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Palm District - Brownsville, Tx

Big Tex

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We drove down to Brownsville yesterday for our bi-annul trip to Mexico to get medications. We stopped by Brownsville on the way out to see a few palms. Imagine living on a street called "Palm Street"

This is in front of a bank in Progresso, Texas

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On the way from Progresso to Brownsville

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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The Palm District of Brownsville

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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fantastic palms.

i love their soup,too.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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I had no idea that Brownsville's climate was so hospitable to South Florida's often seen palms! What is the usual winter minimum temperatures in that area? I know that it's hot as blazes now; way above normal in McAllen & Alice, TX. I'd imagine that watering in an "issue" now too!

Great photos (eye-opening for me!)

Gracias!

Paul

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Paul, The Palm Doctor @ http://www.thewisegardener.com

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Bizzies,Royals, Bottles, Lutes,Travelers, Royal Poinciannas, Heavt trunked Ficus,Fishtails, Coconut(?), Sheffs, Majesties, Triangles and more. Alot going on down there and thank you for the shots!

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What you look for is what is looking

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Big Tex, you were suppose to let me know when you were coming back down here. Are you still in the area? We have a few private gardens here in Brownsville which I am sure you would be impressed by. Brownsville is BTW, much more tropical than Progresso believe it or not. I think that we are a happy medium between southern California and south Florida. We are growing alot of stuff you might not think is possible in Texas. If you are still here, let me know and I would be happy to give you a tour. Unfortunately, the recent 2 months of blistering heat has taken a toll on some of the more tropical trees, which are more comfortable with temps in the 80's.

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I had no idea that Brownsville's climate was so hospitable to South Florida's often seen palms! What is the usual winter minimum temperatures in that area? I know that it's hot as blazes now; way above normal in McAllen & Alice, TX. I'd imagine that watering in an "issue" now too!

Great photos (eye-opening for me!)

Gracias!

Paul

De nada!

I think they didn't get much past 40 degrees this past winter. Watering was a huge issue. It is bad in Houston but extremely bad in that area. We saw lot of cattle water tanks that had completely dried up.

Cool palms. I'm surprised at the variety - did you have to search for different species or where they all over?

Finding Bottle palms, Triangle, Majesty and Bismarck palms is hard. Cuban Royals and the rest are plentiful.

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Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Big Tex, you were suppose to let me know when you were coming back down here. Are you still in the area? We have a few private gardens here in Brownsville which I am sure you would be impressed by. Brownsville is BTW, much more tropical than Progresso believe it or not. I think that we are a happy medium between southern California and south Florida. We are growing alot of stuff you might not think is possible in Texas. If you are still here, let me know and I would be happy to give you a tour. Unfortunately, the recent 2 months of blistering heat has taken a toll on some of the more tropical trees, which are more comfortable with temps in the 80's.

Sorry Oliver, honestly I completely forgot, this was kind of a last minute tip to get medication before school starts back. We decided to make this one a quick one anyway and drove back to Houston. We got there at 3pm and we made it back at 1am.

We will make a special trip to take you up on that tour. We sure noticed that a lot of tropicals were not to happy with the heat.

Houston, Texas

29.8649°N - 95.6521°W

Elevation 114.8 ft

Sunset zone 28

USDA zone 9a

Average maximum high temperature 93.60 F

Average maximum low temperature 45.20 F

The annual average precipitation is 53.34 Inches

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Looks like a better place for royals, bottles and lutes than SoCal.

How do you keep the song "Smokin' In The Boy's Room" from getting stick in your head when you go there?

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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Nice gardens there...

Great looking Ravenea rivularis in the ground !

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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I live on Palm Drive :mrlooney:

I live on Palm Island Drive :D Go figure! Those rivularis look amazing compared to any I've seen in South Florida.

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Brownsville, Texas, who knew?

Excellent drive-by photography. It actually looks like you stopped the vehicle and got out to frame the shots, I am impressed. :winkie: It would behoove you to insert some documentary or snark into the program. Otherwise I give you two thumbs up. :greenthumb: :greenthumb: Keep up the good work, people need to know Texas is Palm Country.

Thanx a bunch,

Kim Cyr

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Oh, I fear the Evil Blue Northers!

Enjoy, like youth, while you can.

Sad, but true. :unsure::blink::angry::hmm::huh:

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Paul,

The valley is usually frost/freeze free most years... in the two latest artic outbreaks (83 & 89) portions of the valley saw lows in the upper teens. Obviously, Brownsville being closer to the water was less cold than inland parts like McAllen, Edinburg, etc. On any typical winter I'd say there can be a difference of 3-5 degrees between the coastal and inland areas. Maybe if Tad sees this thread he can chime in considering he lives down there.... Jv

Jv in San Antonio Texas / Zone 8/extremes past 29 yrs: 117F (47.2C) / 8F (-13.3C)

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We drove down to Brownsville yesterday for our bi-annul trip to Mexico to get medications

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Some people here drive down to Mullumbimby for their bi-annual trip for medications too.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Nice palms....

Too bad one winter... a cold north wind will freeze all of them dead.

Brownsville's record low temp ( 15f ) is colder than 95% of California record lows below 1000 ft.

But... Enjoy them while you can... its always possible ... you won't see 15f again for another 100 years and we'd all be gone by then anyway.

Jeff

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

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We drove down to Brownsville yesterday for our bi-annul trip to Mexico to get medications

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Some people here drive down to Mullumbimby for their bi-annual trip for medications too.

:drool::rolleyes::winkie:

I remember those Mullumbimby medications. I actually prefered the Murwillumbah/Nimbin form, but much the same concept. Nice palms in the area too! We are talking about tropical fruit? :winkie:

Waimarama New Zealand (39.5S, 177E)

Oceanic temperate

summer 25C/15C

winter 15C/6C

No frost, no heat

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Since the 2011 freeze and since the worst drought in Texas' history ended in 2014/2015, the tropicals in the Valley are really starting to recover and look nice.  There are some 30ft. to 40ft. tall coconut palms scattered around the Rio Grande Valley and numerous smaller ones if you know where to look for them, lots of royal palms and foxtails, and lots of royal poincianas (a HUGE one in Brownsville), as well as lots of big ficus, orchid trees, jacarandas, sea grapes, mangoes, papayas, guavas, avocadoes, and more citrus than you can shake a stick at, etc., etc., etc.  It truly is a much more tropical area than most people give it credit for.

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