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Monster Brahea armata in northern San Diego

CodyORB

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When I used to live in the area I would pass by this often. I didn't know much about palms back then, but the blue color and the thick trunk stood out to me. Today after some sleuthing on Street View I found it:

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It's in a rather "palmy" yard with some Butias and a rather slender Phoenix sylvestris. Doesn't sound exciting but this area is 95%+ Queen's, Phoenix, Archie's, and Chamaerops. The houses were in general built in the early-mid 2000's. Judging this to be 30-ish feet tall OA it's probably pushing 40+ years old, so it had to be hauled in as a pricey and large specimen even back when these houses were first built.

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Wouldn't it be very unusual for a large Brahea armata to be hauled in as a specimen.? They don't transplant well, is my understanding. What part of San Diego is this? That's definitely a killer armata, for sure -- the inflorescences are unmistakable.

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Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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7 hours ago, Kim said:

Wouldn't it be very unusual for a large Brahea armata to be hauled in as a specimen.? They don't transplant well, is my understanding. What part of San Diego is this? That's definitely a killer armata, for sure -- the inflorescences are unmistakable.

It was a risky move for sure. 4S Ranch subdivision at the northern city limits, about 10 miles inland. Across the street from a high school.

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I know that palm too! I dont want to give away the location but its at the 4 way stop right. Thing is huge. There was a guy locally on CL that used to advertise buying, selling and moving trunking B. armatas a while ago.  

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"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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I am quite far from it :) but found it on streetview, as I am always curious about large transplanted armata's.

Judging by street view it has been planted between 2009  and  2012 as a really large specimen.  

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Not nearly as large but also fairly recent transplants in Cannes, south of France

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