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Downtown Lakeland - Lakeland, FL

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Way back when the Remarkable Palms of Tampa Bay thread was started, many of these palms graced the thread. The palms on this thread come from City Hall, the parking garage areas, and the surrounding landscapes that do not include Hollis Gardens or Lake Wire since they have their own threads. This thread picks up after the municipal gardens were exposed to 25F during the February 2026 Freeze. With perhaps the best microclimate in the metropolitan area, there are palms that survive here that are difficult as little as 6 miles east or west of City Hall. When we give tours of the palms collections, this area is one that raises the most eyebrows.

Carpoxylon macrospermum - City Hall South Entrance

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Pseudophoenix sargentii - City Hall South Entrance - Damaged, but recovering well

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Chambeyronia oliviformis (Kentiopsis oliviforms)- City Hall East Entrance - Damaged, but recovering. This palm had strikes against it before the freeze due to overtrimming.

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Satakentia liukiuensis - Parking Garage West Entrance - Damaged, but recovering well

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Pseudophoenix sargentii - Parking Garage - Damaged, but recovering well. It should set seeds this year.

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Pseudophoenix sargentii - Parking Garage - Damaged, but recovery is slower. One may end up dying.

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For now, this is enough to get the thread started. It gives @SubTropicRay a glimpse at a few species he asked about in the Lake Hollingsworth thread. There is a Pseudophoenix that survived near the midpoint of the walking trail, but that photo and post will have to wait for now.

Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

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