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An old Brahea in Daytona Beach , Florida


Bill H2DB

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   This palm is along the Drive-thru lane at the  Checkers   Burger -Doodle directly across the road from the 

Daytona International Speedway .   It has been there for quite a few years now , and was planted as a tree about 10 ft

tall when the place was first built . That oak tree next to it really was out of bounds for a while , and I thought that it would just shade the palm

out and it would disappear . The palm was in total shade for a few years .   Lo and behold , they've trimmed , and the palm has survived !

  It is the only one that I know about in this area . 

35183049236_44b589f66c_b.jpgBrahea Armata  c by Bill H, on Flickr

 

 

35222912125_14a8d1aa5b_b.jpgBrahea Armata  b by Bill H, on Flickr

 

34413839033_9a592dbbc1_b.jpgBrahea Armata  a by Bill H, on Flickr

 

 

35222910625_f7a1f25266_b.jpgBrahea Armata  d by Bill H, on Flickr

 

 

35092838121_4c4d7c4481_b.jpgBrahea Armata  e by Bill H, on Flickr

 

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   For a few years , the Oak next to it had overgrown the palm , and it was really enclosed within.     That's an evergreen oak , and 

therefore the palm had very insufficient sun for a long time .   The little narrow landscaping island looks to have been recently improved

and has fresh mulch and irrigation .  But it is within a typical plaza asphalt parking lot , so time will tell .........

 

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25 minutes ago, Bill H2DB said:

   For a few years , the Oak next to it had overgrown the palm , and it was really enclosed within.     That's an evergreen oak , and 

therefore the palm had very insufficient sun for a long time .   The little narrow landscaping island looks to have been recently improved

and has fresh mulch and irrigation .  But it is within a typical plaza asphalt parking lot , so time will tell .........

 

Bill, low light levels usually force a palm to produce unusually long petioles as the plant is "reaching" for more light. I suspect the small canopy is more likely from far from ideal growing conditions. It's amazing to me that it has even survived the high humidity levels and much warmer night time temperatures than ideal. The fact that it was already an adult palm when planted probably has a lot to do with its survival. I hope it continues to survive!

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

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Armata from Houston on East seem to have this similar "less than spectacular" crown than are typically seen in the southwest.  Even the San Antonio Armata are smaller.

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What the heck is it doing at a Checkers? I've got to admit I've actually been there a few times and never noticed it.

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

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Great find, I will check out next time I am over in DB.

 

 

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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I been watching that palm be butchered by the landscapers for years. Sad to see. But still the palm flowers every year.

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Mike Ricigliano

New Smyrna beach

Florida, zone 9 Beachside

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Thats the Florida version of the Newport coconut!

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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  • 6 months later...
On 6/11/2017, 9:25:02, Ben in Norcal said:

The crown on that thing looks tiny.

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:floor:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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On 6/13/2017, 7:15:06, Eric in Orlando said:

Thats the Florida version of the Newport coconut!

tru dat!!!:greenthumb:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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On 6/13/2017 at 9:11 AM, Ricigliano said:

I been watching that palm be butchered by the landscapers for years. Sad to see. But still the palm flowers every year.

This thing flowers? :yay:

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Looks amazing in the second picture. Should try to plant a Pure Filifera nearby at the same size and skimmed. 

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  • 1 year later...

 I happened to be out in the vicinity of the palm on Saturday  , and took these pics .  It's looking fairly healthy .

Brahea 2022 a.jpeg

Brahea 2022 b.jpeg

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There's a really nice one on the UF campus in Gainesville.  I'll try to find a picture of it.  It's quite large also!

 

Edited to include pictures that I finally found.

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On 6/13/2017 at 9:11 AM, Ricigliano said:

I been watching that palm be butchered by the landscapers for years. Sad to see. But still the palm flowers every year.

That was my take also. Each year the landscape crew gives it a hurricane cut, thinking it's a Washie. Blame the landscape company owner.

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