lakeland Lake Wire - Lakeland, FL

[kinzyjr]

There are some labeled plantings around Lake Wire.  The plantings contain some nice gems as well as some old favorites.  The plantings are labeled accurately for the most part, making it an experience more like you would expect at a botanical garden than a stroll down the sidewalk.  If there are incorrect labels, please point them out as I went by the label nearest to the plant for the most part.

Syagrus coronata

A close-up of one of the labels.  Looks like someone was snacking on Syagrus fruits nearby.

Allagoptera arenaria (as noted in the label above - next two pictures)

The next three are various Mule palms:

The double-headed Butia I shared earlier in the Remarkable Palms of Tampa Bay thread.  One of the heads looks like it is on the way out.

Beccariophoenix alfredii in the next two photos

The Queen Palm fruit that seems to be a favorite of one of the homeless folks walking in the area.

Dypsis lutescens

The next two are some very long term Dypsis decaryi

[kinzyjr]

Bismarckia nobilis in fruit

Hyphaene coriacea in fruit as well (next two pictures)

Roystonea regia (labeled as Roystonea elata)

Pseudophoenix sargentii (next two pictures)

Thrinax radiata

Leucothrinax morrisii

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

Sabal minor

Sabal mauritiformis

Sabal domingensis

Sabal causiarum

Sabal blackburniana

[kinzyjr]

Arenga engleri (next two pictures)

Arenga australasica

Arenga micrantha

Arenga cuadata

Arenga tremula

Caryota mitis

Caryota no

Caryota gigas

Phoenix dactylifera vs. Phoenix dactylifera 'Zahidi' - (respectively, next two photos) the latter is supposedly more humidity tolerant.  We'll see if it sets edible fruit.

Phoenix acaulis

Phoenix rupicola

Not quite sure on this one with no label ... Dictyosperma album?

[kinzyjr]

Copernicia alba

Either Coccothrinax barbadensis or Coccothrinax miraguama... the labels were really close together

Looks like an Archontophoenix but didn't check the underside of the leaflets...

Silk floss trees

Chamaerops humilis

The next four made me think they are different species of Livistona.  The last picture are likely Livistona decora, but the previous pictures I'm not sure.  There are supposed to be Livistona australis and Livistona mariae present, but the signs were either uprooted or otherwise not near the palms in question.

Saribus rotundifolius

Watch where you step if you visit here:

Some of the history of Lake Wire:

For those that like Google Maps: Lake Wire Area

 

[Neil C]

What a great place!! Some of my favourite palms and looked like some silver Serenoa in one photo as well.

 

Regards Neil

[HtownPalms]

Thanks for posting. 

[kinzyjr]

Another from this area that should have been posted previously, Brahea armata (I think):

@Neil C If you like Serenoa repens (green and silver), the overpasses in the area are loaded with them.

Google Maps Link: Serenoa repens on Sikes Blvd.

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Great pics. I don't know how there is a blackburnia that large anywhere as slow as they are.  

[kinzyjr]

The Pseudophoenix sargentii at this park are mentioned specifically in this press release: City of Lakeland Awarded Level I Accreditation by ArbNet Accreditation Program

The Pseudophoenix sargentii are currently flowering.  There will be some changes to this garden as there are a few palms being removed due to Ganoderma and a few in decline that are marked for removal like the 2-headed Butia.

[kinzyjr]

A bit of backstory about this palm collection from 07/08/2005: https://www.theledger.com/news/20050708/lake-wire-garden-showcases-plants-from-around-the-world

A few past and present CFPACS members are quoted in the article.

[kinzyjr]

Good luck to the newest addition: Pritchardia martii

[kinzyjr]

In contrast to all of the tropical palms, this garden also gives you some fall color:

[kinzyjr]

Flowering Dictyosperma album 'conjugatum'

Caryota at various stages of flowering/fruiting

[EJ;)]

On 9/27/2020 at 6:34 AM, kinzyjr said:

Good luck to the newest addition: Pritchardia martii

I buy palms from Phil at Jungle music all the time! He is only a few hours from me. Guess i should consider myself lucky. That palm traveled a far distance. Good luck little palm tree! im sure it will do great!

[kinzyjr]

The impact of Lethal Bronzing - almost every Phoenix removed from this collection.  All that was left was Phoenix roebelenii in this area and a Phoenix rupicola down the sidewalk.  There is what looks like a Phoenix sylvestris living on borrowed time further down, but since it is on the way out, I won't even count it.

 

[kinzyjr]

I think this is Attalea cohune:

[RedRabbit]

37 minutes ago, kinzyjr said:

I think this is Attalea cohune:

It looks syagrus schizophylla x romanzoffiana.

[kinzyjr]

1 minute ago, RedRabbit said:

It looks syagrus schizophylla x romanzoffiana.

Thank you!  ID isn't my strong suit.  Going to be an interesting tour in October.

