Wollongong Botanical Gardens Palm Collection

[edric]

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Category:WOLLONGONG_BOTANICAL_GARDENS

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Edric

good job combining the posts, The Flying palms came down in 2014, the latest last week.

regards

colin

[edric]

Hi Edric

good job combining the posts, The Flying palms came down in 2014, the latest last week.

regards

colin

Thanks for proof reading it for me, I got it straitened out, Ed

[cassowaryhill]

Hey Guys hows the palmetum looking now and where exactly in the gardens is the palmetum on a map?

 

[Daryl]

Hi Shane, Colin would be best to answer your question on how it looks...it has been a while since I was there. As for location, most of the palm plantings are in the northeast corner along Northfields Avenue

 

regards

Daryl

 

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Shane and Daryl, 

The last plant out i did  last Thursday, this is the 4th since the article was written in the Palm and Cycad magazine which incorrectly said we had planted 200 palm (should have said 750- 800), it now has over 900 palms with more planting next spring, still about 250+ more palms  to be planted in Royal botanic gardens in Sydney next spring/summer. It is getting harder to find new species these days so the plant outs  within the next 2 years will slow down.

Some palms planted last Thursday, 

45 L Dypsis sp bef

45 L Dypsis carlsmithii

5 Ceroxylon ventricosum

5 Chamaedorea oblongata

2 extra Chamaedorea elatior 

2x5  Chamaedorea ..............NFP

2 Ravenea sp 

2 Ravenea krociana

2 Dypsis ambositrae

a few unusual Howea forsteriana

+ many,many others

regards

Colin

 

[gyuseppe]

3 hours ago, palmtreesforpleasure said:

 

2x5  Chamaedorea ..............NFP

 

 

 

Colin what kind are they?

[cassowaryhill]

8 hours ago, palmtreesforpleasure said:

Hi Shane and Daryl, 

The last plant out i did  last Thursday, this is the 4th since the article was written in the Palm and Cycad magazine which incorrectly said we had planted 200 palm (should have said 750- 800), it now has over 900 palms with more planting next spring, still about 250+ more palms  to be planted in Royal botanic gardens in Sydney next spring/summer. It is getting harder to find new species these days so the plant outs  within the next 2 years will slow down.

Some palms planted last Thursday, 

45 L Dypsis sp bef

45 L Dypsis carlsmithii

5 Ceroxylon ventricosum

5 Chamaedorea oblongata

2 extra Chamaedorea elatior 

2x5  Chamaedorea ..............NFP

2 Ravenea sp 

2 Ravenea krociana

2 Dypsis ambositrae

a few unusual Howea forsteriana

+ many,many others

regards

Colin

 

Where did you guys get a 45L carlsmithii? wow

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Ben Smith, Palmsforbrisbane, found it for the Wollongong Botanic Gardens. If you want palms in Australia, contact Ben. If not on his published list,

Being a collector himself he grows many rare palms  himself and many of us share seed with him, ring him and ask him if he has want you want.

Many species do not make his stock list (sold before he has a chance to put them on it)  also there is a courier who delivers to Sydney for him.

It is always better if you buy a few at a time as the freight costs stays nearly the same as for one. He has to take it to the freight company and may have charge for that

Regards

Colin

 

 

 

 

 

[palmtreesforpleasure]

16 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Colin what kind are they?

not telling

[cassowaryhill]

On 18/04/2016, 18:30:43, palmtreesforpleasure said:

not telling

Hey Mate ,,,, You guys going to be planting more B. alfredii? 

[Mohsen]

On 4/18/2016, 9:03:45, palmtreesforpleasure said:

Ben Smith, Palmsforbrisbane, found it for the Wollongong Botanic Gardens. If you want palms in Australia, contact Ben. If not on his published list,

Being a collector himself he grows many rare palms  himself and many of us share seed with him, ring him and ask him if he has want you want.

Many species do not make his stock list (sold before he has a chance to put them on it)  also there is a courier who delivers to Sydney for him.

It is always better if you buy a few at a time as the freight costs stays nearly the same as for one. He has to take it to the freight company and may have charge for that

Regards

Colin

 

 

 

 

 

I have already obtained few from Ben...Excellent collections/quality  and reasonable price and courier ...

[Mohsen]

I am always passing Wollongong Botanical Garden at least once a month...I was not aware that it has these nice palm collections...will be there next time and will try to take pictures too...

[cassowaryhill]

1 minute ago, Mohsen said:

I am always passing Wollongong Botanical Garden at least once a month...I was not aware that it has these nice palm collections...will be there next time and will try to take pictures too...

Thanks mate! please do!  

[palmtreesforpleasure]

4 hours ago, cassowaryhill said:

Hey Mate ,,,, You guys going to be planting more B. alfredii? 

Have 2 planted already and they are growing quickly

Regards

Colin