PalmatierMeg Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 After a long absence I have rediscovered Shorpy, the online vintage photo site. The link below leads to an 1897 photo of a waterside walk lined with coconut palms. They look like a dwarf, not tall, variety. Anyone agree? Great photo. 23321 3 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said: After a long absence I have rediscovered Shorpy, the online vintage photo site. The link below leads to an 1897 photo of a waterside walk lined with coconut palms. They look like a dwarf, not tall, variety. Anyone agree? Great photo. 23321 Definitely stout and pretty low to the ground to be a mature tall... I'd have to agree. Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 The Providencia crashed dropping its 20,000 Trinidad coconuts in 1879. No Maypan cultivars existed at this time. These were baby Trinidad coconuts, likely grown by the Lainhart’s or Potter’s. That appears to be the bike trail and I can tell you from personal knowledge that they were not dwarfs! 1 What you look for is what is looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 38 minutes ago, bubba said: The Providencia crashed dropping its 20,000 Trinidad coconuts in 1879. No Maypan cultivars existed at this time. These were baby Trinidad coconuts, likely grown by the Lainhart’s or Potter’s. That appears to be the bike trail and I can tell you from personal knowledge that they were not dwarfs! Makes a lot of sense considering the short amount of time between the Providencia and the time of the photo. Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missi Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Fascinating! And looking at what I can see of the house, it's interesting how house styles haven't changed much since then! Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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