flplantguy Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Im going to be in Cape Coral for a conference in June, part of which is to see and discuss the damage from the hurricane on the trees there. What places are pretty close to the Westin resort that may be OK to visit? The conference will be touring damage to trees and visiting the Edison estate, so i may pass spots along the way. My time will be limited but im hoping to maybe score some seeds or plants for some cool palms we dont have here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabell Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 I don't spend much time in Cape Coral, but from what I've seen it's not a great place for palm spotting. Maybe some of the parks have interesting plantings but not sure. The Edison estate is definitely the place to be, and the surrounding older neighborhoods in Fort Myers. There are also two small city parks downtown that are actually palm arboretums, a little rough especially after Ian but definitely worth visiting for a palm nerd. The first is smaller and older, go there if you only have time for one: Vivas Palm Park -2414 Edwards Dr Bennett-Hart Park - 2330 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd If you wanted to buy plants downtown, Edison has a nice nursery (usually not many palms though), but also check out the Hanging Gardens a few blocks over on First street, the owner grows a lot of palms from seed. Not usually rare plants but certainly a unique place worth checking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Tex Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 @PalmatierMeg Inground- 1x Syagrus romanzoffiana 2x Livingstona Chinensis 5x Phoenix Robelleni In Pots- 3x Sabal Mexicana 5x Phoenix dactylifera 4x Sabal Palmetto 3x Livingstona Chinensis 3x Ravenea Rivularis 6x Cycas Revoluta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 Go to Premier Growers, @PalmMom007, on south end of Pine Island, they have a very nice selection of palms. They took a lot of damage from Ian, but survived to continue on. Cory and Shelby can tell you about the impacts of the hurricane. @PalmatierMeg is in Cape Coral, took a lot of damage from Ian, but she does sell seeds and palms from time to time. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the palmreader Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 Cape Harbor has nice palms Palms not just a tree also a state of mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flplantguy Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 I would love to help out local growers if i can, so if Premier Growers is open i would be thrilled to come in. I may have time outside the conference to stop by too. Their list pre-Ian was like a dream I just had no house yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmMom007 Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Hi, this is Shelby from Premier Growers. Would love for you to stop by the nursery. give me a call (239) 318-0460 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flplantguy Posted May 8 Author Report Share Posted May 8 1 hour ago, PalmMom007 said: Hi, this is Shelby from Premier Growers. Would love for you to stop by the nursery. give me a call (239) 318-0460 I will, ive already saved your contact info! The website has my wallet cringing already lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardypalms Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/profile/1349-palmatiermeg/ This is the best person to ask about Cape Coral. I visited her property years ago. Very kind and knowledgeable lady. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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