Photo-tour of Palms in Fresno, CA

[Josue Diaz]

I am a Fresno County Master Gardener, all of which basically means I signed up to volunteer at local garden-related events and wear a badge 🙃 BUT I was recently asked to lead a photo-tour of palms in Fresno for other master gardeners. There were roughly 80 local gardeners in attendance and I got so much positive feedback on my presentation, that the Master Gardeners Association asked me to curate a walking tour of various public spaces in Fresno where they can use a guide to ID palms as they go through Roeding Park, Chaffee Zoo, Kearney Park, Fresno City College and Sago Rey Palm Nursery. Needless to say, I was, and am, super excited to create a new wave of palm aficionados in my area. 

Here are some photos I took that I used in my presentation. All of these were taken (in terrible lighting) at the public parks and locations I mentioned above. 

 

I was going to try to categorize the photos, but I think I'll just upload them all and edit to add context. 

I'll lead with my favorite shot of the bunch: a jubaea and phoenix side by side. 

Jubaea chilensis

Another jubaea - a washingtonia robusta to the right of it. 

This part of the zoo has a grove of 4 mature jubaeas, all planted in the early 1900s. 

The jubaea on the right shows more blue coloration than the one on the left. Fronds are a bit more relaxed as well. 

A brahea armata I believe. 

 

uhhhh, livistona???

Brahea sp. 

Two brahea, beneath a canopy of phoenix, jubaea and washingtonia. 

Brahea edulis

Trithrinax campestris at Sago Rey Nursery

Nannorrhops ritchiana

Bismarckia nobilis

A sickly Howea forsteriana in the Tropical Rainforest exhibit at the Chaffee Zoo

Rhapis 

Archontophoenix at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Unsure of the ID for this palm - at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Sabal minor

Livistona saribus 

Livistona decipiens at the Chaffee Zoo

Livistona decipiens at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Baby Jubaea

a jubaea trunk, with phoenix behind it

Brahea edulis

Brahea edulis at the Chaffee Zoo

Brahea edulis at Kearney Park

Chamaerops at Kearney Park

A pair of newly planted trachycarpus at the Kingdoms of Asia exhibit at the Chaffee Zoo

Two brahea at the Chaffee Zoo

Breahea

Washingtonia filifera planted for 9 miles along Kearney Blvd in Fresno

Butyagrus at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Syagrus 

Butia fruit

Butia at the Chaffee Zoo

Butia at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Phoenix dactylifera at Sago Rey Palm Nursery

Two phoenix and a Washintonia at Kearney Park

Phoenix canariensis at the Chaffee Zoo

Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia robusta, filifera and Phoenix canariensis in the elephant exhibit. There was a grove of 5 or 6 brahea armata here that were almost as tall as the washingtonia, but when the exhibit was expanded and elephants added, the elephants pushed the brahea over and uprooted them to eat the leaves. 

Washingtonia robusta in the elphant exhibit.

Washintonia filifera

Phoenix hybrid of some sort

Washingtonia robusta

[kylecawazafla]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing. 

[Kim]

Good on you for stepping up to spread the palm disease! 👏👏👏

[BayAndroid]

That one Mexican fan palm had to be one of the tallest I've ever seen. Amazing