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JC Raulston Arboretum - Raleigh, North Carolina December 2024

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A 70 degree day in December prompted a visit to the NCSU - JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. A must visit for palm lovers in NC imo. 

 
cleardot.gifSabal brazoriensis 
 
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Sabal etonia.
A palm I wish more common in cultivation, at least in NC 
 
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The NC Champion Rhapidophyllum hystrix (its taller than me)
 
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Regular Sabal palmetto (right) and Sabal palmetto 'Kinston' (left) 
 
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Sabal minor (its naturalized all over the gardens and even off the property as well) The palm on the far left might be S. brazoriensis iirc 
 
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Sabal uresana                                                              Trachycarpus fortueni 
 
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Also lots of nice cycads
 
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And the xeric gardens
 
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Okay sorry for palm spamming!! I hope you guys enjoy ": ) 
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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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Neat place. My brother and SIL live in Raleigh and belong to the Arboretum.

Thanks for the photos.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Great palms and yuccas. Is the cycad on the left some kind of Dioon?

Woodville, FL

zone 8b

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