Massive "Daytona Beach area" Royals

[Bazza]

FWIW....these are ours in New Smyrna Beach.......I took the photos last week......it's an impressive species when they get a little size on them.....

 

[NickJames]

1 hour ago, kinzyjr said:

Definitely planted as a larger palm.  Time will tell if it will stay healthy without full sun.  During the summer, the area gets some sun.  Ideally, the little nook it is tucked into would have been on the southeast side of the building instead of the northwest side.  Then it would have pretty much an ideal microclimate.

That’s what I thought. Needed to be on the opposite side!

[ck_in_fla]

5 hours ago, Bazza said:

FWIW....these are ours in New Smyrna Beach.......I took the photos last week......it's an impressive species when they get a little size on them.....

 

These have actually been there for a number of years.  This site used to be an automobile dealership.  What is actually the most impressive thing about these is that they are on the mainland and not on the barrier island.  And, I don't believe they have received much care (i.e. irrigation, fertilizer, etc.) since the dealership closed several years ago.  Once they get some size to them, Roystoneas are actually hardier than you would think.  Definitely 10A and with some help 9B palms.

[KDubU]

Those palms are all beautiful. Wish I could grow some but not taking the chance.

[Bill H2DB]

   That was the Dodge dealership when they were planted . The siting is quite exposed to the North and NW  , being on the South side of the NSB airport .

There were 4 of them originally , but one died years ago .  They've been beaten up a few times , but as said here , size matters .

[Bill H2DB]

Here's a couple of pics of a long term surviving Royal on the mainland side of Daytona Beach .

This is an old neighborhood just north of the Main St. bridge with large old houses . I was stopped for a while as the drawbridge was raised , so took the opportunity to 

take these pics with my iPhone .   The palms are hard to see from a closer view , as the big Oaks and tight quarters in there make it a strain . In the same area , there is a large 

Ficus Elastica that has been there as long as I can remember . It has been blasted and returned many times .

 

Royal view from MainSt. bridge a by Bill H, on Flickr

 

 

Royal view from bridge b by Bill H, on Flickr

 

 

[Reeverse]

The Main street Royal is a beauty I have been watching it for years. Super healthy

[Reeverse]

On 5/13/2020 at 2:39 AM, RedRabbit said:

Are you sure they've been there since 1990? I first saw these royals around 1999 and they weren't small then so 1990 does sound about right.  

I talked to Larry the guy who planted them and he confirmed that it was 1991.