Palms at Santa Barbara ,Courthouse & Mission

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Randy (yachtingone ) and I roared up the coast HWY in Dooms Dave's Caddy of doom to check out the palms at the Santa Barbara courthouse .

Santa Barbara is a beautiful beach city that is nestled between rugged coastal mountains and the beach .

The Howea forsteriana surrounding the courthouse were some of the tallest i have ever seen

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Trithinax acanthocoma

There were a few Hedyscepe under the Howea's this one was a bit yellow though .

Very old specimens of Rhopalostylis sapida on the left and R . baueri on the right !

The sapida had an extremely thin trunk and was curved in such a way that it touched the baueri .

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There was a huge blue jubaea chilensis that had dropped seed all over the place

Dooms Dave had a guilty look of "what seeds " LOL

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The interior of the courthouse in nothing short of a master piece with Spanish/Moorish style architecture and elaberate tiles and murals.

It is still a fully functional courthouse too !

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Next we went to the Santa barbara Mission that was built back in the late 1700's and remodeled after a major earthquake in the the early 20th century

Dooms Dave and i give this old Jubaea a hug of approval !

After all this we roared down to Ventura to visit another 3 palm gardens that were created by the Palm queen (Dec) Pauleen Sullivan but that is another thread !

[MattyB]

Troy! You are the Palm talk GOD! I'M SO looking forward to all of your threads! This one is just a taste of what's to come I'm sure

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Plenty more Matty !

Photo bucket is in over drive

[Peter G]

Hi Troy!

How do the Hedyscepe handle full sun in Cali?

Do I have hope yet?

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Hi Pete

O the coast as you will see in Subsequent post they handle full sun very well.

Further inland where warmer summer temps are in the 30's C like Matty's Gary Levine they are best in dappled shade !

Troy

[Peter G]

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Hi Pete

O the coast as you will see in Subsequent post they handle full sun very well.

Further inland where warmer summer temps are in the 30's C like Matty's Gary Levine they are best in dappled shade !

Troy

So I am on the coast, 3k from the beach, we get the Fremantle Doctor in the arvo, I can plant under canopy also. So I think with plenty of water in the Summer I would have a good chance!