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Homosassa Springs

Jeff in Tampa

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Jeff in Tampa

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I took a weekend trip up to the Crystal River area and went to Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Refuge.  Not much to see palm-wise except for lots of tall beautiful Sabal palms, but still a nice park.

We took a boat ride from the Visitors Center over to the park.

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Homosassa Springs

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A nice Sabal leaning over the Springs

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A resident of the park

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Flamingos

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The woods surrounding the park

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And the beautiful Florida Panther

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Jeff in St Pete

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Jeff,

    Some beautiful pictures of Sabals in habitat.

TooShort,

             Are you a little " short" on wiring up stairs? Why should he post a topic of Sabals on Palapa?  :cool:

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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chris78

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Really great photos Jeff, nothing makes a forest look like a jungle than palms....

Phoenix Area, Arizona USA

Low Desert...... Zone 9b

Jan ave 66 high and 40 low

July ave 105 high and 80 low

About 4 to 8 frost a year...ave yearly min temp about 27F

About 8 inches of rain a year.

Low Desert

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Cool Mtn climate at 7,000'

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TooShort

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(Jeff Searle @ Sep. 10 2006,22:49)

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Jeff,

    Some beautiful pictures of Sabals in habitat.

TooShort,

             Are you a little " short" on wiring up stairs? Why should he post a topic of Sabals on Palapa?  :cool:

What are you talking about, Have you been hitting the Kool Aid again

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Joe Carter

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My sister lives in Crystal River and when we visit her we always go to Homosassa springs just to see the tons of needle palms in their natural habitat. Ah, I mean to take the kids to see the manatees and all the other wildlife at the park.

Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I have an aunt and uncle who live in Hommossassa (sp?) and I'll bet that's nice and close.

And, if it's even tangentially related to PALMS, it's okay on this forum, for what it might happen to maybe possibly might be worth . .. .

dave

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Dave,

I think everyone has an aunt and uncle in Homossassa.

Ray

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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