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Pahokee Coconut.


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Saw this MASSIVE coconut. Think it was on here in a thread from 2010 or something. But its looking great. I'm 6ft 2 for scale.  

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Nice, thanks for sharing! It’s rare to see one that big in FL.

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Tall and old. Amazing it has escaped being zapped by lightning.

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Does it still produce nuts?

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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31 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

Does it still produce nuts?

Yes sir! There's a few up there. 

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I still dream of buying a small lot in Pahokee and testing my ideas about the cold hardiness. As I’ve said many times elsewhere on this forum, my family farmed the Glades and was spread from Clewiston to Pahokee. I was told that Pahokee was the most temperate microclimate on the lake. I bet you can grow just about anything that grows in the Keys in Pahokee, and I honestly suspect that I might be the most freeze-free mainland climate in Florida.

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4 hours ago, Yunder Wækraus said:

I still dream of buying a small lot in Pahokee and testing my ideas about the cold hardiness. As I’ve said many times elsewhere on this forum, my family farmed the Glades and was spread from Clewiston to Pahokee. I was told that Pahokee was the most temperate microclimate on the lake. I bet you can grow just about anything that grows in the Keys in Pahokee, and I honestly suspect that I might be the most freeze-free mainland climate in Florida.

Pahokee, South Bay and Belle Glade are all VERY rough towns, not a place you want to live... My grandparents have been in Belle Glade for 60 years and refuse to leave despite the area spiraling downward for the last 20 years. Clewiston and Moore Haven are really the only ones down there that are a "safe" option. 

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6 hours ago, SWFLchris said:

Pahokee, South Bay and Belle Glade are all VERY rough towns, not a place you want to live... My grandparents have been in Belle Glade for 60 years and refuse to leave despite the area spiraling downward for the last 20 years. Clewiston and Moore Haven are really the only ones down there that are a "safe" option. 

I was born in Belle Glade! (Technically, I was born in the hospital in West Palm, but we lived in Belle Glade.) My father was born in the “hospital” in Pahokee, but they lived in South Bay. My great uncle was the first mayor of South Bay, and another great uncle served as mayor later. My great grandfather had a farm on the edge of Clewiston, and my grandfather and his siblings and nephew survived the 1928 hurricane by taking shelter on a barge in the canal in South Bay. This grandfather was a very successful vegetable farmer in the Glades during WW2. I’ve still got about a half dozen relatives left in the Glades, but there were closer to a hundred 40 years ago. The whole area has always been wild, but the rotten class of criminals that rule the roost now really do make it unlivable. If I didn’t have a wife and kids, I’d still go back. Deep down, I have got the Glades running in my blood. Message your family info—maybe we’re related!

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9 hours ago, Yunder Wækraus said:

I was born in Belle Glade! (Technically, I was born in the hospital in West Palm, but we lived in Belle Glade.) My father was born in the “hospital” in Pahokee, but they lived in South Bay. My great uncle was the first mayor of South Bay, and another great uncle served as mayor later. My great grandfather had a farm on the edge of Clewiston, and my grandfather and his siblings and nephew survived the 1928 hurricane by taking shelter on a barge in the canal in South Bay. This grandfather was a very successful vegetable farmer in the Glades during WW2. I’ve still got about a half dozen relatives left in the Glades, but there were closer to a hundred 40 years ago. The whole area has always been wild, but the rotten class of criminals that rule the roost now really do make it unlivable. If I didn’t have a wife and kids, I’d still go back. Deep down, I have got the Glades running in my blood. Message your family info—maybe we’re related!

No way! If we are not related, then at the very least our families know each other. As I am sure you know, Belle Glade is a VERY small town. My mom and all of her brothers and sisters went to Glades Day. Will send you a PM. 

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That coconut gives a really tropical look, that's for sure. They should line the lake with coconuts, maybe away from people so no coconuts fall on anyone. 

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On 11/23/2019 at 1:41 PM, Yunder Wækraus said:

I still dream of buying a small lot in Pahokee and testing my ideas about the cold hardiness. As I’ve said many times elsewhere on this forum, my family farmed the Glades and was spread from Clewiston to Pahokee. I was told that Pahokee was the most temperate microclimate on the lake. I bet you can grow just about anything that grows in the Keys in Pahokee, and I honestly suspect that I might be the most freeze-free mainland climate in Florida.

You’d prefer property in Pahokee over Queensland?

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1 hour ago, PalmTreeDude said:

That coconut gives a really tropical look, that's for sure. They should line the lake with coconuts, maybe away from people so no coconuts fall on anyone. 

Lake O has 135 miles of shoreline and is surrounded by a 30' dike.

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21 minutes ago, RedRabbit said:

You’d prefer property in Pahokee over Queensland?

Blood ties to the land still call me, but, yeah, Queensland obviously has better plants and less crime!

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On 11/23/2019 at 1:41 PM, Yunder Wækraus said:

I still dream of buying a small lot in Pahokee and testing my ideas about the cold hardiness. As I’ve said many times elsewhere on this forum, my family farmed the Glades and was spread from Clewiston to Pahokee. I was told that Pahokee was the most temperate microclimate on the lake. I bet you can grow just about anything that grows in the Keys in Pahokee, and I honestly suspect that I might be the most freeze-free mainland climate in Florida.

You could be right about Pahokee being the most freeze-free location on the mainland. It’s a chilly night in Florida and I noticed Pahokee is remarkably warm:

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If that thermometer is accurate, it’s still 60f while coastal Palm Beach County is in the 50s. Miami Beach and Key Biscayne are coming in around 60-61f by comparison. There are a few more 60s here in there throughout South Dade too.

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wow! heres a few more photos in Pahokee . not too much interesting was planted besides the Coconut and Lines and lines of royals . Did see this Alexander palm with a larger crown though . 

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of course the hundreds of ancient royals many the size of the few original Edison plantings in Ft Myers

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Another view of the Giant Coconut .  It is on the center right side in the photo. Notice the height compared to the nearby royals

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9 hours ago, RedRabbit said:

You could be right about Pahokee being the most freeze-free location on the mainland. It’s a chilly night in Florida and I noticed Pahokee is remarkably warm:

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If that thermometer is accurate, it’s still 60f while coastal Palm Beach County is in the 50s. Miami Beach and Key Biscayne are coming in around 60-61f by comparison. There are a few more 60s here in there throughout South Dade too.

I really do believe it. I’m basing it on word of mouth from a family that farmed South Florida for almost a century. I would honestly love to just buy a tiny lot and test some things (e.g. breadfruit tree). 

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41 minutes ago, Yunder Wækraus said:

I really do believe it. I’m basing it on word of mouth from a family that farmed South Florida for almost a century. I would honestly love to just buy a tiny lot and test some things (e.g. breadfruit tree). 

They’re not too expensive. 30k for a half acre directly on Lake O. It looks like the best microclimate would be just west of downtown Pahokee and that area doesn’t have much for sale unfortunately. 
 

 

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5 hours ago, RedRabbit said:

They’re not too expensive. 30k for a half acre directly on Lake O. It looks like the best microclimate would be just west of downtown Pahokee and that area doesn’t have much for sale unfortunately. 
 

 

Yeah, I’ve kept an eye on property there for several years. I have no petty cash right now...I’m also 7,000 miles away! But still, I’d love to see someone do some experiments there 

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