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Temperate hardwood forest, probably usda zone 7B/8A Out of the palms that were planted in the area, some of the sabal palmetto had discoloration from the Christmas cold event, the same with the Butia odorata. The few washingtonia robusta were completely torched. It was about ~35F when I took these photos. VID_20230109_080657.mp4
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Cuba Trip - November 2022
by Almisa- 6 replies
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Amazing trip to Havana and Matanzas. Worth thinking about for a future horticultural palm journey. A feast for the eyes and the soul.
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Dallas World Aquarium, Texas
by GoatLockerGuns- 7 replies
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A few pictures from the Dallas World Aquarium in Dallas, Texas taken over Memorial Day Weekend 2022. This was my first time visiting. Some cool specimens here, both inside and out.
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Palms & lush tropical landscapes in Weston,FL
by piping plovers- 0 replies
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More FL travel photos. Getting reacquainted with the town of Weston, FL this week. Prior to discovering Sanibel as a vacation spot, i would regularly visit this town near Ft. Lauderdale. I’ve always been amazed by the tropical Landscaping and beauty of this town. The entire town feels like a botanic garden. It is planned so meticulously; architecture, immaculate and layered street landscaping, entrance gates, even down to the trash cans and street lamps. When you enter this town you know you are here and when you leave you know you’ve left. Kudos to the original planners of this town and to those that continue its original vision through excellent maintenance.
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Flamingo Gardens, Davie FL
by piping plovers- 0 replies
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Some photos of palms and other tropicals during my trip to FL this week. A nice little park/garden with a long history and commitment to tropical horticulture.
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Gulf Waters RV Resort | Port Aransas, TX
by Joe The Palm- 1 reply
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In October I took a few days trip to Port A and enjoyed every minute of it! The people who rent out these lots did a fantastic job on their landscaping it gives the park a very palmy, private and relaxed vibe. Each lot has its own unique set up and landscaping, mine had a pond side cabana. This park is right by the gulf with convenient boardwalk aces that can accommodate golf carts, the beach is rarely busy at this location. There is also a nice pool in the park. I just love this beach-side paradise right here in Texas. 🏖️ 🌴
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Big Bend National Park, Texas
by GoatLockerGuns- 3 replies
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Not really a park associated with palms per se; however, there are some interesting Phoenix sp. stands (probably Phoenix dactylifera) located at the Hot Springs Historic Area of the park along the Rio Grande. They were probably planted there before it became a National Park (possibly by the homesteader J.O. Langford). They are located at 29.177583103922945, -102.99869840224089. These pictures were taken on March 20, 2022. I spoke to one of the park rangers there about them. They said that the National Park Service does absolutely nothing to maintain these palm; they are left to their own devices. There is a hot spring along the Rio Grande nearby. It is heated by so…
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The coconut palms of Florida...winter dreaming:
by Subtropical LIS- 0 replies
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I thought palm lovers would like these pictures. In the cold season I often make my way south down the coast and end up somewhere on the east coast of Florida. The coconut palms seem to start in north -central Florida near Coco-Beach area. There is nothing like taking pictures of coconut palms on a winter day. LOL. Some random pictures:
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lakeland Tigertown - Lakeland, FL
by kinzyjr- 1 reply
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Our Parks and Recreation department knocks it out of the park with their landscape choices for the baseball stadium: Teddy Bear Palms (formerly Dypsis leptocheilos) Chambeyronia macrocarpa in fruit Roystonea regia anchors the garden near the training facility with a Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Ravenea rivularis, Coccothrinax crinita, and Hyophorbe verschaffeltii One of many Bismarckia nobilis. A few have been hit by weevils. Archontophoenix cunninghamiana trimmed a bit to aggressively in most cases Additional Hyophorbes in the concession area Traveler's Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) - while…
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Napoli Botanical Garden
by Will- 1 follower
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Some pictures of the botanical garden of Naples, Italy. 😎
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Bill Austin garden tour, Hawaii Island, Jul 16
by mike in kurtistown- 6 replies
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I have some photos to offer from this tour last Saturday. Bill Austin's palm garden is several decades old, and will likely be available for visits during the IPS biennial in October. Readers will observe many umbrellas. This is because the time of the tour was right at the closest approach of Tropical Storm Darby to the southeast of Hawaii Island. Somehow I managed to take 33 photos, not all worth showing, while manipulating my umbrella and keeping my camera out of the rain. Some local palm buffs will see their images in photos, hard to avoid in a well-attended tour, so I apologize for that. (I just hope no one is wanted by the FBI.) The best represented genus is Dy…
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Incredible specimen palms at Ventura College
by bdtaylor- 15 replies
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Guys...has anyone seen the palms around the parking lot at the Ventura College West Entrance? Although they look a bit neglected and underwatered now, they're clearly very old and some are really weird species I've never seen in person before. I'm definitely gonna need help with ID below genus level (and sometimes genus too). 1) Hyophorbe verschafeltii? Maybe Dypsis decipiens? 2) Pritchardia (no idea what species) 3) Roystonea (regia?) 4) Some sort of Ceroxylon (?!!!!) 5) Pair of Parajubaea cocoides (right?) 6&7) No freakin clue...something very tall and thin the likes of which I've only seen in Hawaii. Some…
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Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania - indoor palms & displays
by piping plovers- 1 follower
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Two weeks ago I visited Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. If you’re unfamiliar with the gardens they are top-tier US horticulture; extraordinary displays. I only had time for the conservatory spaces. The outdoors gardens are amazing and require more time to explore. I enjoyed seeing the juxtaposition of tropical foliage alongside temperate climate bedding plants, spring bulbs, etc. Some impressive highlights were the orchid house; the magnificent orangery-type hallways lined with Palladian windows ( looking like Versailles meets horticultural exuberance); the center turf grass lawn with palms, giant hanging flowering spheres; a gallery room flooded with appro…
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Rome
by OB Burt- 4 replies
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Are there any can't miss gardens in Rome or Naples?
