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Random shots part eleven

Walter John

By Walter John
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Here's my first pics for 2008.

The foxy lady is opening up a new leaf:

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Kentiopsis magnifica baby with sunburn and new leaf, under close protection.

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Mulberry tree attacking nearby plants.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Next doors alexander palms in the blustery breeze with my java black bamboo culm shooting skyward

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The big butt of my Roystonea violacea

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Woops, a cycad, sorry, anyway, it's a new leaf on a second encephalatos growing with the bigger one. It came in the same pot you see.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Brad-Tampa Community Regular

Brad-Tampa

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Happy New Year Wal!

In Florida we are still waiting for midnight. I went through my garden picture file and tagged a few random shots to share, without comment unless requested. Please excuse me if there are too many cycads.

Brad

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tropical1 Collaborator

tropical1

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Brad-

Thanks for posting. Fantastic pics.

NW Hillsborough County, FL (Near Tampa)

10 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico

Border of Zone 9b/10a

Lakefront Microclimate

Chuck B Enthusiast

Chuck B

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I think some of those pictures definitely constitute "Plant Porno".I can't give you a proper definition of porno at this time,but I know it when I see it.All joking aside,those are some downright "kewl" pictures.You sure are growing a lot of nice stuff there.

Chuck Bailey

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Butterfly at the tip of a Chaemerops humillis.  This insect was fearless.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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All the variegated palms are making me jealous :) :). BTW, we planted 24 shade loving palms today - can't take photos as it was dark when we finished. Maybe tomorrow, if it is a nice day. Most of them are small understorey palms.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Brad cool picture of the bee hive!!  Are they agressive though?

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

Carlo Morici Veteran

Carlo Morici

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Brad, what is the fan in post 4-5, Chuniophoenix? and the inflorescence in post 8?

Wal, How is the crownshaft of your R.violacea, violet shoudl be the flowers while the sheaths should be green but I am still looking for red royals.

Carlo

Brad-Tampa Community Regular

Brad-Tampa

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Gene,

The bees aren't aggressive at all, But I do give them their space! I removed the hive twice but they kept coming back. I decided the enviornment needed pollinators:

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The only problem so far is that I can't rehang the Desmomcus (?) vining stems that are falling out of the same tree:

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Carlo,

The fan palm in post 4 is Borassodendron and in post 8 is Kerriodoxa

Brad-Tampa Community Regular

Brad-Tampa

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Carlo,

Oops, the infloresence in post 8 is Attalea.

Brad

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Brad-Tampa  :)

lovely visuals....i enjoyed seeing each still.

And dear wal your 800x600 res limit has stopped me from uploading since i have stopped resizing my images lately..thanks to photobucket account.and has saved lots of my time..

And as for downloading problems in dial-ups,all i can say is all of us must upgrade to 512kpbs ADSl connection minimum..

since even the developing countries from where i hail all are switching to Dsl or cable modems...

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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Just a shot I took this morning...

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Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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My coconut this morning after the rain...

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Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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(Wal @ Dec. 31 2007,15:48)

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The big butt of my Roystonea violacea

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Hows that song go?

I   LIKE   BIG    BUTTS   AND   THEY   DRIVE  ME  NUTS   . . . . ..  :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Carlo Morici Veteran

Carlo Morici

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Thanks Brad... and what is post 7 #2 "smells" like Kentiopsis oliviformis?  How beautiful is the picture of Pritchardia from below in post 8 #2.

Wal, I also liked the "attack" of the mulberry tree... A deserved Mediterranean revenge against tropical palmyness!

osideterry Grand Master

osideterry

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We had a great sunset by SoCal standards. Thought I'd use it as a backdrop for my Queen.

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Terry- I almost broke out my camera too. I glad you did, I'm sure your pic is better than what I would have mustered.  :)

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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Beautifull picture's!

Robbin

Southwest

osideterry Grand Master

osideterry

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Thanks Bill. Here's one of just the sunset...

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Terry - beautiful sunset shots! Here's a Pinanga caesia.

Bo-Göran

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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

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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This it the first time I have seen a mature Pinanga caesia. How big do they get, Bo?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Ari,

My two tallest ones both have trunks that are about 18-20 ft and overall height is close to 30 ft/9 m. Incidentally, these were also the VERY first palms that I planted here in March 1996.

Palm literature seems to be WAY OFF when it comes to addressing the height of P. caesia. Palms throughout the World by David L. Jones states "trunk to about 3 m. tall", and An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms by Riffle and Craft states "The trunk attains a height of 12 feet".

The tallest P. caesia I've seen was on the former Carlsmith property a few miles north of Hilo. If I remember correctly, that one probably has a trunk that's 30 ft!

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

 

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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(bgl @ Jan. 04 2008,03:55)

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Ari,

My two tallest ones both have trunks that are about 18-20 ft and overall height is close to 30 ft/9 m. Incidentally, these were also the VERY first palms that I planted here in March 1996.

Palm literature seems to be WAY OFF when it comes to addressing the height of P. caesia. Palms throughout the World by David L. Jones states "trunk to about 3 m. tall", and An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms by Riffle and Craft states "The trunk attains a height of 12 feet".

The tallest P. caesia I've seen was on the former Carlsmith property a few miles north of Hilo. If I remember correctly, that one probably has a trunk that's 30 ft!

Bo-Göran

Hi Bo

Wouldn't those books be referring to the natural habitat of Pinanga caesia ? Check some of your other palms, I bet they're different (taller/bigger) too, growing in unnatural habitat of richer than normal soil etc.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Wal,

That's obviously correct, but I don't think there should be such a vast difference. Many times, I believe the information that's published (as far as ultimate size) is based on insufficient data, and then it simply gets picked up by others, and repeated in other publications. For all we know, there may be plenty of 40 ft tall Pinanga caesia up in very remote rainforests in the mountains of Sulawesi, Indonesia. But maybe no one has seen them!

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

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Thanks Bo. I think I planted mine in the wrong spot then.. Oh well, never mind.

Sulawesi rainforest soil shouldn't be too bad. Not as rich as Javanese soil, but still volcanic as far as I know. So, in theory, it should grow bigger in habitat.

Looks good though, can't wait till mine get a bit bigger.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Another spectacular palm: Prestoea acuminata. This one just lost an old frond.

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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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