Youngest palm talk member?

[Xenon]

i made an excuse to ask about climate...sorry

[samirbouag]

small presentation

my name is samir. I am French. I live on the French Riviera 9b 10a. I am 17 years and 18 July 12.

I think I'm the youngest on palm not talk?

don't asking me what I'm doing at home this Sunday evening, because its been two days that I celebrate holiday's. game over for me. :yay:

[Palmy]

I am 20, got into palms when I was 15... Think I joined the IPS board (old one) in 2005... It began pretty quickly. My love for palms has slightly faded, but that is probably because I am in college and living in a place where palms don't really grow well... The warmest place I am likely to transfer next year in University of Oklahoma... Even colder than Oregon... sometimes...

I know kylesafl whatever his name is fell in love with palms when he was in his mid/early teen years... Such a rarity to have a teenager into palms...

Edited February 9, 2010 by Palmy

[Jeff Searle]

A little story to share...

I just returned from Key West yesterday where I do my palm sale every year. My first year there was 16 years ago and this is where I met Andre, who is now 25 years old. He was only 9 years old that year and wandered into my sale asking about different palms and holding his Betrock Palm Book I might add. He ended up buying a few small palms and has been to my sale every year since. Andre and his family have become very good friends of ours. Andre's little typical yard (by Key West standards) is one of the nicest collections and manicured yards I have ever seen. And I have toured many private gardens. His collection include Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, Areca macrocalyx, different Calyptrocalyx spp. Licuala spp. and many others.

His good friend Danny, who is 16 lives two doors down. He's been a serious palm collector for 2 years now and has 200 species, of which most are in the ground. To this day, it's been apparant that Andre's influence has rubbed off and onto Danny.When ever I get a chance to go down to Key West, I always make it a point to visit these two young friends and visit their gardens. For those of you that have visited down there, Danny's father owns the famous Green Parrot Bar, a couple of streets from Duval St.

[bgl]

Jeff,

That's a great story! My only question: I don't recall seeing them here on PalmTalk!?

Bo-Göran

[Xenon]

Thanks Kris, but my parents don't have the palm bug...YET!

Thanks again,

The youngest member on palmtalk

Edited February 9, 2010 by Xenon

[Kris]

[Al in Kona]

Nice thread...

And Dear Keith in that case you should plant some chelian wine palms,date palms & coryphas too in your garden.I bet you will be able to see some mature specimens in your life time and also some fruting ? Think about it !

Lots of love to you & other kids of palmtalk...

kris

Good suggestion Kris. Yeah Keith, and don't forget to plant some Pseudophoenix ekmanii so you can show your grandkids what a decently mature one of it will look like! Oh yes, also a Copernicia cowellii!