Everglades City cool finds

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

We visited Everglades city last Monday .  we took US 41 as recommended by so many of my fellow Palmtalkers and we had a great drive and Ill post more from that later .  So we drove to Chokoloskee first as it would be the most southern Community on the Gulf coast . not too much interesting there palmwise all stuff you would expect, loads of Coconuts, Foxtails, Adonidia and older royals.    I did see a few taller coconuts... here is the biggest one I saw.

 

Me for scale on this one . 

also in the area was this Hybrid Phoenix palm

Back to the main area I noticed lots of very tall Washingtonia . suprised there werent more victims to lightning as I only saw a couple bare washy trunks.   

Now for the rare stuff .   We Passed a small house and after looking twice I noticed a bunch of very uncommon palms some of which I have never seen in person before.    

copernicia baileyana I believe 

another Copernica but not sure which ones as it has very silver blue fronds.

Also a Copernica species?  Copernicia alba in the back left . 

another baileyana .  ID for the one on the left?

 

ID for this one?

and this one?  Lots of spikes on the trunk . 

Unrelated but is this a Strangler fig?  was massive but not as big as the Edison one . 

thanks for reading and hope you enjoy the photos!  last one of a nice coconut 

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by Mr.SamuraiSword
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[Silas_Sancona]

Not 100% certain but the Copernicia growing next to/ beside the Dypsis lutescens ( pic. #11? ) might be C.  rigida.  Next palm, with the spiny / knobby trunk ( pic #12? ) could either be Zombia antillarum or one of the Rootspine palms, Cryosophila sp.  

Nice finds regardless

[PalmatierMeg]

I didn't mention Everglades City but it is a cool little place with its tin-roofed old cracker houses. I attended a Stone Crab Festival there one winter in the 1990s. Great photos.

[palmsOrl]

Nice photos.  That strangler fig looks hurricane ravaged.

[bubba]

Tallest Washingtonia I ever saw in Florida was located in front of the old Courthouse At Everglades City (yes Everglades City was the County Seat of Collier County until after Hurricane Donna in 1960 and was moved to Naples). It was substantially taller than those other exceedingly tall specimens (for Florida) that you photographed. Thank you!

[RedRabbit]

Those are some great pics, thanks for sharing. I’ve only been to Everglades City once and recall it being a very peculiar city. It might be the most isolated community in Florida. 

[bubba]

The Main local industry is not fishing. For the locals, it is and has always been smuggling. In the 1920's, liquor. 1980's drugs...The Mayor and the entire town establishment was incarcerated in the 1980's for involvement and complicity in drug running. Everglades City motto was "If you need it, we can get it in" (but it will cost you). They are very good and kind people. It is just what they do to get by.