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Hedyscepe goes to 11

Darold Petty
Darold Petty
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Not really any info here, my garden has suffered several disheartening losses lately, plus Covid-19 and wildfire blues,  just some encouraging images,   :winkie:

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San Francisco, California

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    Stunning little garden

    Jupiter FL

    in the Zone formally known as 10A

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    3 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

    my garden has suffered several disheartening losses lately, plus Covid-19 and wildfire blues,  just some encouraging images,   

    Agree that we all can use some encouraging news and images, so thanks for sharing this beautiful palm.  Our air quality has been no where near as bad as you have had or other parts of the state, but I know I could feel it in my lungs when out surfing yesterday morning.  We are truly fortunate to have our gardens to enjoy in these times! 

    33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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    Nice Darold!

    Jon Sunder

    Super awesome palm, Darold! 

    Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

    zone 10a/9b

    sunset zone 16

    300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

    Las Palmas Design

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    What a stellar garden.  Hope to get to see it in person one day.

    Huntington Beach, CA

    USDA Zone 10a/10b

    Sunset Zone 24

    Hi Darrold

    Its always a pleasure to see your garden .

    We were at Mt Field at the weekend amongst the giant richea pandifolia , remembering your visit there a few years ago.

    kind regards

    Mike

    Thanks for posting this Darold. It brightened the start to my day. Thats a stunningly beautiful palm youve got there.

    I hope things start to go better for all of you guys in the US with covid19 and the fires on the west coast. 

    Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

     

     

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    What a beautiful little palm species!

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    Thanks to all for the kind remarks.  Both the air quality and my mood are improving,... blue skies and actual, direct sunshine make a big difference ! :greenthumb:

    San Francisco, California

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    Hi Darold, may I ask, how well does Hedyscepe canterburyana enjoy northern California full sun, compared to Archontophoenix cunninghamiana and Rhopalostylis sapida?  I realize your neighborhood is not in full sun for much of the summer.  The air also is much improved down here in Burlingame.

    Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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    Hedyscepe is more tender to hot sun.  Foliage that has grown in my 'direct sun' will be damaged during the once/year event when the hot, dry interior air moves toward the ocean, similar to Santa Ana wind in SoCal.

      Archontophoenix, I can't tell, I have only one plant and the foliage is too tall to observe the top side.

    Rhopalostylis seems to be the toughest of these three.

    Andrei, you should come by, I would feel OK if we both wear masks.  :)

    San Francisco, California

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    Oh my eyes! Blindingly beautiful photos of Hedyscepe!

    I saw one this morning on my extended walk through Point Loma, San Diego. The climate here is hospitable, but the palm is rare, though older specimens are found. But I did not encounter the fireworks yours is displaying! Special!

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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    On 9/16/2020 at 2:05 AM, Darold Petty said:

    Not really any info here, my garden has suffered several disheartening losses lately, plus Covid-19 and wildfire blues,  just some encouraging images,   :winkie:

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    Hi Darold

    " my garden has suffered several disheartening losses " Oh dear what has died ?

    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

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    My first, (1983),  and tallest Hedyscepe succumbed to a root pathogen, likely Phytophthora.  It had about 3.5 m of trunk below the crownshaft.  The Geonoma undata looks really bad, and our family dog died last November from lymphoma.   :(

    San Francisco, California
    4 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

    My first, (1983),  and tallest Hedyscepe succumbed to a root pathogen, likely Phytophthora.  It had about 3.5 m of trunk below the crownshaft.  The Geonoma undata looks really bad, and our family dog died last November from lymphoma.   :(

    Oh no! Sorry about your dog. 

    Amazing the hedyscepe. Looking forward to the same performance of mine.

    Sorry for your losses Darold. Let us all hope for better times.

    Furadouro and Ovar, zone 9b/10a.
    PORTUGAL
    http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20668
    http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/31527-my-new-garden-ovar-january2012/

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