I everyone i was over in California 3 weeks ago visiting my palm society friends and took some video of one of my favorite palm species Rhopalostylis
Chatham islands ( oceana ) my palm is grown from seed off this monster !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YdyrivF1tc
If you can play on the HD setting and let it buffer if you can !
another nice one in a different garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vt297UhGlI
cheers Troy
Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
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Re: Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
Wow! that is an impressive Nikau-ceana. Mine is about 15 years old now, and still to form a trunk
Oh.... to live 1 or maybe 2 thousand miles closer to the equator
Oh.... to live 1 or maybe 2 thousand miles closer to the equator
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Dave
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Re: Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
Is there a better looking palm.......?
Re: Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
Yes Dave & Greville i agree she sure is a looker !
Both these palms are within a bulls roar of the ocean and temps are usually winter 16 -24 c summer 20 - 26 C never really hot or cold ,the sea fog or june gloom as the Californians call it add to the humidity .
Both these palms are within a bulls roar of the ocean and temps are usually winter 16 -24 c summer 20 - 26 C never really hot or cold ,the sea fog or june gloom as the Californians call it add to the humidity .
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Been a tough 5 years since it was frosted back to trunk level, but finally getting there
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Dave
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Re: Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
Your Chatham Nikau is looking really good again Dave , hard to get a sense of scale but the Washingtonia trunk gives it away !
Mine is still chugging away and slowly pushed 15 cm of new spear growth over the winter .
Mine is still chugging away and slowly pushed 15 cm of new spear growth over the winter .
Re: Rhopalostylis oceana video's from California
Here is my palm society Mate Bob in his new garden commenting on his Chatham island Nikau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc4G9jjyYAI
change the setting to hi def for better viewing !
cheers Troy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc4G9jjyYAI
change the setting to hi def for better viewing !
cheers Troy