A last look at the palms in Houston
Made a mad dash from College Station to central Houston this afternoon to bid farewell to the plants I've been observing for years. Apologies for the lighting/haphazard photos, was in a real rush trying to chase the sun. This is the Houston I've always known (wasn't alive during the 80s). I guess I always took the queen palms for granted, very sad to see them go. Along Main St and Montrose, the medians are all tarped and iirc, they are planted with 'Little John' bottlebrush. The ironic thing is
Last set of pics are from near Katy, a suburb just under 30 miles due west of downtown Houston. This was the western limit for "pre-2010" queen palms in the Houston Area. This area has seen upper teens a handful of times in the last 30 years and runs significantly colder than Houston proper. Forecast tomorrow night is a low of 7F.
Bismarckia about 13-14 years in the ground
8-9 years in the ground
These were installed 3 years ago
Another Bismarckia 7-8 years
