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Day trip to Townsville, Queensland Australia

Jonathan Haycock

By Jonathan Haycock
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It’s been almost 2 years since I last visited Townsville, so I decided to hop on a plane and head North for the day. 

Up at 2 am, dropped car at the Airpark at 4 am, and caught the complimentary bus service to Brisbane’s domestic terminal. The 2 hour flight arrived in Townsville just before 8.30 am. 

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Picked up keys to the hire car at the terminal desk and headed straight for Queens Gardens.

They have a large number of mature Saribus rotundifolius “black trunk", which look stunningly glossy in partial shade. 

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I was keen to check on the Lemurophoenix halleuxii, which has added quite a bit of height over the last 2 years.

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One of the largest Tahina spectabilis in Australia. Gained some serious mass the last 2 years.

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I believe that’s a Marojejya insignis bottom right. It’s not happy, too much sun I think.

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This Neoveitchia storckii never seems to set fruit 😩.

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Attractive Calyptrocalyx sp. Yet to find a species I don’t like in this genus.

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Headed over to one of my favourite places to visit, the Palmetum.

First order of the day was to see how the Cocos nucifera “Super Green Dwarf/Niu leka” were doing. 

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Quite a number of Verschaffeltia splendida were putting on a show.

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Assume this was some kind of Arenga? The palm itself isn’t much to look at (in my opinion), but the infructescence certainly caught the eye.

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Been on the wish list for a while. One day 🤞.

Deckenia nobilis.

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Two female Lodoicea maldivica in need of some male attention.

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The 4 Tahina spectabilis are coming along nicely. That makes a total of 5 I’m aware of in Townsville public gardens.

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Impressive Hyphaene petersiana.

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Perfect example of Copernicia hospita.

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Hyphaene thebaica requires a bit of space.

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Latania loddigesii full of fruit.

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A final quick stop at Anderson Park before heading back to the airport. I believe this to be Pinanga coronata var. kuhlii.

Arrived back home at 12.30 am. Knackered, but was well worth it. Hope you enjoyed the pictures.

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A few more bonus shots. First from the Palmetum. A fellow PalmTalker on Facebook suggested this was Attalea butyracea.

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I mistakenly thought this was some kind of Areca. Turns out it’s Drymophloeus oliviformis. Gorgeous palm.

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One final palm from Queens Gardens. I’m told it’s most likely Ptychosperma lauterbachii.

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Watch out for those webs while searching for seed fall 😂. They get big down under.

Northern Golden Orb Weaver.

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Great photos and specimens Jonathan. I’m always amazed when I see photos of Tahina about how many there are now getting big in cultivation. For a species that has only had seed collected once in history it’s not a rare palm anymore. Great story that started here on Palmtalk and shows how adaptable they must be to cultivation. There must be tens of thousands doing well all over the globe now. 

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Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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3 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Great photos and specimens Jonathan. I’m always amazed when I see photos of Tahina about how many there are now getting big in cultivation. For a species that has only had seed collected once in history it’s not a rare palm anymore. Great story that started here on Palmtalk and shows how adaptable they must be to cultivation. There must be tens of thousands doing well all over the globe now. 

Thanks Tim.

Certainly more in cultivation than habitat, but not sure there are 10’s of thousands? Hopefully there are.

Almost impossible to source one in Australia now so quite rare locally for us.

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I think there were two Tahina seed collections close to each other around 2007. Good to see the seeds and plants got into the right places in Australia. 

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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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@Jonathan Haycock, you're really racking up the frequent flyer points lately aren't you!  :) Love the photos!

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Fantastic, Saturday night read, so good. Thank you so much for posting @Jonathan Haycock

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9 hours ago, Fusca said:

@Jonathan Haycock, you're really racking up the frequent flyer points lately aren't you!  :) Love the photos!

I wish Jon. I used to head up to Cairns and Townsville very 2-3 months with my previous employer, and always scheduled in time to wonder round the botanical gardens. This is my first time back to Townsville since late 2023. Cairns will be next, but will have to wait until next year as I have a trip to UK (see my folks) to pay for first.

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8 hours ago, ASHCVS said:

Fantastic, Saturday night read, so good. Thank you so much for posting @Jonathan Haycock

My pleasure Andy, glad you enjoyed the thread. At some stage I need to purchase a decent camera to properly showcase the amazing gardens and palms Australia has to offer, but for now the iPhone will have to do. 

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Amazing pictures. Thank you!!!!

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Mahalo Johnathan for your palm passion and taking the time to share your excursion. Never get tired of palm gardens, palm photos, and plant people.

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7 hours ago, Jonathan Haycock said:

I wish Jon. I used to head up to Cairns and Townsville very 2-3 months with my previous employer, and always scheduled in time to wonder round the botanical gardens. This is my first time back to Townsville since late 2023. Cairns will be next, but will have to wait until next year as I have a trip to UK (see my folks) to pay for first.

Ah, I was thinking that you had just traveled to Hawaii visiting Tim - but it was a different Jonathan!  Oops!

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Ah, I was thinking that you had just traveled to Hawaii visiting Tim - but it was a different Jonathan!  Oops!

There's only room for one Jonathan in this here town!

Nice pics @Jonathan Haycock. I visited the palmetum maybe 15 year ago and was suitably overwhelmed...would love to go back and have another look through slightly more experienced eyes.

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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There's only room for one Jonathan in this here town!

Nice pics @Jonathan Haycock. I visited the palmetum maybe 15 year ago and was suitably overwhelmed...would love to go back and have another look through slightly more experienced eyes.

It was the perfect winter day for it Jonathan. Mild 24C and sunny. I've visited quite a number of times now over the last 4 years and always find something previously missed. 

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