Dr Dransfield visits Tahina

[waykoolplantz]

While in town for a conference we had a amazing dinner with Dr Dransfield..Dr Pete Balasky and Jeff Searle joined...between the 3 of them they have made probably over 40 trips to Madagascar. 

Possibly the largest in cultivation...Dr D explains to Greg K the discovery by a cashew farmer

[waykoolplantz]

Dr D and Dr B visit the Baobobs

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Rick Hawkins ..Current Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society pres came down

[waykoolplantz]

Jeff Searle brought his well refrenced books for Dr D's signature

[waykoolplantz]

Thanks for this pic by IPS director Horace Hobbs who braved S Florida traffic to join at last minute

 

[waykoolplantz]

facinating to learn the cashew plantation which Mr Metz managed was created as a carbon offset for a prawn farming project.

Taken so far as to uproot trees and grind them up to determine the amount of carbon sequestered.

[rick]

Thank you Mike for inviting me to dinner. Fantastic night talking palms and adventures in the jungle. 

[realarch]

A couple of familiar faces…..still at it after all these years. Thanks for the photos!

Good grief what a palm, what a property.

Tim

 

[Kim]

Nice group of palm whisperers, very cool. Many of the Madagascar Masters.

[Las Palmas Norte]

18 hours ago, waykoolplantz said:

Possibly the largest in cultivation...

That palm is friggin' insane !!!

[Tyrone]

You can see why they thought Tahina was a form of Corypha when they saw it at a distance. It’s just enormous. 

[waykoolplantz]

after 14 inches of rain were a bit flooded

[kinzyjr]

@waykoolplantz The Tahina looks like it grew a good bit since we were down 2.5 years ago.