for the next house. Besides the lust I felt for the sealing wax palms,  the other plant that caught my eye was the orange tree in post # 7. Anyone know what it is?

By the way, let me know if your plans are still on for your June trip! Oh & post some other plant porn in the tropical plants board, I know you're holding out on all the heliconias etc!

[paulgila]

truly a palm paradise!excellent pix,jeff.thanks so much

for sharing with us!

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

(junglegalfla @ May 14 2007,18:13)

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Awesome pics Jeff! Normally I'm not a big fan of the fan palms but that Pritchardia is gorgeous! What sp. is that? If they would grow here, I may consider picking one up for the next house. Besides the lust I felt for the sealing wax palms,  the other plant that caught my eye was the orange tree in post # 7. Anyone know what it is?

By the way, let me know if your plans are still on for your June trip! Oh & post some other plant porn in the tropical plants board, I know you're holding out on all the heliconias etc!

Thanks Bren!  I'm not sure about the Pritchardia but I think it's P pacifica.  They don't grow very well in St Pete.  I have never seen a large one (that doesn't mean they don't exist) but there is one growing in the Old Northeast section which has been there for at least 5 years.  It gets pretty beat up looking in the winter and then recovers by the end of the summer and it has not grown much.  I've been told that P hillabrandii is a better substitute for P pacifica in Central Florida.  There is even a "blue" form.  Check out the link to PACSOA

http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Pritchardia/hillebrandii.html

I'm pretty sure the tree in post 7 is the Royal Ponciana tree in bloom.  I'll try and post some pics on the tropical board but it takes at least 15 minutes to download each picture - and I have high speed wireless here!!!  Some night when I have a few hours to kill, I'll post some.  And you're right!  I do have lots of heliconia, ginger and other plant pics.

[Don Little]

Awesome pics Jeff.  I imagine there are only a few palms that you cant grow there, and can probably count them on one hand.  Thanks for sharing

[rubyz]

Absolutely mouth-watering! Costa Rica is now definitely on my list of future travel destinations.

[JakeK]

Brings back a lot of great memories.

[corkycory]

Oh man i love that hotel Si Como No!!! I think it was in manuel antonio or it was in jaco i cant recall. I loved Costa Rica esp the surfing, your lucky to be living there!!!

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

(corkycory @ May 15 2007,19:15)

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Oh man i love that hotel Si Como No!!! I think it was in manuel antonio or it was in jaco i cant recall. I loved Costa Rica esp the surfing, your lucky to be living there!!!

Corkycory,

Hotel Si Como No is right down the road from me.  It is in Manuel Antonio.  I've never stayed there, but I have eaten at their restaurants.  Nice place!

[SubTropicRay]

great stuff jeff.

[corkycory]

(Jeff in Costa Rica @ May 16 2007,13:00)

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(corkycory @ May 15 2007,19:15)

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Oh man i love that hotel Si Como No!!! I think it was in manuel antonio or it was in jaco i cant recall. I loved Costa Rica esp the surfing, your lucky to be living there!!!

Corkycory,

Hotel Si Como No is right down the road from me.  It is in Manuel Antonio.  I've never stayed there, but I have eaten at their restaurants.  Nice place!

man your lucky.. try their french toast sometime, it is the greatest french toast in the entire world, and while your there beg them for their recipe. i have always wanted to go back just to get the recipe   twice i tried emailing them for it but no one ever replys

[SubTropicRay]

Hola again Jeff,

Even though this is a palm board, how about a closeup of a few crotons?

Ray

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

(Ray, Tampa @ May 23 2007,07:10)

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Hola again Jeff,

Even though this is a palm board, how about a closeup of a few crotons?

Ray

Buenas Ray!

I will post some croton pics for you in the Tropical Looking Plants section.