A few palms from Naval Air Station Jacksonville

[Ben G.]

I recently got to spend a brief (less than 24 hours) time at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. I snapped a few palm photos while is was there. I think I was most impressed by the number of large Butias.

Butias are as common around San Antonio, and there certainly aren't a ton of them as tall as these that I saw in a small area of Jacksonville.

Butias:

 

[Ben G.]

I thought this Sabal with a tiny crown was interesting as well:

[Ben G.]

A few pygmy dates:

 

And a bigger date that looked like a hybrid to my amateur eyes:

[OutpostPalms]

Those are some nice Butias. I wonder how old they are. 

[Ben G.]

And a couple of obligatory queens:

 

[SeanK]

Must be mild for those roebellinis to look so good. Butia definitely grow best in z9 with heavier soils and ample rain. Not as nice in the sandy parts of the state.

[Ben G.]

26 minutes ago, SeanK said:

Must be mild for those roebellinis to look so good. Butia definitely grow best in z9 with heavier soils and ample rain. Not as nice in the sandy parts of the state.

It looked like it has been pretty mild. I didn't notice anything showing any signs of cold damage, but I did see a few phoenix palms that looked like they had been killed by disease.

[MarcusH]

8 hours ago, Ben G. said:

It looked like it has been pretty mild. I didn't notice anything showing any signs of cold damage, but I did see a few phoenix palms that looked like they had been killed by disease.

Jacksonville's climate is similar to Houston just the winters are milder in general but not as warm as Central Florida.  

Butias are very common from Houston to Florida. 

Very nice pictures Ben. Would like to go visit Jax one day. 

[SeanK]

I'd like to see what Jelly palms look like out near Pensacola.

[TropicsEnjoyer]

21 hours ago, Ben G. said:

I thought this Sabal with a tiny crown was interesting as well:

I’ve seen some surprisingly thin and scraggly sabals by that on airport in st augustine. I wonder what makes them grow like that.

[MarcusH]

8 hours ago, SeanK said:

I'd like to see what Jelly palms look like out near Pensacola.

From my experience I can tell they look healthy with lots of fronds.  I have seen plenty in Pensacola