I love this little part of Minami-Izu. This grove of Washingtonia and Date Palms sits on a spit of land off of Yumigahama beach. The benches allow people to sit among the trees and watch the sunset on the other side of the gracefully-curving beach.
Rhapis is considered one of the few “Japanese” palms, but it is actually a “naturalized” palm, with origins in China several centuries ago. However, it is believed that Japan originally introduced the rhapis palm to the west, as early as the Tokugawa era (1600s to mid-1800s).
Livistona thrive in the living room.
Not only is he in the water and sand of the small city river, he’s under the bridge catching sun only in the early morning or late afternoon. But he looks happy, wouldn’t you agree?
These Butyagrus seeds are sprouting energetically, with many pushing two roots out (meaning, two plants from the same seed). These were raised in sphagnum moss, and took about 3 months to germinate. These cross-breeds are essentially unknown in Japan, and have only become popular among palm enthusiasts in the past decade. They are popular because…
“…for many reasons: they are a lovely deep green, they tend to look really lush and bushy, they stay for many years in the same-sized pot, and they need little sun or water.”
ご存知の通り日本では年に数回台風に直面します。時には深刻な被害を引き起こすほど強力ですが、ただ大雨をもたらすだけの時もあります。台風の強弱にかかわらず、通過した後には何かしらの痕跡を残していきます。最近の小笠原諸島旅行の際には、台風の爪痕を間近に見ることになりました。 Here in Japan we face typhoons several times a year. Sometimes, they are strong enough to cause serious damage, and other times they just bring a lot of rain. However strong they are, they affect everything in their path in some way. On a recent trip to the Ogasawara Islands, I saw the results…