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Dent Smith's old Daytona Beach Property


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Soo many beautiful specimens on this property.  The new owner has this property incredibly maintained!!!

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I believe this is the original Royal Mr Smith planted in the 50's. Incredible to survive the devastating freezes of the 80's

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Very awesome, good to see the property was preserved and not cleared. The Dypsis madagascariensis looks great. I was last there in there late 1990s for a CFPACS meeting and it was a clump about 3-4ft tall as it had froze back in the '89 freeze. Glad to see the Hyphaene still there too.

I think that Royal is a more recent planting, at least after 1962 and probably after '89. He had some royals survive the 1956-57 freeze but they were killed in the 1962 freeze.

Are there any Attalea still there?

 

 

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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54 minutes ago, Eric in Orlando said:

Very awesome, good to see the property was preserved and not cleared. The Dypsis madagascariensis looks great. I was last there in there late 1990s for a CFPACS meeting and it was a clump about 3-4ft tall as it had froze back in the '89 freeze. Glad to see the Hyphaene still there too.

I think that Royal is a more recent planting, at least after 1962 and probably after '89. He had some royals survive the 1956-57 freeze but they were killed in the 1962 freeze.

Are there any Attalea still there?

 

 

Yeah there's 4 Attalea left. All seem to be doing fine. The owner of the property has a couple guys fulltime and they're doing a great job. I spoke to him about having a CFPACS society meeting and he was excited to do it. I guess I need to get in contact with her and get it scheduled. 

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Wowzer! It is fantastic to hear that the new owner has done such a remarkable job in keeping up this legacy! Does he know the history of Mr. Dent and the IPS? What a stroke of luck for all parties. The iconic garden is restored and maintained and the new owner will have a great history lesson. Where is Ed from Jacksonville? Great Pictures! Thank you 

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Hey Bubba....last time I heard Wowzer I was watching Wonderhussy on You Tube. Ever catch that show?

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Ed Mijares

Whittier, Ca

Psyco Palm Collector Wheeler Dealer

Zone 10a?

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