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Palms Around Town - Jacksonville, FL 1 2
by Scott W- 2 followers
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I've found a lot of random posts regarding this, so seemed like a good place to start a new thread in hopes others will contribute and share what they see growing around town. This is probably the most beautiful Queen palm I've ever seen, growing in a subdivision on the Northside, New Berlin Road area. Same neighborhood, not sure if it's Adonidia merillii or Wodyetia bifurcata. And this one is my neighbor's tree two blocks away, Butia for sure, not sure what variety. Arlington and Oakwood Rd area And my other neighbor's Butia, says they planted these 30 years ago, completely different look from the one above
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Costa Rica Trip Jube 2022.
by pohonkelapa- 1 follower
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Pics of landscaping palms in the Guanacaste area and Arenal.
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A Few Nor. Cal. Meeting Pics
by Jim in Los Altos- 38 replies
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We all had fun at Sunday's Northern California Palm Society meeting at the beautiful garden of Dave Silvia and Eric Christensen. Here's just a few pictures of their serene and harmonious garden. some nice bromeliads on a Butia trunk Mule palm on the right
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The Hawaii Island Palm Society and Floribunda Palms & Exotics put on their first ever Palm Master Class - and it was pretty mind blowing. The class size was restricted so there were two sessions of a little less than 30 people each. We met at the Hawaiian Acres Community Association and HIPS shuttled people to Floribunda with a rented a shuttle bus and a member's minivan.
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An amazing trip to Nepal 1 2
by bgl- 50 replies
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Kim and I returned earlier this month after an incredible trip to Nepal. We spent the first couple of days in and around Kathmandu, staying in the fascinatingly messy Thamel neighborhood where lots of pedestrians, lots of motorcycles and cars (mostly small Suzukis) mingled as if there was no tomorrow! It should be pointed out that this is a two way street. Traffic is on the left side.
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Away we go as Grandson leads:
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Your dream itinerary in Madagascar
by Dadamanga- 6 replies
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Serious question. We have some post-covid (although it’s not really “post” yet is it?) funding from the government of Madagascar and the World Bank through a program called Mandrisika, to analyse our existing products (we are a travel company based here in Madagascar) and to develop some new products. We’ve done plenty of tours with palm lovers but not really a specific “palms” tour where checking species off a bucket-list of must-sees was the goal. And, very few people have more than 2 or 3 weeks, so, a palm-hunting tour always has to be narrowed down and prioritised, you can’t see it all in the time most people have. Another thing that we know is that most folks u…
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Palms in Alicante, Elche, Valencia
by Stelios- 10 replies
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I went with my family for a few days to Spain for holidays and with the help of @Alicante with his useful tips I took some nice photos with palms. Some photos in Alicante Foxtail Beautiful Kentias, Livistonas and Sabals Well grown queens can look very beautiful. Big ficus with palms Bonus photo: Pandanus
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Palms in Ukraine
by sarasota alex- 1 follower
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The area of Greater Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula in the south of Ukraine is conveniently fenced off from the cold winter weather by the Crimean Mountain Range. The climate in Yalta changes rapidly as you descend from the mountains and becomes Subtropical Mediterranean as you get closer to the sea. Palms have been cultivated in Yalta since the early 19th Century.
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On google maps the trip is a 7 hour drive (without stops), in reality it’s all of a day. The day was hot for late February and exactly like a summer day in Texas. White quebracho (Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco) is a common tree around Santiago del Estero The rustic tala (Celtis tala) is closely related to our native desert hackberry and another common tree almost everywhere Monk parakeets taking advantage of a dying red quebracho tree Roadkill on the way to Chaco province. These are the most impressive snakes of the region. A nice Caesalpinia (Libidibia) paraguariensis near the Chaco border It stil…
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