pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, Eric in Orlando said: Another view of the Bactris gasipaes where you can see the leaning trunks caused by Hurricane Irma. They sure must be fast growers to already start curving back towards the sun, and have that much trunk in less than 2 years! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmsOrl 2,045 Report post Posted May 1, 2019 1 hour ago, bubba said: This thread is very interesting. What we have in Orlando is a prolific adventure in Zone Pushing! The work of locating and posting these multiple examples is greatly appreciated. Exactly! Even more, we have an artificially elevated USDA zone due to the urban heat island in an area (Orlando metro area) that was already a warm spot for a place so far north and inland on the Fl Peninsula. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 21 hours ago, pj_orlando_z9b said: They sure must be fast growers to already start curving back towards the sun, and have that much trunk in less than 2 years! It is a fast grower. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 22 hours ago, pj_orlando_z9b said: Neoveitchia storckii , planted spring 2010 at Leu Gardens. 7 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reeverse 834 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 Nice pics as always Eric! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubba 2,404 Report post Posted May 3, 2019 Amazing! When was it planted in 2010? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 3, 2019 It was planted in July 2010. I had 3 small ones I had gotten from Floribunda. 2 were planted out in 2009 but killed in the 09-10 winter. The 3rd was kept in the greenhouse so I planted it out and it has grown well since. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 4, 2019 Sea World 5/4. I thought those were coconuts planted at Infinity Falls but looks like veitchia? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmsOrl 2,045 Report post Posted May 5, 2019 I see both PJ, as well as Wodyetia. Nice photos! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 5, 2019 I still believe this is one of the largest Royals in Orlando. Massive trunk. 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Sea world does a great job pushing the boundaries. New plantings also include autograph plants. Edited May 5, 2019 by pj_orlando_z9b 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 6, 2019 Disney planted Clusia by the Living Seas at Epcot. They survived the 2009-10 freeze and still growing well. Also some Seagrapes. This first photo is very interesting as there is Pinus thunbergii, Japanese Black Pine behind the Clusia. Those have been these since the Living Seas opened in 1986. So here is a temperate conifer surviving for over 30 years mixed with tropicals. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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palmsOrl 2,045 Report post Posted May 6, 2019 That is pretty cool Eric. To my surprise, with my involvement with the bonsai community, I learned that Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine) can thrive in warm subtropical and tropical locations such as Orlando, Miami and even Puerto Rico. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 6, 2019 3 hours ago, palmsOrl said: That is pretty cool Eric. To my surprise, with my involvement with the bonsai community, I learned that Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine) can thrive in warm subtropical and tropical locations such as Orlando, Miami and even Puerto Rico. Thats the only ones I have seen in ground around here that have survived long term. In the past I had seen others planted out in Asian/Japanese styled gardens but they always died out after 5 years or so. I saw one that lasted about 10. I've never gotten them to grow well here at Leu Gardens. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 10, 2019 I posted these Veitchia a couple weeks ago but these are closer and clearer. Stately palm! 4 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reeverse 834 Report post Posted May 10, 2019 Veitchia IMO are a way better looking palm compared to the Adonidia. Slightly more cold hardy in my experience as well. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinzyjr 5,774 Report post Posted May 11, 2019 For those that were hoping to harvest fruit from the coconut palm outside Charley's Steakhouse on International Drive, it appears it was trimmed up and all the nuts were removed: 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pj_orlando_z9b 1,244 Report post Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Yeah, they removed them a couple months ago. I get it for safety but think they would have stood a chance! Such a prize palm for Orlando. I wish the city would identify champion trees and provide them protection when needed. Edited May 11, 2019 by pj_orlando_z9b 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 13, 2019 2 mature Hyophorbe verschaffeltii in downtown Orlando. They are growing in front of the Suntrust building on Orange Ave. Great example of taking advantage of a super protected microclimate. These 2 had hardly any damage after the 2009-10 winter and were planted about 15 years ago. 5 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 13, 2019 A couple more of the Hyophorbe lagenicaulis in planters downtown Orlando. There are several dozen scattered around. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 13, 2019 Archontophoenix cunninghamiana planted in front of City Hall in downtown Orlando. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 13, 2019 This group has one Archontophoenix alexandrae mixed in. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmsOrl 2,045 Report post Posted May 13, 2019 50 minutes ago, Eric in Orlando said: This group has one Archontophoenix alexandrae mixed in. What is that double in the above photo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 Archontophoenix cunninghamiana 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GottmitAlex 3,953 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, palmsOrl said: What is that double in the above photo? King palms 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 All of the palms at City Hall are Archontophoenix cunninghamaiana except for one A. alexandrae which is in the last photo. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 A house in College Park on the south side of Lake Fairview. The driveway is lined with Archontophoenix cunninghamiana. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 Another house nearby with a giant Delonix regia and Ravenala madagascariensis. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbean 957 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 You didn't see the Thatch palms in downtown Orlando? I think one of them was seeding out. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Jimbean said: You didn't see the Thatch palms in downtown Orlando? I think one of them was seeding out. There is one by a parking garage along with a Roystonea borinquena. I haven't gotten by to photo them. Is there more than 1? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reeverse 834 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 That is an amazing Delonix regia for up here!!! 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbean 957 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, Eric in Orlando said: There is one by a parking garage along with a Roystonea borinquena. I haven't gotten by to photo them. Is there more than 1? I don't remember, I think so. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 Syagrus sancona, in Lake Lancaster area south of downtown Orlando. It was planted around 1993/94. A palm enthusiast used to or still lives there as there are somr 30-40ft Archontophoenix cunninghamiana , and a nice Livistona saribus and Sabal causiarum. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 A house in Thornton Park with a Syagrus schizophylla. Another palm enthusiast as there is also Archontophoenix, Bismarkia, Arenga engleri and Livistona saribus. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickybobby 1,249 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 Bismarkia!!!! Awesome 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Fruiting Adonidia by Lake Lancaster. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 18, 2019 A couple more Dypsis lutescens. These are everywhere. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric in Orlando 4,892 Report post Posted May 19, 2019 Lots of noce Wodyetia in the historic Lake Cherokee and Lake Davis neighborhoods south of downtown Orlando. Heres a few. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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