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The cruise

JASON M
JASON M
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Here are some pics of the palms on my cruise, from Mississippi to Mexico, Texas to Honduras.

Mississippi:

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Almost dead washies in Lousisiana:

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Foggy Galveston Morning:

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Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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    Seedling of a washie, or sabal? Please help.

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    Me by a sabal monster

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    Anyone familiar with Tom's Thumb?

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    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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    Now on Roatan. Please help with this ID!

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    Royal

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    They had LOTS of coconuts.

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    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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    Now leaving the resort

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    A washie, on a tropical island. Doesn't seem right to me

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    ID help, and it's not Trachy. This is Mexico, they hate hot weather.

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    Mega royal!!!

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    And that is the end.

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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    Oh. by the way, why do they paint the trunks white? They had lots of palms like taht.

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

    Welcome back, you got some great pics :drool: I cant help with the I D's but thanks for the photos :)

    Bruce

    Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

    Nice pictures Jason. Looks like you had a good trip.

    Matt

    Matt in Temecula, CA

    Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

    Very good first PRA thread. You qualify.

    Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

    "The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

    -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

    I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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    Very good first PRA thread. You qualify.

    Thanks. What does it mean though? :blink:

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

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    Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

    "The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

    -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

    I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh.

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

    awesome palm pix! we have the same sunglasses,too! :lol:

    the "prince of snarkness."

     

    still "warning-free."

     

    san diego,california,left coast.

    Thanks for the tour Jason. Looks like you had a fun time! You got me stumped on that mystery palm in post #4. Those flower spikes should be a hint.

    Matt Bradford

    "Manambe Lavaka"

    Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

    10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

    9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

    Nice reporting, Jason, great job capturing the palms on your trip. I like the new avatar, too!

    I hesitate to offer IDs, I'm usually wrong. :mrlooney:

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

    Looks like you had a good time, Jason. I take my first cruise in August.

    The palm in pic 1 of post #3 looke like an anemic, underfed Adonidia merrillii

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

    nice

    Nice pics! Hope you had fun.

    :)Jonathan

    Jonathan
     

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    Looks like you had a good time, Jason. I take my first cruise in August.

    The palm in pic 1 of post #3 looke like an anemic, underfed Adonidia merrillii

    I was thinking it was a Christmas Palm. That or hyophorbe indica? :blink:

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

    Jason they paint the trunks for the look only.

    David
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    Jason they paint the trunks for the look only.

    What a waste of time and money, they look industrial like taht.

    Milwaukee, WI to Ocala, FL

    Very nice visuals...Keep up the good work ! And you have started your score board...i.e your reputation meter is moving up...:greenthumb:

    Love,

    kris :)

    love conquers all..

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    Jason they paint the trunks for the look only.

    What a waste of time and money, they look industrial like that.

    Jason - whatever the reason for those painted trunks, it is similarly done to fruit trees to prevent sunburn. Applying white, insecticide-based paint to repel crawling insects such as ants, is also another reason to paint the trunks of trees. This often inspires local authorities to copy the practice for the sake of appearances, especially if the trees are in prominent locations.

    Great photos!

    About the white paint, as John says, it is often an insecticidal treatment in the Caribbean.

    Keep up the great posts. --Erik

    Terdal Farm, Sarasota FL & Tillamook OR USA

    Sweet pics intrepid palm hunter!

    I'd have to guess at your mystery seedling to be a washie and the mystery pahm in #4 looks like a Thrinax to me (likely T radiata)... kinda hard to tell by the pic.

    Thanks for sharing! Looks like ya'll had a fun trip.

    B)

    www.dadluvsu.com

    Very nice cruise pics, more please!! I second the seedling in #2 must be a Washingtonia robusta seedling. The royal trunk is really nice looking. The white paint - at least from my experience growing up in the tropics - is just for looks. They paint the base of the trees because that's just regional custom; someone's idea of "looks better than just plain old wood". They do the same for lightpoles and street signs.

    Frank

     

    Zone 9b pine flatlands

    humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

    with yearly freezes

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