Aloha Edition – Palm Collectors, pt. 2
Chrysalidocarpus “orange crush” with Gloria Batule providing scale, at the legacy garden of Donn Carlsmith.
Aloha from Hawaii and the 32nd International Palm Society Biennial.
Whether it’s fine art, automobiles, or even palms, the best collectors rely on years of study and travel to advance their connoisseurship. This is the second of a two-part survey of passionately curated private palm collections visited on the Big Island of Hawaii.
In this issue, we visit the remarkable private palm reserves of two former presidents of the International Palm Society.