The #Keopu drainage way in #Holualoa is going wild today. The #Kona storm here in #Hawaii does not show signs of slowing down, yet. Strong winds, raining cats and dogs, no electricity since last night.
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A big root ball of a large bamboo plant toppled over. Lots of brown bamboo leaves on the ground (lawn). Some palms and other green vegetation in the background.
Quite an intense #Kona storm here in #Holualoa #Hawaii. The gusts are definitely tropical storm level. My Sacred Bali Bamboo (Schizostachyum brachycladum) decided to call it a day 😞.
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A #KonaStorm is moving across #Hawaii and it looks like the winds are finally picking up for us in #Holualoa. The latest forecast states that we will get 300mm of rain over the next couple of days. These storms can get really intense.
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A top-down close-up shows a cluster of small, teardrop-shaped seeds with fine ridges, arranged in a loose arc inside a shallow clear glass dish. The seeds are light to medium brown and tan. Beneath the glass is a wet, speckled gray-beige surface with dark flecks, and faint green writing curves along the rim. Lighting is soft and even. Dominant colors are brown, tan, gray, beige, and a hint of green. Weather is not visible, as this appears to be an indoor scene.
I got my hands one some seeds of Pinanga subterranea, a #palm 🌴 from #Borneo that was described scientifically for the first time in 2023. It is the only known palm so far that flowers and fruits underground! Let's see if the seeds germinate 🙏. #Hawaii #Holualoa
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A close-up of a tropical Mangifera casturi tree shows a cluster of long, narrow leaves with glossy surfaces. The newest leaves are burgundy to magenta with bright yellow-green midribs and veins, emerging from lime-green stems. Surrounding them are larger, mature leaves in deep to medium green with pale veins, forming a dense backdrop. To the right, a patch of trimmed grass and more foliage is visible. The dominant colors are green, burgundy/magenta, and yellow-green. Lighting is even with soft shadows, suggesting a bright overcast day and mild weather.
Close-up of a cluster of young leaves on a Mangifera casturi tree. The new leaves are long, narrow, and glossy, colored burgundy to reddish-brown with bright yellow midribs and veins. They hang downward amid older, broader leaves that are deep green with lighter green veins. The background is a softly blurred canopy of more green foliage. Light reflections on the leaves suggest bright, yet overcast weather. Dominant colors are deep green, burgundy, and yellow.
Close-up of a tree’s foliage (Mangifera casturi) with many long, narrow, glossy leaves. New growth hangs slightly and ranges from coppery orange to pinkish bronze with pale yellow veins, while mature leaves behind it are deep emerald and dark green with lighter midribs. The background shows blurred green grass and more leaves. Lighting is even and bright, suggesting clear, mild weather. Dominant colors are coppery orange/bronze, various greens, and touches of yellow.
Love the emerging new leaves of Mangifera casturi, the Kalimantan mango, originally from the #Kalimantan region of #Borneo. Our tree was planted in 2019. Hopefully we will see some fruit soon as traditional mangos do not fruit well in our wet elevation of #Holualoa (>2000mm of rain in 2025) #Hawaii
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Purple new leaves of Theobroma grandiflorum. Grass visible in the background.
A new flush of colorful leaves by Theobroma grandiflorum, commonly known as cupuaçu. It is a #cacao relative, native to the Amazon (Brazil 🇧🇷). Growing in #Holualoa #Hawaii.
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A small seedling of Theobroma cacao. 4 green leaves are visible. The dark soil is visible in the background.
Who else is growing Theobroma glaucum? We’re stoked to have planted our first seedling—a unique species distinct from the standard cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao). Can’t wait to see its spectacular cauliflory flowers in a few years! #Hawaii #Holualoa #BigIsland
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Avocado treed loaded with red flowers of the red jade vine (Mucuna bennettii). Blue sky with some white clouds in the background. On the bottom you see a row of Crinum asiaticum (spider lily).
Closeup of the red flowers of the red jade vine (Mucuna bennettii) on an avocado tree. Blue sky in the background.
Closeup of the red flowers of the red jade vine (Mucuna bennettii) growing on an avocado tree. Some thick grey branches of the avocado tree are visible to the left and the right of the red flowers. Blue sky in the background.
We turbocharged one of our 🥑 avocado trees (Persea americana) with red jade vine (Mucuna bennettii). It is totally taking off this year & provides a constant display of fireworks! #Holualoa #BigIsland #Hawaii
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Roughly 12 inflorescences visible of the beehive ginger, latin name Zingiber spectabile, cultivar 'Early Yellow'. Some smaller inflorescences are pure yellow, while others are red on the bottom and fading into a yellow top. The larger stems of the ginger plants are visible in the background. Some of the inflorescences show the small actual flowers are dark purple to yellow in color.
A closeup picture of the dark purple and yellow flower of the ginger plant Zingiber spectabile coming out of the mostly yellow inflorescence (also red/orange at the bottom)
Zingiber spectabile 'Early Yellow' blooming in #Holualoa #Hawaii. This ginger is native to Southeast Asia and is also commonly called the beehive ginger.
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The purple flower of Passiflora laurifolia. Some green vegetation in the background.
The amazing flower of Passiflora laurifolia, a passionfruit species from neotropical America that is commonly called "water lemon". It is growing here in #Holualoa #Hawaii.
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The bottom of a palm with roughly 12 bright red roots visible.
A picture with thick tropical foliage. The palm Prestoea ensiformis in the center. Several red roots faintly visible at the bottom of the palm.
Prestoea ensiformis showing off its colorful roots! P. ensiformis is a neotropical palm that grows in #Colombia, #CostaRica, #Ecuador, #Panama, and #Peru. The specimen in our collection is mildly clustering and is growing in a moist shady spot since 2017. #Holualoa #Hawaii
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The red flower of Amherstia nobilis (Pride of Burma) with a hint of yellow.
The tree of Amherstia nobilis (Pride of Burma). Lots of visible green leaves. One red flower of the tree visible to the left.
The tropical tree Amherstia nobilis (Pride of Burma) is such an amazing little tree! Flowing in #Holualoa #Hawaii
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Just provided testimony to the Nā Ala Hele Advisory Council meeting in 2 days re. the historic Judd Trail in #Kona #Hawaii. We so urgently need more public trails on Kona & #Holualoa. The largest infrastructure project of the Kingdom of HI in the 19th century.
imagesofoldhawaii.com/judd-trail/
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#Holualoa 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Close picture of the palm Chrysalidocarpus titan (formerly known as Dypsis sp. bejouf). You can see the hole where the spear of the palm previously attached to.
Picture of the palm Chrysalidocarpus titan (formerly known as Dypsis sp. bejouf). No trunk, several leaves emerge from the grass around. Some small palms can be seen in the background. The spear of the palm is laying on the ground.
The horror of every palm collector: the dreaded 😱 "spear pull". Happened to my rather fancy Chrysalidocarpus titan (formerly Dypsis sp. 'bejouf') an only recently named palm from #Madagascar growing in my garden in #Holualoa #Hawaii
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View towards an asphalt street that goes downhill with the blue Pacific ocean behind. Blue cloudless sky. Some telephone pole + wires visible. A large mango tree partially visible to the right.
After the #Thanksgiving 10km Race ... Time for #Java ☕ #Holualoa #Hawaii.
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