Palms of Austin, Texas

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Near Lake Travis/The Oasis

[DreaminAboutPalms]

January 2021....these were probably best pure Robusta’s in Austin 

[Meangreen94z]

1 hour ago, DreaminAboutPalms said:

January 2021....these were probably best pure Robusta’s in Austin 

Yeah, it will be nice when we get somewhat back to that point. I’m tired of looking at dead or half dead palms. I saw two Washingtonia Filifera outside Beecave on 12, with the largest trunks I’ve probably seen in the area. Both dead, yet Filibusta in the area recovering. I know Filibusta survival is hit or miss too, but  it seems the Robusta genetics combine wet tolerance to the Filiferas dry cold tolerance.

[DreaminAboutPalms]

9 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

Yeah, it will be nice when we get somewhat back to that point. I’m tired of looking at dead or half dead palms. I saw two Washingtonia Filifera outside Beecave on 12, with the largest trunks I’ve probably seen in the area. Both dead, yet Filibusta in the area recovering. I know Filibusta survival is hit or miss too, but  it seems the Robusta genetics combine wet tolerance to the Filiferas dry cold tolerance.

Filiferas have been very hit or miss some have full crowns (check out the palm condo on steck avenue), and some are dead. I think this winter storm was probably a little bit wet for their liking. From what I've seen, the majority of the dead filiferas are in spots that receive tons of runoff water while the alive ones are planted on a slight mound. 

I've been very surprised at number of robusta leaning hybrids that have come back, I think growing offspring from those survivors is the best method going forward 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

More Robusta hybrids just starting to push growth at the boat restaurant off mopac and braker. Amazing how long these have taken 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Tall north austin hybrid off Kramer Lane starting to look like a palm again 

[joetx]

3 hours ago, DreaminAboutPalms said:

More Robusta hybrids just starting to push growth at the boat restaurant off mopac and braker. Amazing how long these have taken 

Great news, thanks for posting! I've been wondering about these, but couldn't get a good look from the highway.

With all the Filibusta hybrids finally recovering, makes me wonder if I should have not cut my 13 footer down 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

5 hours ago, joetx said:

Great news, thanks for posting! I've been wondering about these, but couldn't get a good look from the highway.

With all the Filibusta hybrids finally recovering, makes me wonder if I should have not cut my 13 footer down 

Should have kept it but just trunk cut it to see if there’s any live tissue 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Leaving airport as you are getting off of 71 and onto the 183 north there are about a hundred what appear to be Sabal minor planted along the median. Nice to see those more in public plantings 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Kramer lane Washingtonians hybrid looking good. Has pushed out all the deformed fronds now onto the normal mature ones 

[Xenon]

On 8/4/2021 at 6:14 AM, DreaminAboutPalms said:

January 2021....these were probably best pure Robusta’s in Austin 

Awesome photo 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

No pic, yet...  but Red Roof Inn off of 290 in Manor, about 12-15 minutes east of 183/35 just put in a dozen or so Washingtonia hybrids that appear to be 5-7 feet tall. Manor gets a couple degrees cooler than Austin at night, so these might burn some years, however this is the first public planting of palms in the tiny city of Manor other than the big Sabal minors at Chevron. Hopefully other places in city will follow

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Absolutely beautiful healthy North Austin CIDP. Lamar/Rundberg area 

[Meangreen94z]

Neighborhood in South Austin. Phoenix Canariensis and Trachycarpus 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

 This pic is from a few weeks ago, but I drove past this same Washingtonia hybrid this morning and it is flowering! Was not expecting that this year 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Outside of BMC software headquarters by Braker/183. Before freeze they had even more palms, two healthy livistonias, bunch of butias, and mediterranean fan palms with 7 feet of trunk. Sadly all the butias, med fan palms and livistonias died this year. But CIDP look great 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x8644cc8ff7ea7797%3A0xdf83caeed722bea!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMzDJNM-hjusK6oc2EcNrcaL6rOIhvcQ4_qYc0J%3Dw426-h320-k-no!5sbmc software austin tx - Google Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMzDJNM-hjusK6oc2EcNrcaL6rOIhvcQ4_qYc0J&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib8sP947vzAhXQkmoFHUsyCCsQoip6BAhjEAM