[kinzyjr]

Two more species now flowering:

Syagrus coronata

Thrinax radiata

[Scott W]

I'd love to get some of those Syagrus seeds if you are able to harvest them! 

[kinzyjr]

13 hours ago, Scott W said:

I'd love to get some of those Syagrus seeds if you are able to harvest them! 

If only there were a meeting at this garden in the near future...

[JohnAndSancho]

1 minute ago, kinzyjr said:

If only there were a meeting at this garden in the near future...

Bruh you live there 

 

[kinzyjr]

Just now, JohnAndSancho said:

Bruh you live there 

Yes, I do.  But the fruit will take a bit to mature and we've had an issue with fires at the garden.  @Scott W and the rest of the crew know I'm down with the struggle... for seeds.

[JohnAndSancho]

Just now, kinzyjr said:

Yes, I do.  But the fruit will take a bit to mature and we've had an issue with fires at the garden.  @Scott W and the rest of the crew know I'm down with the struggle... for seeds.

My bad for being uninformed. I moved away and ended up in Texas in 2009. Every time we interact I'm still shocked that Jin Jin Kitchen still exists. Good vibes homey. 

[kinzyjr]

Just now, JohnAndSancho said:

My bad for being uninformed. I moved away and ended up in Texas in 2009. Every time we interact I'm still shocked that Jin Jin Kitchen still exists. Good vibes homey. 

Oh all is good - I just like to pitch the October meeting whenever possible.  If you should happen to ever stray in to Lakeland again, you're welcome to drop a line and grab some Jin Jin.

[JohnAndSancho]

2 minutes ago, kinzyjr said:

Oh all is good - I just like to pitch the October meeting whenever possible.  If you should happen to ever stray in to Lakeland again, you're welcome to drop a line and grab some Jin Jin.

Would also be fun to see if I'm still blacklisted from the Chili's on 98 at I4 by the mall. 

 

It was my birthday. I'm sorry. 

[Scott W]

11 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

If only there were a meeting at this garden in the near future...

Well as of this moment I have no plans in October....

[kinzyjr]

Dictyosperma album 'conjugatum' produces viable offspring this year

[SubTropicRay]

On 7/26/2022 at 9:44 PM, kinzyjr said:

Jeremy, this looks like a robust S. schizophylla.  

Syagrus coronata

 

 

[kinzyjr]

@SubTropicRay I'm inclined to agree.  The label says Syagrus coronata, but there are some labels in this garden that are questionable or outdated.  An example is Veitchia merrillii for the area where there was once an Adonidia merrillii.  I'm not the best plant ID person by far.

What is your take on the palm I thought was Attalea cohune above?

[SubTropicRay]

It could be an Attalea but the canopy shape seems off.  It's more Syagrus-like.  That said, I'm not good at distinguishing Attalea.  

[TaylorPlantHunter]

On 6/12/2022 at 10:16 AM, kinzyjr said:

I think this is Attalea cohune:

I don’t think it’s Attalea cohune but I saw this today and think it’s possibly another Attalea species.

[kinzyjr]

1 hour ago, TaylorPlantHunter said:

I don’t think it’s Attalea cohune but I saw this today and think it’s possibly another Attalea species.

Thanks for taking a look at it.  Did you have a guess on what it might be?

[D. Morrowii]

@kinzyjr Just a guess but maybe funifera?https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Attalea_funifera

[TaylorPlantHunter]

On 2/25/2023 at 6:44 PM, kinzyjr said:

Thanks for taking a look at it.  Did you have a guess on what it might be?

No, I really don’t have a good grasp on Attalea species id. I used to live in Belize though surrounded by thousands of Attalea cohune and this is not A. cohune. I have 3 Attalea species that are all younger and love the genus. I read later posts on this thread thinking this is a Syagrus hybrid and I would have to agree that would be a good guess.

[kinzyjr]

What looks like another Pritchardia replacing the old one that disappeared.  You can see the new Lake Wire Luxury apartments under construction in the background.

One of the Caryota obtusa managed to survive the fire damage and the brisk winter.  The crown is filling back out thankfully.

[howfam]

On 6/12/2022 at 10:59 AM, kinzyjr said:

Thank you!  ID isn't my strong suit.  Going to be an interesting tour in October.

I agree with Red Rabbit. Looks like Coco Queen to me. I wonder which palm S. Rom or S. Shiz. is the mother palm?

[kinzyjr]

2 hours ago, howfam said:

I agree with Red Rabbit. Looks like Coco Queen to me. I wonder which palm S. Rom or S. Shiz. is the mother palm?

Thank you for weighing in.  It would be anyone's guess which parent was which.

[howfam]

5 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

Thank you for weighing in.  It would be anyone's guess which parent was which.

Yeah. Either way it's a beautiful cross, one I'm looking to get as soon as I can locate one.

[RFun]

Lakeland is a nice area for many palms.  There are a bunch of nice ones planted by highway 570 on the south side.