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Georgia/South Carolina border, north of Augusta

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January 13, 20233 yr

Temperate hardwood forest, probably usda zone 7B/8A

Out of the palms that were planted in the area, some of the sabal palmetto had discoloration from the Christmas cold event, the same with the Butia odorata. The few washingtonia robusta were completely torched. It was about ~35F when I took these photos.

Brevard County, Fl

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January 13, 20233 yr

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I saw the following species:

Quercus alba

Q. nigra

Q. velutina

Q. marilandica

Q. virginiana (showing minor freeze damage in many cases)

Magnolia grandiflora

Ilex opaca

Acer rubrum

Carya illinoinensis

Carya spp

Prunus caroliniana

P. serotina

Salix caroliniana

Liriodendron tulipifera

Platanus occidentalis

Juniperus virginiana

Pinus echinata

P. taeda

and many, many more species

Brevard County, Fl

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January 13, 20233 yr

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Mystery tree

I don't think I've seen this one before, seen it a few times in the area. One of the few broadleaf evergreens.

Brevard County, Fl

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January 13, 20233 yr

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And finally I saw a number of Sabal minor by the Savannah River. I was surprised these this far north and inland. The ecosystem didn't look friendly for natural palms, but they are Sabal minor, and as palms go, these are made of steel. They were on the South Carolina side of the river.