Semidesert conifers 7 The Sagalassos Expedition
Sagalassos Expedition 2010
Hodi Toth, Jozsef (HTJ) is one of the �Semidesert Fathers", who are saving and breeding endangered plants. Not long ago I started a series of �Semidesert Conifers" on the Gardenweb threads. The discoveries of a late October one man expedition up to the Toros Mts. in SW Turkey is following here in some volumes. HTJ enriched the conifer literature not only with more than 30 new cultivars, but he managed to find and collect the majestic silvery grey lebanon cedars around the Irmasan Gecidi Pass (1526 meters), and on 1800 meters of Sagalassos near to an area, where ancient ruins are ruleing the Toros Mts.. I give an outlook to mediterrain evergreen oaks too.
The editing and publishing of this expedition comes from me, photos and plant desciptions are made and written by HTJ.
Volume 1
First Day, Headquarters in Antalya
The Antalya Bay
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Antalya
Oak trunks in the temple garden of Pasha Murat, built in the 16th century
Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Antalya, Falez Garden
Quercus coccifera
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Quercus coccifera
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Quercus coccifera
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Yucca aloifolia
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Quercus aucheri, a young prostrate form
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus aucheri
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Quercus suber and Quercus aucheri
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Quercus suber
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Quercus aucheri
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Antalya, Ataturk Park
Pinus brutia Big Lettuce
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Ataturk Kulturparki, Antalya, TUR
A witches broom on a 15 meters high Pinus brutia. Needles longer, straighter and stronger green than on the normal growing tree. Very denser than foliage of tree, very slow growing, maybee 3-6 cm per year. View as a big lettuce in salad-bowl.
Pinus brutia Big Lettuce
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Pinus brutia Big Lettuce
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Flowering Asphodeline
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Antalya city
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Antalya Int. Forest. Memorial Garden
Cupressus sempervirens Prayer
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
6 m in height, slender, deep green. Moss-like foliage, upward gradually narrowed. Lateral heads short, horizontal, leader searches the sky.
Cupressus sempervirens Prayer
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Cupressus sempervirens Direk
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
Nearly 5 meters height, medium green color. At broadest point maybe 50 cm, slender, closed crown. Lateral heads at acute angles to leader. 2-3 years sprouts shell shaped. The name means �Pole�.
Cupressus sempervirens Direk
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Cupressus sempervirens Agiz
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
Maybe 6 meters height, slender, closed, deep green foliage. Thin, threaded sprouts, dense structure. The name means �Edge�.
Cupressus sempervirens Agiz
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Cupressus sempervirens Dua in the middle
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
7-8 m height, dark green color. Crown broadest under upper third part, max. 50 cm. Lateral heads at acute angles to leader. Crown closed, compact, dense. The name means �Prayer�.
Cupressus sempervirens Dua in the middle
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Cupressus sempervirens Minaret to the right
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongess of Forestry 1997
8 meters high, very slender plant. The broadest point max 30 cm, only the highest 1 m is slenderer. Laterel heads are horizontal, at right angles to leader. Maybe the best selection.
Cupressus sempervirens Minaret to the right
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Cupressus sempervirens Belli far middle
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
5-6 meters high, slender, lateral heads at acute angles to leader, closed but crown is transparent in contra light. Thin, threaded sprouts. The name means �Slender�.
Cupressus sempervirens Belli far middle
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Cupressus sempervirens Durmus
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
8 meters high, deep green, slender plant, broadest point max. 30 cm. Lateral heads at right angles to leader. Sprouts like a parsley, crown dense, closed. Super plant. The name is a turkish man�s name.
Cupressus sempervirens Durmus
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Cupressus sempervirens Emin and Kemal
Emin
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
5 meters tall, very slender. Short, at right angles to leader stand sprouts in deep green color. Very closed, dense foliage. Like an exclamation point. Turkish man�s name.
Kemal
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
5 meters tall, very slender. Lateral heads stand at acute angles to leader. The broadest point max. 30cm. Deep green foliage, closed, dense crown. Very impressed. The name refers to Mustapha Kemal /Kemal Ataturk/, the founder of modern turkish state.
Cupressus sempervirens Emin and Kemal
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Cupressus sempervirens Mehmet
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
6 meters in height, deep green. Young parts are tousled, confused but later massive pole. Foliage as parsley, closed, dense. Dramatic effect in overall impression.
Cupressus sempervirens Mehmet
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Sweetwater limestone
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Pinus nigra Snakeskin
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
One meter in height, like a little fortified castle. Short, 4-8 cm long needles but in some places only 1-2 cm. Twigs only 3-5 cm long, vast number of ramifications. Roundish buds, with vertical, brown bands. Bark of twigs like a snakeskin. Bizarre phenomenon.
Pinus nigra Snakeskin
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Pinus nigra Snakeskin
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Pinus nigra Snakeskin
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Pinus nigra Snakeskin
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P. nigra f. seneceriana Storknest
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
2 meters in height, 4 meters broad plant. Without leader and lateral heads, boughs in broad curve, last years twigs near vertical. Needles 15-18 cm long, deep green. Very slow growing.
P. nigra f. seneceriana Storknest
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Pinus nigra Pagoda
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
Likely origin Tavsanli forest, with many erect exemplars of the species. 2 meters in height, perfectly vertical, parallel leaders. Parts with foliage in many floors, needles 10-12 cm long, straigth, deep green. Breadth of plant almost on whole heigth alike, only near peak narower. Like a Cephalotaxus harringtoniana �Fastigiata� with longer, lighter green needles.
Pinus nigra Pagoda
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Pinus nigra Turkish Delight
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
3 meters high, strongly stretched egg-form plant. Needles 15-18 cm long, deep green. Lateral heads parallel but scarcely view because of a rich foliage. Leader explicit. A handsome specimen.
Pinus nigra Turkish Delight
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Pinus nigra Turkish Delight
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Pinus nigra Lovely
2010 Hodi Toth Jozsef HUN from sport of Antalya
Memorial Park of XVII. Worldcongress of Forestry 1997
3 meters high, regular conical habit, with leader and lateral heads. Foliage deep green. In all years 2-3 growth, the needles of last only partially or not at all developes./Like a Pinus nigra �Wurstl�/ On peak several naked axises finish the year. The needles 8-10 cm long, rigid, flat, straight. Bark on twigs light brown, like a snakeskin. Whitish, conspicuous legumes of bundles. Also conspicuous that cones erect, not hangs.
Pinus nigra Lovely
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Pinus nigra Lovely
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Pinus nigra Lovely
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Pinus nigra Lovely
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HTJ and Zsolt
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