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Palms of Balboa Park

Sabal Steve

By Sabal Steve
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Sabal Steve Grand Master

Sabal Steve

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I used to shoot a lot of photography (other than point and shoot), and would frequent Balboa Park. This is one of the best palm collections in the city, let alone the country. There are likely over 100 species in the park, and over 50 in Palm Canyon.

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Old Fig tree. This is at the entrance to Palm Canyon.

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Cabrillo Bridge

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LilikoiLee Mentor

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Wow - what a beautiful place - palms and architecture. I hope I get to visit it someday.

I've been wanting to ask; are you the dancer? It's a great shot . always scroll by it very slowly

Lee

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Located at 1500' elevation in Kona on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Average annual rainfall is about 60"; temperature around 80 degrees.

Sabal Steve Grand Master

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Wow - what a beautiful place - palms and architecture. I hope I get to visit it someday.

I've been wanting to ask; are you the dancer? It's a great shot . always scroll by it very slowly

Lee

Yeah, there's a skateboard underneath:) It's sort of hard to see.

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paulgila Grand Master

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great shots,especially the longer shots at night.

i agree that it is a great collection & quite large,especially if you include the plams in the botanical building,but i have seen more

diverse private collections. i guess i am getting a bit of "CPF"--"common palm fatigue," because when i walk by those 1000 howeas

across the street from the organ pavillion i hardly notice them anymore. that being said there are certainly some gems if you know

where to look.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Sabal Steve Grand Master

Sabal Steve

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great shots,especially the longer shots at night.

i agree that it is a great collection & quite large,especially if you include the plams in the botanical building,but i have seen more

diverse private collections. i guess i am getting a bit of "CPF"--"common palm fatigue," because when i walk by those 1000 howeas

across the street from the organ pavillion i hardly notice them anymore. that being said there are certainly some gems if you know

where to look.

Thanks Paul. I agree, I experience a bit of CPF at Balboa in certain areas, but what I really appreciate is the size and health of some of the mature specimens, as well as the spacing. I have seen more obscure and intriguing palms in private gardens, but they often just seem crammed in. At Balboa, they are given ample spacing and allow for better appreciation in my part.

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KennyRE317 Mentor

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that's a pretty skinny looking Ravenea rivularis, i wish i could find one that isn't THAT thick

Mike Evans Mentor

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The C. urens infloresence is fantastic! Nice garden.

Stevetoad Grand Master

Stevetoad

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Great shots Steve. Glad you linked this to another thread because some how I missed it the first time.

"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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Collectorpalms Grand Master

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I recall seeing the most gorgeous Brahea Armata there back it 2005, is it there?

Current Texas Gardening Zone 9a, Mean (1999-2024): 22F Low/104F High. Yearly Precipitation 39.17 inches.

Extremes: Low Min 4F 2021, 13.8F 2024. High Max 112F 2011/2023, Precipitation Max 58 inches 2015, Lowest 19 Inches 2011.

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Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

Brad Mondel Grand Master

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That butia in the picture beside the howea is phenomenal. It looks so plumose.

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

Palmdude Mentor

Palmdude

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Great shots! That caryota Urens is spectacular! I've never seen one doing that before!!!

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Cool! We might be visiting San Diego this summer. Definitely going to check it out if we make it out there.

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

paulgila Grand Master

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i have often wondered what that palm in post 23 is. i asked around a bit & even posted some pix here on PT. don't think most people thought it was a sabal.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

_Keith Grand Master

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i have often wondered what that palm in post 23 is. i asked around a bit & even posted some pix here on PT. don't think most people thought it was a sabal.

I can see thinking it is a sabal, but it looks more like a Livistona to me. Are there any Livies without armament?

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Sabal Steve Grand Master

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i have often wondered what that palm in post 23 is. i asked around a bit & even posted some pix here on PT. don't think most people thought it was a sabal.

I can see thinking it is a sabal, but it looks more like a Livistona to me. Are there any Livies without armament?

What gets me is that the crown seems fairly sparse. In my opinion I would say that it looks similar to the "big Yapa" that people have spoke of, but the leaves don't seem to have that deep division as seen in S. yapa. I'm fairly convinced that it's a Sabal sp,, but again, I'm no expert. The persistent green boots, the splitting of the boots at the base, the costapalmate leaves, and the smooth green petioles lead me to think that at least. What did the other PT members think it might be?

I don't know of any unarmed Livistona, but I know very little about that genus. Quite possible as well.

Thanks for the input. Waiting for seed...

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This looks awesome. Does anyone know what kind of irrigation the palms in Palm Canyon get? Are there any palms there or in other parts of the park that are not irrigated?

Sabal Steve Grand Master

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This looks awesome. Does anyone know what kind of irrigation the palms in Palm Canyon get? Are there any palms there or in other parts of the park that are not irrigated?

Truthfully, I'm not so sure. If I had to guess, I would say that they are on drip - due to water conservation efforts. I think I have seen drip lines in the park. I'm not sure that much in the canyon gets watered, especially the bigger trees. I think that they may get fed from the surrounding slope and the funneling of water.

I don't believe that the palms in the succulent garden (B. armata and B. nobilis) get water.

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