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Tahina in Australia, Mind Blown

Kim
Kim
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Daryl O'Connor took a few of us around his neck of the palm woods to see some truly outstanding natural areas and private gardens. All were truly impressive, and Daryl was very generous with his time -- thanks again, Daryl!

If I had to choose a single photo to share with palm lovers, this is it -- the Tahina spectabilis in the garden of Stan and Jane Walkley.  Look for the guy next to the palm, that's Stan. And no, he is not a small guy.

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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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    Indeed, what an impressive palm!

    Kim, thank you very much for sharing -

    Lars

     

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    Good Grief! What a monster. 

    Paul send me your FB post of that photo, I had to clean my glasses to make sure of what I was seeing. 

    Thanks for the post.

    Tim

    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Land of the giant ….palm. Harry

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    Of all the examples I'm aware of in Australia, it's a close call for the largest between this one and the specimen at Queens Gardens, Townsville, but I think Stan's just has it. Lovely palm.

    For those of you that frequent Facebook, I’ve set up a group called “Pommy palms”, where many of the palms I’ve seen since emigrating to Australia have been documented. If you wish to be a member, copy and paste “Pommy palms” into Facebook to view the page and click “Join group”.

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    shocked-emoji-smiley.png.72184a7bc9072c26cb6382fc2aa3743c.png WOW!

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    @Kim that is an absolute monster!!!  I have to say, I don't envy the job of cutting off fronds over the screen enclosure.  I have a baby Corypha Umbraculifera and Lecomtei that might eventually get that big. 

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    14 hours ago, Kim said:

    Daryl O'Connor took a few of us around his neck of the palm woods to see some truly outstanding natural areas and private gardens. All were truly impressive, and Daryl was very generous with his time -- thanks again, Daryl!

    If I had to choose a single photo to share with palm lovers, this is it -- the Tahina spectabilis in the garden of Stan and Jane Walkley.  Look for the guy next to the palm, that's Stan. And no, he is not a small guy.

    IMG_8928.thumb.jpg.d7528d04b175264e0ba97dd02058d7cf.jpg

     

    Legend material 

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    Whoa @Kim! I can smell the frying brain cells, including my own. 
     

    i can’t think of any place in my yard with the room for that glorious palm.

    Whoa!

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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    23 hours ago, Kim said:

    Daryl O'Connor took a few of us around his neck of the palm woods to see some truly outstanding natural areas and private gardens. All were truly impressive, and Daryl was very generous with his time -- thanks again, Daryl!

    If I had to choose a single photo to share with palm lovers, this is it -- the Tahina spectabilis in the garden of Stan and Jane Walkley.  Look for the guy next to the palm, that's Stan. And no, he is not a small guy.

    IMG_8928.thumb.jpg.d7528d04b175264e0ba97dd02058d7cf.jpg

     

    Hmm,  I might have to think about getting one of those beauties, I need some more canopy out the back.

    Peachy

     

    I came. I saw. I purchased

     

     

    27.35 south.

    Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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    That is really enormous and it’s clear it landed in its happy place. Seed was first available in 2007, so that would likely be 17 years from seed. Fast!!

    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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    Kim,

    That is truly a fantastic looking palm, and what amazing growth in (presumably) some 16 years since germination.

    Bo-Göran

     

    Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

     

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    Glad you enjoyed the brief tour, Kim!

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

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    Incredible photo and palm!   My tahina is still a runt. 

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    I too was lucky enough to see this amazing palm a few days after Kim’s visit.
     

    Truly spectacular!

    Sorry to miss seeing Daryl and the rest of your group, but David and Rosemary Tanswell and Colin Wilson and Jane and Stan Walkley spoiled me too and happy I could connect with Kim in Sydney. 

    Cindy Adair

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    Glad you had a great time Cindy and Colin is an awesome host! Unlucky that we couldn’t meet up but there will be other times hopefully 😊

     

    Daryl

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

    46 minutes ago, Daryl said:

    Glad you had a great time Cindy and Colin is an awesome host! Unlucky that we couldn’t meet up but there will be other times hopefully 😊

     

    Daryl

    I hope so too Daryl!

    Cindy Adair

    That thing is massive. Super cool! Thank you for sharing 

    Tahinaimage.thumb.jpeg.065c02b6adc79714ceb4ff2b5ee986cc.jpegTahina  Spectabilis in Royal Botanic gardens  Sydney with human size comparison. Finally starting to grow faster.

    regards

    Colin

    coastal north facing location

    100klm south of Sydney

    NSW

    Australia

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    Stan's Tahina Spectabilis in 2018 and 2024 with Cindy Adair in love, we had to coerce Cindy Adair to let go, no you cannot take it home Cindy😅😅

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    Stan Walkerly's Tahina spectabilis 2024 Cindy Adair.jpg

    coastal north facing location

    100klm south of Sydney

    NSW

    Australia

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    43 minutes ago, palmtreesforpleasure said:

    Tahinaimage.thumb.jpeg.065c02b6adc79714ceb4ff2b5ee986cc.jpegTahina  Spectabilis in Royal Botanic gardens with human size comparison. Finally starting to grow faster.

    regards

    Colin

    Is that one in the Sydney RBG or Wollongong please Colin ?

    Peachy 

    I came. I saw. I purchased

     

     

    27.35 south.

    Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

    Johnathon Haycock organised this Tahina spectabilis rescue from a Private collector in Darwin to go to the Mt Cootha botanic gardens in Brisbane, Queensland. a distance of 3450 klm's. Johnathon took on the challenge and did a great job in making it happen.

    Donations are still needed to cover the cost of doing it

    regards

    Colin

    2024 093Tahina spectabilis palm rescue.jpg

    coastal north facing location

    100klm south of Sydney

    NSW

    Australia

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    5 minutes ago, peachy said:

    Is that one in the Sydney RBG or Wollongong please Colin ?

    Peachy 

    Thank you Peachy for seeing my omission, corrected the post, Royal Botanic garden Sydney

    regards

    Colin

    coastal north facing location

    100klm south of Sydney

    NSW

    Australia

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    Anything for you Possum

    I came. I saw. I purchased

     

     

    27.35 south.

    Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

    Hi Colin and Peachy from across the world!

    Love the photos Colin and yes, it was hard to leave ALL of the people (and plants) I met up with in Australia.

    Congratulations to all who moved that fine Tahina to Wollongong. 

    Cindy Adair

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    The link above takes you to the full story for those who might have missed it earlier. 
     

    And if you are moved to donate (every dollar counts) here is that link. 

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/pacsoa-conservation-project-tahina-spectabilis?attribution_id=sl:f5bec1ef-a53f-4621-b3f5-04bf63113fe6&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

     

    Cindy Adair

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