South Florida Palm Photos!

[kylecawazafla]

Hey! I went to South Florida last week and had a ball. I met up with Ken Johnson, Waykoolplantz, Christian Faulkner, and more! Most of the photos were taken at Montgomery where I had the privilege of volunteering, but I also took some around other areas of South Florida. There are just so many palms to see.

I'll start with the non-palms!

Red mangrove with cool fish in the water, Encyclia tampensis - one of the many native epiphytic orchids in South Florida, Heritiera littoralis - this is one of my favorite dicots. If you look them up on google, they can look crazy eventually!, one of Florida's native tree snails with the pink cap - Liguus fasciatus, Cassia javanica - this is one of my favorite tropical flowering trees - has anyone else tried it?, and a juvenile yellow crowned night heron by the mangroves.

[kylecawazafla]

Attalea colenda, Hemithrinax ekmaniana with Ravenea xerophylla behind it, Syagrus stenopetala - three photos - and they have variable trunks!, Archontophoenix myolensis - there should be more of these in cultivation!, a ~70 year old Lodoicea maldivica in the ground!!!, Copernicia macroglossa, and no matter how common they are, I will still think Dypsis lutescens are very attractive palms!

[kylecawazafla]

Chambeyronia macrocarpa, Copernicia baileyana, Blue Bismarckia nobilis, Chamaedorea stolonifera (?) with a 100% effect root barrier on the left - the Ficus sycomorus, Roystonea regia on the edge of Biscayne Bay at the Deering Estate, Yes - there are cliffs in South Florida and here is a Coccothrinax sp. growing on one!, invasive Pheonix reclinata, Phytelephas macrocarpa, a habitat shot!! - Roystonea regia in South Miami greenbelt, Syagrus cearensis - the twin palm.

[kylecawazafla]

Livistona lanuginosa, Livistona muelleri, Livistona mariae, Roystonea oleracea - still my favorite Roystonea, Jamaica's Roystonea altissima, Copernicia alba - I've also noticed that these ones grow in "spurts" - look at it's awkward crown XP, the largest Corypha umbraculifera I have ever seen, my artsy floating coconut, a road leading to Coconut palm heaven, Roystonea regia with the "purple" crownshaft from seeds collected in the Fakahatchee Strand, Hyophorbe lagencularis - this tree is a contender for the Florida State Champion tree, Chambeyronia macrocarpa setting their pink fronds harmoniously. Ok, that's all the photos.

[paulgila]

amazing pix,kyle.i was hoping for something new to drool over!

chambeyronia seem to look pretty good in alot of sun.most people here seem to wanna shade em

[Zeeth]

Are you sure that Lodoicea is 70 years old? Bo has a 9 year old one that's bigger than that. I know stuff grows faster in Hawaii, but 9 vs 70?

[DoomsDave]

great pics, Kyle, but are you sure you don't mean that the Double Coco is 7 years old, not 70?

[kylecawazafla]

Hey! I'm pretty sure the coconut is around 70 years old. It's from the original collection at Montgomery, so it was probably planted in the 1930s. How old is Dr. Young's Lodoicea in Tampa? Isn't it around 40 years old. It's about half the size.

[cvb7873]

is a contender for the Florida State Champion...

I was going to say Florida State Champion is an oxymoron, as Florida State is terrible (see the Ibis on my avatar). Then I remembered this was a palm website, and you weren't refering to Florida State University. Carry on. Awesome pics by the way.

[kylecawazafla]

haha very funny. Well, I'm currently a "Gator". XP

[Zeeth]

Hey! I'm pretty sure the coconut is around 70 years old. It's from the original collection at Montgomery, so it was probably planted in the 1930s. How old is Dr. Young's Lodoicea in Tampa? Isn't it around 40 years old. It's about half the size.

Sheesh, if that thing is 70, I have serious doubts about ever seeing one fruit in Florida in my lifetime

Nice pics though, It's cool to see what kind of stuff they can grow only a little bit more south.

[Jose Blanco]

The Deering Estate is gorgeous. It seems that views of the bay are getting harder and harder to come by. I remember about 15 years ago taking a tour of the Montgomery Foundation. Magnificent.

[sur4z]

is a contender for the Florida State Champion...

I was going to say Florida State Champion is an oxymoron, as Florida State is terrible (see the Ibis on my avatar). Then I remembered this was a palm website, and you weren't refering to Florida State University. Carry on. Awesome pics by the way.

It IS allabout the U!!....hmmm Palms.

[tank]

Nice pics man.

You nailed the lighting on the Bismark pic and the second Chambreyronia pic.

[Paul The Palm Doctor!]

Very pleasant, Kyle! I'm so glad that you had a good time! Pity that you didn't think to contact me as I'm only about 4.5 miles from Mike Harris' house/grounds. I guess that you figured that I didn't have a yard worth your time, was that the reason, Kyle?

All the best.

Paul, The Palm Dr.

[ariscott]

Love the photos, Kyle... I have 2 Cassia javanica, but none is flowering yet. I hope one will soon, as it is absolutely huge now (it went from less than 1m high to 3-4m high in 1 year flat... It was amazing growth rate!!!! I couldn't believe myself...

Rgards, Ari

Edited July 23, 2010 by ariscott