Visit to Brazil

Nigel

Visit to Brazil

Post by Nigel »

I visited the site of Butia sp florianopolis when I was in Brazil. Took some new pics as I lost my others.
Of all the Butias i have visited in various habitats, this for me is still the most beautiful and commercial of all of them.
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I also visited Albertos garden in the mountains. He has stunning Parajubaeas and Parajubaea hybrids.
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Allagoptera arenaria untouched at -5C
Allagoptera arenaria untouched at -5C
Allagoptera campestris the native Allagoptera
Allagoptera campestris the native Allagoptera
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Visit to the trout farm, catch your own dinner, and they cook it how you want. my favourite place.
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Mid summer and cold mountain water
Mid summer and cold mountain water
Fed into the trout pens
Fed into the trout pens
My host with an english trout
My host with an english trout
True paradise.
True paradise.
Springy

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Post by Springy »

Nigel wrote:I also visited Albertos garden in the mountains. He has stunning Parajubaeas and Parajubaea hybrids.
Great pictures Nigel! I think I'll have to put some of those hybrids on my wish list too! icon_study
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Awesome palms Nigel!

Are the conditions there as good as it gets for them?
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Stunning nigel just stunning! was you any were near the amazon at all? That is one of my dream destinations to go to. :)
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sanatic1234 wrote:Stunning nigel just stunning! was you any were near the amazon at all? That is one of my dream destinations to go to. :)
I think Nigel was in the South, quite a long way away from the Amazon.

I've been to the Peruvian Amazon and that was the highest quality forest I've ever seen. The other rainforests like those of Chiapas (Mexico), Costa Rica or the Brazilian Atlantic forest don't even come close in thickness, wildness and diversity, although they're all excellent icon_thumleft
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stunning palms :D
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Nice icon_cheers
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Post by kata »

Butias are one of my favorite palms, those are awesome!!

Thanks for sharing Nig!

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You cant beat south america. We went to salvador and the coconut coast a few years back. It was stunning. Ill post some pics when i get chance.
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You cant beat south america. We went to salvador and the coconut coast a few years back. It was stunning. Ill post some pics when i get chance.
sanatic1234

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otorongo wrote:
sanatic1234 wrote:Stunning nigel just stunning! was you any were near the amazon at all? That is one of my dream destinations to go to. :)
I think Nigel was in the South, quite a long way away from the Amazon.

I've been to the Peruvian Amazon and that was the highest quality forest I've ever seen. The other rainforests like those of Chiapas (Mexico), Costa Rica or the Brazilian Atlantic forest don't even come close in thickness, wildness and diversity, although they're all excellent icon_thumleft
You are very lucky Otorongo, I think i have some kind of obsession with the amazon. It just fascinates me every documentary/picture/article i seen on it. I really hope one day in my life i get to go there. :-)
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