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Palm Society Tour of Gardens

Jeff Searle

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A nice groundcover of dwarf varigated Pandanus.

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Some of us palm nuts enjoying the pond surroundings.

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Areca catechu "alba"

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Some of his many crotons.

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Me standing under one of Paul's many bamboo planted in his garden.

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I almost forgot to ask....whoa, what specie is this?? This was drop dead gorgeous!!

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Dieffenbachia's adding a nice touch of color and contrast.

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Staghorns everywhere!

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More!!

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A Pandanus with it's sculpture look.

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The bottom that reflects the top growth....

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The bottom that reflects the top growth....

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Caryota no, which I estimated to be close to 40-45' tall easy.

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Nice....

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The last picture of Paul Humann's garden. A grouping of some Pseudophoenix mixed with Agave's.

Thanks Paul!!

Jeff

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(Jeff Searle @ Mar. 01 2008,13:34)

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Christy, Andrea and Sandra.

Ranch Hands "on tour" I like it!  :)

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!

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Insert general "WOW" here.               :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!

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fantabulous!

San Fernando Valley, California

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I'll try not to duplicate any photos that Jeff and Bill have posted but here are a few from the same tour. All three gardens were fantastic.

At Paul's house was fast growing Syagrus botryophora

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A beautiful Cyrtostachys renda.

During the visit, I was told that getting a Cyrtostachys planted and establishing some root growth gives them a better chance of surviving here. It makes sense and this one sure seems happy. Anyone else notice a better survival rate from our occasional cold weather when planted vs. a container?

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An unmistakable crownshaft.

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This one has already been posted but it deserves a second look.

Linda gets a close up of a massive Metroxylon growing at the water's edge.

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more..

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I'm not sure of the vine but it is growing on the trunk of a big Royal

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not sure of this one

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I believe this is Macrozamia moorei

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The group gathers in the shade of nice Live Oak.

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The final stop was Charlie Slater's place. Every garden had something special.

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Jeff Chait was responsible for organizing the event for the South Florida Palm Society. It was a great garden tour.

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Jeff and Charlie stand at the base of a big Ceiba

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John Demott looks up at the big Ceiba

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A very colorful cordyline grows out in full sun

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Faith Bischock holds the shell of a double coconut.

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I really enjoyed some of the landscape settings. There were many combinations but this was one of my favorites.

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Tim

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Why are those guys on their knees in post #66, pic 3 ?       :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!

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Wow!! For a second there I thought it was Fairchild!! I swear, what a garden! Looks more like a botanical garden that you'd have to pay entry fees to get in to  :o

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Wow.  Nice garden and very good coverage.

Is it correct to assume that because Paul has only been in the property for 14 years all the palms we see there are about 14 years old too?

Gene,

      Just about every palm you see has been planted by Paul since he has lived there, with the exception of some tall Royals which I didn't photograph. Also some of the large trees were there prior to him coming as well.

Ryan was unable to make this tour of gardens. I can get him into these at anytime when he's ready to go.

Jeff

Jeff - thanks.  I am just trying to get an idea of how long it will take some palms to grow.  I bought a 1 gallon Copernicia Baileyana a planted it in the ground and I have always wondered how long it will take to look like a tree and develope some trunk.

Hope there are more pictures coming.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

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

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Our next stop was at Mike Harris. Mike has approx. 5 acres with a good size lake and oak trees well over 100 years old. This first picture is one of many Corypha umbraculifera's on the property.

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A look across the lake at at some rather big Raphia hookeri, which has it's roots well into the water's edge.

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Andrea enjoying a swing under a very large ficus tree.

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Another blue bamboo. B. Chungii.

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Raphia hookeri showing all it's curly fiber.

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Upclose detail of Pinanga philippinensis.

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A group of Corypha umbraculifera's.

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Copernicia bailyana

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Looking up into a Metroxylon vitiense

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A newly planted Copernicia yarey. These are extreamly hard to come by.

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