 

Check out google maps view of it before freeze. One of best palm collections in North Austin 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Thin trunked hybrid I posted earlier that's flowering now

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Beautiful Washingtonias and sabals down by water near Mozart’s coffee roasters and Hula huts. Tons of volunteers on property too, most not even under the mature specimens but just scattered around. Lots of tall surviving Washingtonias around austin I hadn’t seen. I was SHOCKED when I drove past Tarrytown Terrace apartments on Enfield Avenue, They have 4 super tall extremely thin trunked  Washingtonias, and i believe i saw 3 of them recovering with the two tall ones that basically look pure robusta survived

Edited November 16, 2021 by DreaminAboutPalms

[DreaminAboutPalms]

FEB 2021 PIC - Just before freeze. I was driving by and didn't get to look for too long but tallest two survived, and I think one more may have survived and is barely pushing green but was too shocked at the taller one 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

More pre freeze pics courtesy of google maps street view...... taken about a week before freeze 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2021 by DreaminAboutPalms

[Xenon]

4 hours ago, DreaminAboutPalms said:

FEB 2021 PIC - Just before freeze. I was driving by and didn't get to look for too long but tallest two survived, and I think one more may have survived and is barely pushing green but was too shocked at the taller one 

Did the two palms in the back survive? That would be impressive 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

10 hours ago, Xenon said:

Did the two palms in the back survive? That would be impressive 

One of them did 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Tall Trachy's in North Austin. 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

The Life of a South Austin Butia. Pics are From Apr 2011, Apr 2014, Apr 2018, -Dec 2020

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Washingtonia filifera growth 2007-2019. Important to remember we got no rain down here for a few years, and it shot up once we did start getting more 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

8 years growth Sabal Mexicana and Washingtonia robusta hybrid 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Trachy growth 2007-2019

[Collectorpalms]

I noticed on the last one with windmills, that there were queens and dates that died in 2010 or 2011. They were left with windmills.

But the neighbors Robustas lived. This was south of Downtown Austin, where most every Robusta north and west died.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Collectorpalms

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Washie timelapses 2009-2020

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by DreaminAboutPalms

[DreaminAboutPalms]

2016-2021 robusta hybrid growth 

Edited November 30, 2021 by DreaminAboutPalms

[DreaminAboutPalms]

CIDP timelapse 2011-2020

[DreaminAboutPalms]

More street view pics of what Is possible in Austin Tx

[teddytn]

On 9/19/2021 at 3:39 PM, DreaminAboutPalms said:

Kramer lane Washingtonians hybrid looking good. Has pushed out all the deformed fronds now onto the normal mature ones 

Washies keep growing all winter in Texas or slow down a lot when the weather changes? Just curious if some of the palms that took a bit longer to get going had a shot at full recovery. Hopefully they don’t get hit 2 winters in a row, fingers crossed 

[joetx]

11 minutes ago, teddytn said:

Washies keep growing all winter in Texas or slow down a lot when the weather changes? Just curious if some of the palms that took a bit longer to get going had a shot at full recovery. Hopefully they don’t get hit 2 winters in a row, fingers crossed 

Texas is a big state, but yes, in the Austin area they grow through the winter if it’s mild. And out near the coast they grow through the winter obviously.

[Dimovi]

Go to Mayfield park. A lot of defoliation, but everything made it through the freeze. Texas sabal is better here than filifera.

[Dimovi]

Here is one of the rare robustas that made it through the Feb 2021 freeze. I should collect seeds from it. It may have some filifera giving it better cold hardiness.

Edited December 1, 2021 by Dimovi

[joetx]

2 hours ago, Dimovi said:

Here is one of the rare robustas that made it through the Feb 2021 freeze. I should collect seeds from it. It may have some filifera giving it better cold hardiness.

Where is this one?

[Dimovi]

3 hours ago, joetx said:

Where is this one?

 

502 Franklin Blvd

https://maps.app.goo.gl/84gT8pRsKzCgHnP87

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Dimovi

[Arecaceae78743]

INCREIBLE ! 

I'm calling that one The Miracle Palm  

Edited December 2, 2021 by Arecaceae78743
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