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lets visit "rancho soledad"

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saturday,march 10,2007.palmgrover(bob) & i decided to go to rancho soledad nursey.mattyb's wife wouldn't let him go.

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nice large boxed trithrinax.

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some things got a bit crispy.

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c.macrocarpa,et al.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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bob with cordylines.

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large boxed rhopie.

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"floss silk" tree.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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bob with one of his favorite species(i assume),d.decipiens.nice "planet of the apes" shirt,dewd.

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under the shadecloth.move all those cycads outta the way so i can see the palms! :D

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large coccothrinax sp.i think c.miragauma.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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bob holding up a VERY large wodyetia/veitchia cross.

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oops,caught fondling the palms :P

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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cryosophilia sp.

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join us now in the palmetum...if you dare!muahaha!

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the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Nice!  I should really make it down there one of these days....

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

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Some great shots Paul, Of me that is. :P

Matt ya missed out brother, :(  it was a blast...

Yes Paul the D. decipiens is one of my favorites.

It would be very easy to spend some big bucks

there. "I want, I want I want..."

more palms, less bombs!

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(Palmgrover @ Mar. 15 2007,21:57)

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Some great shots Paul, Of me that is. :P

Matt ya missed out brother, :(  it was a blast...

Yes Paul the D. decipiens is one of my favorites.

It would be very easy to spend some big bucks

there. "I want, I want I want..."

yes.the subtitle should've read "starring bob weas as

'palmgrover'".hope you got union wages. :D

too bad none of my friends ever take any bloody photos :angry: i AM a leo...

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Paul!  

You didn't get any pictures of Gary LeVine?     He works there on Saturdays... :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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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Paul  :)

Fentastic coverage and i loved the nursery very nice.

and wish to see more of my favouriate palms if possible..

Thanks & Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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bs i have heard that gary works there & i thought we might run into him but the place is huge.

kris more coming...

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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(pohonkelapa @ Mar. 16 2007,08:14)

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bs i have heard that gary works there & i thought we might run into him but the place is huge.

kris more coming...

They have radios you know.....  :P            :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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are they "dial up"?

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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fuzz...

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multi-headed chameadorea.

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whats the number for "9-1-1"?!?!

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the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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ouch.looks like MY yard.

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hyophorbe indica.

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crown detail.

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"the palm formerly known as lytocaryum weddellianum."

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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"what?there are plants OTHER than palms?"

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the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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so THIS is where all the old bar tables go!

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thanks for checking out the photos.hope ya didn't get

too "burned out" :D

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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sorry zac--no mas.start at the top again :D

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Paul  :)

Thanks Man ! i was salvating like a mad dog,just wanting

more greenery.we hindus believe in rebirth.may be in my

past birth i was a naughty cow of some kind eating up lots

of greenery.

so even now the habit dont seem to die at all,especially when

seeing those cycas,devils tongue & salacca magnificia's..

and those pink sisters_plants looks adoreable !  :)

Thanks Paul,

Love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Paul,

    Thanks for all the great shots, as always, it looks like it was total goof-off for you guys there. Oh, and a few nice palms. :P

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Sweet photos bud!  Thanks for sharing!  I love that feeling of "kid in a candystore"  I get when I go to a nursery that has unusual palms!  This photoalbum gave me just that feeling!

www.dadluvsu.com

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I was there, that was me driving the forklift.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Sorry I missed you guys, next time tell one of the sales people to call me on the two way.

If anyone is planning a trip to RSN, I work Saturday from 9AM to 2PM. I will not be in now until the end of May since I am about to leave to Madagascar, but come see me when I get back.

Gary

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

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(MattyB @ Mar. 20 2007,12:35)

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I was there, that was me driving the forklift.

Which look is that Matt?    Landscape help guy?....   ???

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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madagascar,eh?do they have palms there?  :D

the "prince of snarkness."

 

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san diego,california,left coast.

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:P  :P  :P I didn't know such a place existed! :P  :P

Absolutely beautiful! It's paradise! Heaven?!?!?

Wowzie wow wow...

Thanks for sharing Paul!

gotta get there    gotta get there

Scott

San Fernando Valley, California

Sunset Climate Zone 18

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come on down sometime!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Paul,

Great collection of photos! And you guys should see Palms of Paradise here in Hilo - where ALL those palms come from!! :D

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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i'd love to!i'm gonna try & hide in mattyb's luggage so if you go to he airport to pick him up & notice that his suitcase groans when you drop it ITS ME in there!!! :P

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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