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Christmas in Miami

tropical1

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We just got back from Miami and FTG so I thought I would post some pics...

First a small satakentia

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NW Hillsborough County, FL (Near Tampa)

10 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico

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Now some young copernicias apparently planted in 1978.

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Oil palms (Attalea crassispatha) now apparently extinct or nearly so in Haiti

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Areca

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palmetum

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nice cycad

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variegated pseudophoenix. Picture does not do it justice, crownshaft has variegation

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Coconuts and lowlands

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more coconuts in the lowlands

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Looking down from the key biscayne lighthouse

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Garden vista

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Love those Copernicas! Thanks for sharing.

Scott

San Fernando Valley, California

Sunset Climate Zone 18

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Carpoxylon...

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:P  Beautiful tour of wonderful Fairchild

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

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Copernicia macroglossa

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(tropical1 @ Dec. 28 2006,21:13)

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Copernicia macroglossa

This has to be the poster child for the national "Throw Your Pruning Tools Away Society"!  Amazing skirt.

Robert

Madera, CA (central San Joaquin valley)

9A

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great pics!hope you have more--i'm on the edge of my seat...

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Love the Areca vestiaria....almost looks like a Crytostachys renda.

Matt Bradford

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Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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(tropical1 @ Dec. 29 2006,00:04)

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Carpoxylon...

Is there any hope at all for these palms up here......please say yes!  The new maps say we have the same zone, so I will obviously assume yes!  LOL.

Great photos Kyle.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Kyle,

 Thanks for sharing. I question the date on the tag, or maybe you got it confused somehow on your second post of the Copernicias. Planted in 1978 ? Thats got to  be wrong. Copernicias are not THAT slow, and there are hundreds of them planted that long ago or less that are full size, mature specimans. Maybe someone switch tags on this palm, who knows??

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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What did you think of the Chihuly exhibits?  I went opening weekend and thought they were amazing set in with the plants.  I should have brought my camera but I didn't want to be slowed down.

You've got to love the Fairchild.

South Florida

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Jeff-

We took the tram for the first time and that is what the tram operator said. I kind of questioned it myself and I should have looked at the tags. I know they are painfully slow. what is your guesstimate from seed for those specimens?

NW Hillsborough County, FL (Near Tampa)

10 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico

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ahhhhh.. boy do I miss Miami........  

Very nice, Kyle...... those Carpoxylons are stunning.......  great pics......

Bobby

Long Island, New York  Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs  : 85-90f/day,  68-75f / night

Winter Lows     : 38-45f/day,   25-35f / night

Extreme Low    : 10-20f/day,    0-10f / night   but VERY RARE

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I'm a little surprised the Cape Florida (Key Biscayne) lighthouse has those coconuts.  They aren't native to Florida, and the post-Andrew program at the park was to remove the thoroughly-trashed existing vegetation (largely Casuarina trees) and install native species.  The restoration wasn't perfect (more recent projects gained from the experience), but the park now offers excellent habitat for birds, resident and migratory.  One of the finishing touches, several years ago, was to add some Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) along the beach.  

I somehow hadn't heard of the Return of Chihuly.  Gotta visit.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Now some young copernicias apparently planted in 1978.

I have listened to many of tour operators through the years at Fairchild, and the Copernicia's he was referring to were probably the much taller Copernicia baileyana, not far from those C. fallaensis in the picture. I know for a fact those C. fallaensis were planted not that long ago, and we have been watching them grow ever since. They are not that slow growing. They were planted as large 10 gallon sized plants, maybe 5 to 6 years ago.

I somehow hadn't heard of the Return of Chihuly.  Gotta visit.

No hurry, it will be at Fairchild for the next six months or so.

Ryan

South Florida

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Dave -

The park ranger said they planted the coconuts in acknowledgement of the historical coconut plantation on Key Biscayne.

NW Hillsborough County, FL (Near Tampa)

10 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico

Border of Zone 9b/10a

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Tropical  :)

all those stills are fentastic.and i loved it.

thanks for sharing those stills.

love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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SubTropicRay Grand Master

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Great photos Kyle.  The Carpoxylon have really taken off since my last visit.  Thanks for sharing.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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ya i saqw that nice

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