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Palms planted at Disney's Animal Kingdom-Pandora land, Kerriodoxa, Chambeyronia,etc

Eric in Orlando

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Last week I got an early morning tour of the landscape at Disney's Animal Kingdom. This is in the new 14 acre Pandora section. It is based on the Avatar movie. They have done a spectacular job with the landscaping using many, many unusual and odd plants. They have also added "fake" alien plants and the blend is seamless. The detail of this park is just incredible. In addition to the Caryota obtusa (they planted over 200 of these) which I posted in a separate post, they planted some other nice palms and most aren't the common specimens found here.

Bismarckia nobilis, most of these were 25-30ft tall and several were green forms

 

 

 

 

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Bismarckia nobilis (with Cecropia peltata and Arenga tremula)

 

 

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Kerriodoxa elegans, glad to see them use this great palm

 

 

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Chambeyronia macrocarpa

 

 

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Arenga tremula

 

 

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Arenga engleri

 

 

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Allagoptera arenaria

 

 

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Rhapis multifida

 

 

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Sabal palmetto as host trees for Schefflera actinophylla and Ficus aurea. These were brought up from south FL and look to be the wispier form of Sabal palmetto found in Dade County.

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Dypsis decaryi and Dypsis lutescens

 

 

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Livistona chinensis and Livistona decora

 

 

 

 

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Wodyetia bifurcata

 

 

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Several nice X Butyagrus nabonnandii planted there

 

 

 

 

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And a few "palm-like" plants

Cycas debaoensis, Cycas rumphii and Encephalartos ferox

 

 

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Ravenala madagascariensis

 

 

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Pandanus furcatus- this specimen came from my old yard!

 

 

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Several mature Pandanus utilis were planted

 

 

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Pandanus baptistii 'Aureus' and Pandanus pygmaeus

 

 

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Pachypodium lamerei and Pachypodium meridionale

 

 

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Some big Beaucarnea recurvata

 

 

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Dracaena arborea

 

 

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Angiopteris evecta and Cyathea cooperi

 

 

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A nice clump of a hybrid Phoenix, maybe Phoenix reclinata x canariensis

 

 

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Cordyline fruticosa 'Singapore Twist' and Heliconia 'Hot Rio Nights'

 

 

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Philodendron goeldii and Alocasia portei 'Malaysian Monster'

 

 

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Great pics Eric. Thanks for posting. Planning to head over in the fall.

NW Hillsborough County, FL (Near Tampa)

10 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico

Border of Zone 9b/10a

Lakefront Microclimate

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Thanks a lot for sharing Eric! What they did with that sabal palmetto as a host is really cool.

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Westchase | 9b 10a  ◆  Nokomis | 10a  ◆  St. Petersburg | 10a 10b 

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Nice shots:D

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

lowest t° 2009/2010 : 27F

lowest t° 2008/2009 : 33F

lowest t° 2007/2008 : 32F

lowest t° 2006/2007 : 35F

lowest t° 2005/2006 : 27F

lowest t° 2004/2005 : 25F

Historical lowest t° 1985 : 18F

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It looks spectacular ! I cannot imagine how much more spectacular it looks at night with the special lighting and bio luminescence of Pandora. 

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El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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It looks like it is worth visiting just for the plantings ALONE!     Thanks for sharing!  :greenthumb:

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On 7/6/2017, 9:14:52, scottgt said:

It looks spectacular ! I cannot imagine how much more spectacular it looks at night with the special lighting and bio luminescence of Pandora. 

I haven't been at night yet but it is supposed to be really impressive. And I keep hearing the Flight of Passage ride is incredible, one of the best rides in all the Disney parks.

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Great pics, Eric,
It looks like a kind of Gardens by The Bay !

Thanks, Philippe

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Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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Great photos, Eric.  It is amazing what you can accomplish when you have an unlimited landscaping budget, like Disney. 

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7 hours ago, taz690 said:

Hi after visiting Pandora in animal kingdom i came across this beautiful palm tree, can anyone help me with the name of it. Thanks

Welcome to PalmTalk!  I might be off on this, but it looks like Caryota obtusa.

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USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Old Walt would be proud of that landscaping job it’s amazing what money can buy Mickey Mouse has come a long way

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