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Taken this afternoon at St. Thomas' Hospital south of the Thames. Trachycarpus fortunai framing Big Ben. Show me yours....

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Unified Theory of Palm Seed Germination

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(Where: bh = bottom heat, fs = fresh seed, L = love, m = magic, p = patience, and t = time)

DISCLAIMER: Working theory; not yet peer reviewed.

"Fronds come and go; the spear is life!" - Anonymous Palmtalker

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Here is a view of which I will never tire,  Mt. Gower

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San Francisco, California

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@GoatLockerGuns If you want to see some interesting plants next to the five guys near st Paul's cathedral there are some kentia palms in pots that have been growing outside unprotected for a few years.  There's also the bougainvillea and Norfolk Island pine in Fulham and the largest CIDP there not far away. There are also some Washingtonia robusta's in st James square. There are a few palms in the Victoria Embankment gardens, Battersea park and the Chelsea pyhsic garden. You also occasionally come across interesting things such as monstera deliciosa, citrus limon, birds of paradise around Mayfair and Soho. There are 2 nice potted Washingtonia robusta outside the Savoy. The first image is where the kentia palms are.

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Here are some royal palms that are like a frame.

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Chamaedorea Radicalis foliage framing the waterfall. 

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29 minutes ago, BayAndroid said:

Chamaedorea Radicalis foliage framing the waterfall. 

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That's a nice looking pond. Some cordyline fruticosa would look nice there if you are a zone 9b.

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5 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

That's a nice looking pond. Some cordyline fruticosa would look nice there if you are a zone 9b.

I have some in another location of the yard, but you're right, I might take some cutting and put some over here as well.

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Jamaica a few weeks ago...

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I've posted this one here before.... Late 1940s Siesta Key, Sarasota FL...

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Sakura season on Shelter Island in San Diego with the fog hanging over Point Loma in the background. 
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Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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One from you-know-where…

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Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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Well this is sort of cheating, because the subject in this case was a different palm.  I did use the arch of the Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus to frame the photo, with the subject being the smaller Chrysalidocarpus bef on the other side of the pavers.  The Coccothrinax was also part of the framing out of necessity.  I know I have used palms for framing portraits many times over the years.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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Coconuts used to frame sunsets on Tavarua Island, Fiji.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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Night Light...

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Framing the sunset - Aitutaki atoll, Cook islands.

 

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OK I will use my dead Chinese fan palm leaf to frame my tree and my crotons LOL.

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