Shore Acres Park - Near Coos Bay OR

[Zach K]

If you haven't been, go check out Shore Acres Park near Coos Bay, OR. I didn't have time to snap any good pictures of the park except for these 3 because the crowd I was with was on the move to view the king tide waves event nearby.

Anyways, here's to a quick thread of some zone 9 goodness. Plenty of New Zealand flax. There are tons of very mature cordylines there as well. If you have ever visited the OR coast, you will instantly notice the Abundance of mature cordyline trees. There was also an attempt to grow a Nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida) aka Shaving brush palm in the garden, but the person who planted it told me its no longer there unfortunately.

Looking at that first picture...I would not mind at all if my Trachy had a trunk like that! very tropical looking. 

 

Peep the Bare trunk Trachy in the background. Nice pair of Chamaerops humilis growing here.

 

 

[Manalto]

The Oregon/Washington coast is just magnificent. Thanks for posting the palms; I had no idea they were there.

[Zach K]

Welcome! Also for those that are curious, I drove by the CIDP seen Here on google maps in North Bend/Coos Bay and can confirm it is growing strong and healthy (didn't snap any pics). Gold beach is NOT the most north CIDP area.

 

Also also, just down the road is a neat little Tree Fern. 

Edited January 24, 2023 by Zach K

[Chester B]

1 hour ago, Zach K said:

Welcome! Also for those that are curious, I drove by the CIDP seen Here on google maps in North Bend/Coos Bay and can confirm it is growing strong and healthy (didn't snap any pics). Gold beach is NOT the most north CIDP area.

 

Also also, just down the road is a neat little Tree Fern. 

I've posted videos of those before. 

IF you drive along Cape Arago Hwy you will see many Washingtonia and Phoenix palms on the water side.

On the corner of 101 and Florida there is an ancient naturally defibered Trachy.

Edited January 24, 2023 by Chester B

[Banana Belt]

1 hour ago, Zach K said:

crowd I was with was on the move to view the king tide waves event nearby

Did you see any big waves crashing? 

About 15 years ago during some huge winter waves during king tide a friend and I were standing in the protected plexiglass shelter as the waves would hit the sea wall, break up and come crashing down well above the pathway and guardrail dumping seawater onto the grass a foot or so deep.  This water would run off back over the cliff and into the sea.  During a calm spell between the 7th big waves we noticed a lady with two small dogs on leashes walking along the guardrail above the sea cliff.  We yelled out to her to get back but it was too late as the 7th wave hit the sea wall and crashed way up even behind the protective structure we were.  As the wave ran off the Lady was pinned up against a guard pole of the fences but one of her dogs got swept under the fence, the leashed snapped and the dog was gone. 

She screamed to us for help, but there was nothing anybody could do, we could not even see where the dog had gone due to the thick foot or more of foam on the ocean.  She was really lucky to be standing next to a sturdy metal pole, otherwise she too would have been a casualty.

[Zach K]

@Chester B I noticed ALOT of eucalyptus and Tons of Cordyline. However I only noticed like one CIDP. Must've not been paying attention haha. There is a young Pindo at the dairy queen there on Cape Arago highway. Also the Victorian house at 476 Newmark Ave has one of, if not THEE biggest eucs I've seen in Oregon.  Just massive. Your video is exactly the way I would describe it haha

Every time I drive by that house on 101 I always make sure to stare at that naturally defibered Trachy. So cool.

Edited January 24, 2023 by Zach K

[Zach K]

@Banana BeltThat's insane. The waves we saw were no where near that large. To be honest it was kind of disappointing. But your story sounds terrifying!