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B A T in Monrovia, California

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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I got out of my cage awhile today and wandered up to Monrovia, California, in the San Gabriel valley east of Pasadena, right up next to the mighty San Gabriel mountains.

Right near the library, I ran across this big Ficus macrocarpa.

The guy at the table gives scale. Huge.

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Ficus macs have pretty leaves! 

I remember going to the dentist and he had a rubber tree (Ficus elastica) in his office. This is a lot prettier.

Note the massive buttresses in the trunk.

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Here’s a full Monty shot of the tree. If you look under the crown to the right there’s some people barely visible.

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Here’s the multi trunks 

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Here’s an auracaria for company.

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And a big old Camphor tree.

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And a CIDP with an hourglass figure.

 

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And them mighty mountains.

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Very cool. Old, CA municipal parks planted around the turn of the century almost always have one or more of those auracaria and camphor trees. That ficus is impressive! Thank you for sharing. 

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Everybody loves the monkey puzzle!

Is camphor tree more well-behaved in California? On the Gulf Coast, it's a plague. For every 100 seeds it drops you get 125 seedlings!

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16 minutes ago, Manalto said:

Everybody loves the monkey puzzle!

Is camphor tree more well-behaved in California? On the Gulf Coast, it's a plague. For every 100 seeds it drops you get 125 seedlings!

I get seedlings everywhere in my yard, but thats only possible because of the irrigation. Without irrigation these are not a problem in terms of being invasive - at least not in the interior, drier parts of CA. I might imagine that along the coast it may be different. 

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11 minutes ago, Josue Diaz said:

I get seedlings everywhere in my yard, but thats only possible because of the irrigation. Without irrigation these are not a problem in terms of being invasive - at least not in the interior, drier parts of CA. I might imagine that along the coast it may be different. 

Down in S. Cal.?, can't say for sure but never saw seedlings near trees in San Jose.. Before Chinese Pistache became the "currently in-fashion" street tree locally, Camphor were planted extensively in Park / neighborhood behind where the Flowering Gum (Eucalyptus) are located.  The aggressive, local invaders??  Evergreen Ash, and Privet.. Babies everywhere. 

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10 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Down in S. Cal.?, can't say for sure but never saw seedlings near trees in San Jose.. Before Chinese Pistache became the "currently in-fashion" street tree locally, Camphor were planted extensively in Park / neighborhood behind where the Flowering Gum (Eucalyptus) are located.  The aggressive, local invaders??  Evergreen Ash, and Privet.. Babies everywhere. 

The Fraxinus are coming! Run for your lives . . . . :bemused:

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4 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

The Fraxinus are coming! Run for your lives . . . . :bemused:

^^This is what a Flame thrower is for:P   Came across an article from the East Bay Times about another *wonderful* tree, Bradford Pear.. Wanna cut 'em down every time i see one.

 " Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare.." - East Bay Times.  Mentions Fairchild as well. Good read.

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19 hours ago, Manalto said:

Everybody loves the monkey puzzle!

Is camphor tree more well-behaved in California? On the Gulf Coast, it's a plague. For every 100 seeds it drops you get 125 seedlings!

125 seedlings?

I come up with 918.

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Dave, I grew up in Monrovia. That tree was just as big 25 yrs ago. did u see the massive brahea edulis with 30' of trunk across the street??? probably the oldest trees in old town Monrovia

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

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14 hours ago, Josh-O said:

Dave, I grew up in Monrovia. That tree was just as big 25 yrs ago. did u see the massive brahea edulis with 30' of trunk across the street??? probably the oldest trees in old town Monrovia

Nope, too agog over the B A Ficus.

I lived in Monrovia for a while in the late 1990s. Remember the infamous Aztec Hotel?

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On 9/27/2018, 10:56:55, DoomsDave said:

Nope, too agog over the B A Ficus.

I lived in Monrovia for a while in the late 1990s. Remember the infamous Aztec Hotel?

Oh man, I forgot about the aztec hotel.. your bringing back some memories

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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