Jacksonville palms 9a/b

[edbrown_III]

I have been growing palms since 1981------ no telling how  many spcies I have but heres a list 

 

Caryota obtusa ( 10 foot of trunkk)

Caryota maxima   20 foot of trunk and  flowering 

Arenga pinniata 10 foot overall 

Brahea aculeata --maybe 10 foot of trunk 

Jubeaopsis caffra ---- may be 5 foot of trunk 

Chrysidalacarpus decaryi easily 10 foot of trunk 

Chuniophoenix nana  

Lytocareum hoenei

Livistona saribus , chinensis and 

Livistona australus and fulva and L. drudei and L. muellerii and L. decora 

Sabal causerium, S. domingensis , S maritima S. mexicaa  large adult trees over 10 ft of trunk 

Syagrus schizophylla 

S. kellyana 

Lots of Jack-ass palms ---- Butia x Jubeaex Sr

Butia x Syagrus coronata 

Butia Jubaea 

 

 

 

 

[Scott W]

@edbrown_III you missed a few!  🤣

Seriously though,  that's just part Ed's collection of mature, inground palms.  Hes got plenty more, as well as dozens, of not hundreds of smaller palms in pots protected in his sheltered palm forest he's created.  

[edbrown_III]

thanks so much Scott good to hear from ye 

 

[Rain52]

On 9/13/2025 at 6:33 AM, happypalms said:

Nice pictures!

thanks surprising found these guys around the beaches.. 

[happypalms]

16 minutes ago, Rain52 said:

thanks surprising found these guys around the beaches.. 

Climate usually dictates what is planted around towns, that and the local nursery supply chain. But good spotting on your local gardens! 

[Maddox Gardening-youtube]

10 hours ago, happypalms said:

Climate usually dictates what is planted around towns, that and the local nursery supply chain. But good spotting on your local gardens! 

The big box stores such as Lowe’s and Home Depot in Jacksonville and even middleburg, are starting to carry foxtails, bottles, Christmas palms, and fishtails. Sadly no coconuts yet. But some of the palms are in 45 gallon containers. I’m starting to notice foxtails and some royals on every street even in the riverside area.

[MikeB]

Those are amazing finds for the beaches area of Northern Florida.  I lived in the Bay Area of Northern California most of my life.  It was assumed that so many things would not grow there.  Then I started seeing a few Archontophoenix, Howea, Ficus, etc., and when Ravenea became available as a house plant people planted them outside.  "Tropicals" are a lot more common now in the Bay Area. I see the same thing happening here.  There are a lot of palms in Northern Florida but people are planting palms that are shipped up from the south unaware that they should not grow here!  Very inspiring, great pics.

[Maddox Gardening-youtube]

Here’s another photo of a foxtail.

[Maddox Gardening-youtube]

I also found a newly planted royal that has survived winter so far, in the Avondale strip it’s about 10 feet tall.

[TropicsEnjoyer]

@edbrown_III how did you get Arenga pinnata growing? did it need a lot of protection? I am growing Caryota mitis and it’s pretty solid but leaf burn is a bit of an issue even with putting bedsheets and christmas lights on it.