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Townsville Palmetum

Daryl

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Took these photos the other day at the Townsville palmetum. Obviously there are many more palms there, but these are just a few that caught my attention.

Daryl.

Entrance to the Palmetum..quite inviting!

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Corypha utan

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Underside of the crown of a Corypha utan

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hyphaene petersiana

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Closeup of the crown

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Leafbases of Corypha umbraculifera

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Copernicia baileyana (apparently)

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Another...

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A new avenue of Carpoxylon macrospermum. This will look outstanding in a few years.

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Although Townsville has a very dry tropical climate, they irrigate heavily at the Palmetum, so a lot of palms grow quite well there.

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Daryl Grand Master

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Here's a couple of other photos from Townsville...

This is dawn over Castle Hill, which dominates the city centre. That is an old Phoenix dactylifera that was growing in the motel grounds.

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The motel had a nice tropical garden and pool setting with many nice palm species growing there such as Bentinkia nicobarica, Pritchardia pacifica, Licualas, Ptychospermas, and about 20 other species. Not bad for a motel. The pool was a nice cool change too.

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And what would the tropics be without Cyrtostachys elegans...this one had a nice dark red colour.

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

fiji jim Veteran

fiji jim

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Wonderful pics Daryl.

More of  the Palmetum please.

jim

Located on Vanua Levu near Savusavu (16degrees South) Elevation from sealevel to 30meters with average annual rainfall of 2800mm (110in) with temperature from 18 to 34C (65 to 92F).

LJG Grand Master

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Copernicia baileyana is such a cool palm. I wish it grew faster here in SoCal. To get it to that size, my 2 year old will be in his 50s I would guess.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Amazing Corypha utan...and gorgeous C. baileyana !

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Len, these baileyanas are about 20 years old...there is hope yet!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

deezpalms Grand Master

deezpalms

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Great pix Daryl more more more!!!  :D

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Thanks Daz.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

Tassie_Troy1971

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fantastic palm haven !

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

palmtreesforpleasure Grand Master

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That Copernicia baileyana was very blue when i saw it , the other 2 where very green, seems like a different species when you see it, every thing appears to be the same except the colour

regards

colin

coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

palmtreesforpleasure Grand Master

palmtreesforpleasure

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A picture of the green one labelled Copernicia baileyana with the blue one behind it

regards

colin

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

palmtreesforpleasure Grand Master

palmtreesforpleasure

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a picture of the blue Copernicia baileyana

regards

colin

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

paulgila Grand Master

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i can't believe how many amazing photos you've posted lately,daryl.you are on a palm photo rampage/bender!!

(don't stop :P )

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Those Carpoxylons in the "Carpoxylon Avenue" are going to look incredible one day.

regards

Tyrone

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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