Chamaerops No.11

Summer Edition 1993

cover   Left: Phoenix theophrastii - the Cretan Date Palm.
Right: Part of the national collection of tree ferns, Cibodas, Indonesia.

Editorial

Cordyline banksii, The Forest Cabbage Tree
Peter Richardson
A profile of this little known relative of Cordyline australis

G(r)o(w)ing Bananas
John Woodhead
Everything you always 'wanted to know about the care and cultivation of these exciting plants. You too can produce your own Bananas

South American Diary
Martin Gibbons
Second and final part of the Christmas 1992 diary of your editor, in search of the legendary red-crownshafted palm on the Inca Trail in Ecuador, South America.

1867 and All That
Martin Gibbons ex Benjamin Samuel Williams
Extracts' from a wonderful old book published over 100 years ago, but still full of useful, interesting and relevant information. A hard act to follow

Bogor - City of Rain
Stephen Becker
Dr Becker's hilarious follow-up to 'Laeken - City of Glass' (Chamaerops issue 9). This time he 's in Java, Indonesia, sheltering under a copy of Genera Palmarum...

Phoenix theophrastii - the Other European
Nicholas Turland
We all know the European Fan Palm, but here 'san opportunity to get to know the other European native, the European Feather Palm as you might call it.

Letters

Join The European Palm Society now to get access to these articles!

 

advertise
  24-03-23 - 20:07GMT
 What's New?
 New palm book
 Date: 24-05-2004

An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms
by Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft.
 New: Issue 48
 Date: 24-05-2004
Chamaerops 48
has been published in the Members Area.
 Archive complete!
 Date: 03-12-2002
All Chamaerops issues can now be found in the archive: More than 350 articles are on-line!
 Issues 13 to 16
 Date: 28-08-2002
Chamaerops mags 13, 14, 15 and 16 have been added to the members area. More than 250 articles are now online!
 42 as free pdf-file
 Date: 05-08-2002
Free Download! Chamaerops No. 42 can be downloaded for free to intruduce the new layout and size to our visitors
 Issues 17 to 20
 Date: 23-07-2002
Chamaerops mags 17, 18, 19 and 20 have been added to the members area. Now 218 articles online!
 Book List
 Date: 28-05-2001
Take a look at our brand new Book List edited by Carolyn Strudwick
 New Book
 Date: 25-01-2001
'Palmen in Mitteleuropa'
by Mario Stähler
This german book tells you all about how to cultivate your palms in Central Europe. more...