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nice planting of Livistona decora, australis and chinensis

Eric in Orlando

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Saturday I was at Disney's Magic Kingdom. In Adventureland by the Jungle Cruise ride is a nice planting of Livistona decora, L. australis and L. chinensis. 

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Eric

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Eric, is australis the first one past the decora?  I notice decora is blooming now and it looks like australis is too.

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10 hours ago, Keith in SoJax said:

Eric, is australis the first one past the decora?  I notice decora is blooming now and it looks like australis is too.

Yes, L. decora on the left, L. australsi on the right and 2 L. chinensis in the back. There is a small clump of Acoelorrhaphe wrightii on the far left.

Eric

Orlando, FL

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10 hours ago, Ben in Norcal said:

Is that decora healthy?  It looks exceptionally sparse.

Yes, it is healthy. Older, taller L. decora tend to develop more open crowns in full sun.

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9 hours ago, Opal92 said:

L. chinensis are really impressive tall, though no one sees them like that much.

They are about 20ft tall. There are taller ones back in the jungle area.

Here at Leu Gardens we have that are 40-50ft tall. They were planted back sometime between 1936 and the mid '50s by Mr. Leu. People often think they are Washingtonia.

Eric

Orlando, FL

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