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That was very impressive! You must have had one heck of a time seeing everything you did. Thanks for the tour I loved it!
Cameron,
I think that Pheonix was reclinata and not a roebelenii, easily confused with all there other huge old specimens.
OMG the size of that Cycas revoluta, that was Crazy! That shows how old some of there specimens are 😯
Steve nailed the double headed one, I have seen a double headed sabal palmetto in Vero Beach Florida, very different palm.
Very Nice,
Bill
Posted : 14/07/2010 11:09 am
What an unbelievably beautiful place!
It must be wonderful to see the Pyramids close up!
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Posted : 14/07/2010 12:27 pm
Thanks for posting the pictures. I really like the double headed branching palm.
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Posted : 14/07/2010 2:29 pm
Those Hyphaene sp are so cool. They have a crown like a sabal almost.
PS. thanks Steve for the name on those palms I knew it started with an H but that was it. 😀
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 14/07/2010 2:49 pm
Thanks for sharing those Egypt photos.
All the Phoenix were neat. I like see palms growing where they show all their potential.
I also like a good botanical garden, and Aswan looks like it. Ceiba?!? Cool! Such an important tree in the Americas! Plus all the "new world" palms they have, looking great. I bet Washingtonia love it there.
Will you have English palm photos for us, too?
--Erik
Posted : 14/07/2010 5:42 pm
Topic starter
For good measure, one more shot of Hyphaene thebaica:
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I really liked these palms as well. I didn't see them in the northern areas of Egypt or in the Sinai peninsula. I only saw them in the south, around Aswan and Luxor.
Here are some growing right beside the Nile:
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Thanks for the help with the IDs!
Bill, if I remember correctly, the garden was started some time in the 19th century. I was a little surprised to see the revoluta being so tall as well lol. I'd say they were at least 8 feet tall, probably closer to 10 feet.
I'll put some photos of England up later, possibly this weekend. I haven't had a chance to transfer them over from my camera yet 😆
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Posted : 14/07/2010 8:00 pm
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