I wanted to start a thread to share some photos of non-palm, subtropics plants that can be found in New Mexico.
I am located in Albuquerque, zone 7b officially, although it has been trending more towards a cold 8a or 8b climate over the last 20 years. See my W. filifera in albuquerque post in the cold hardy forum for an analysis of this year’s winter temps.
The first photo is of a Coolibah which has been in the ground for over 10 years. It’s had one winter where the trunk did
RE: Washingtonia filifera found by Gator
Here are some other interesting plants I see planted in Ticaboo UT, thanks to the Google Van visiting this past August 2024.
Ticaboo area / USDA zone 8a:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.674365,-110.6977785,747m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Texas Ranger (unknown ID) / Leucophyllum spp (several in the parking island planters):
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6720099,-1