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Century old Roystonea elata's

TikiRick

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I have been watching the restoration of a former private estate here in the greater Ft. Lauderdale area. It was the home of the Richardson family, a renowned "pioneer" family of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This home sat abandoned for many years, possibly in the hands of the court system. Finally, the city bought the property and turned it into a city park. I would imagine that these Royals are natural to the property. There is a small canal that runs just beyond the stand of palms, so as you can see, they are happy!

It was a real pleasure to see that, for once, the local government was doing something right.

The parking is free, the park itself is free, and the huge falling Royal fronds are free too! What a beautiful sight and these Royals are perhaps the tallest that I have seen in South Florida. More often than not, they are lost to neglect, lightning, or hurricanes.  You can see some curved ones possibly due to storms of years past.

Enjoy these grand-daddies of South Florida!

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Rick,

     With the warm climate there, could you imagine if the palm society came out and planted some more exotic palms to add to the Royals? I'm sure Cyrtostachys planted on the south side of the house somewhere would do fine. Anyways, thanks.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

bubba Grand Master

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Rick, Fantastic pictures of the tallest Roystonea's I have ever seen.Can you tell us where this is in Fort Lauderdale?

What you look for is what is looking

Jeff in St Pete Grand Master

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I love seeing lots of big tall Royals growing together like that!  Very nice Rick, thanks.

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

sonoranfans Grand Master

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thanks rick, for that roystonea heaven!  Magnificent .....

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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WOW !

Odessa, TX  Z8a

NE edge Chihuahuan Desert

Alt 2800 ft

El Jardin de Quixote

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Beautiful photos Rick<\,

These are old enough to be some of the earlier Royals pulled out during draining of the Everglades. Have you checked to see if they have R. elata characteristics or R. regia?

Best regards,

Ed

Edwin Brown III

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Beautiful photos Rick<\,

These are old enough to be some of the earlier Royals pulled out during draining of the Everglades. Have you checked to see if they have R. elata characteristics or R. regia?

Best regards,

Ed

I was under the impression that regia and elata are now the same. I thought Scott Zona had classified them as being the same species.....?

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

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Are those the ones on Wilton Drive/4th Avenue in Wilton Manures?

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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Rick,

It is good to hear from you. I see them as lumped together in Henderson et al, but if these were distinct  stands, I am just curious if they look different or have distinctive characteristics then the ones you see in cultivation. The differences listed are minute( to say the least) yet they use this same criteria to list  2 species in Cuba and only 1 in PR and Dominican Republic (collectively). Simular differences had been used to classify the Florida species as distinct.   Indians spread them up the east coast to around Daytona. These florished before the mini-Ice Age in the later part of 19th Century. I dont know how much this played a hand in their distribution through out Caribbean.

Best regards,

Ed

Edwin Brown III

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Great images Rick! The last couple are of Adonidia, right?

Is there a problem with LY disease in that area? They are really great looking palms...

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Great images Rick! The last couple are of Adonidia, right?

Is there a problem with LY disease in that area? They are really great looking palms...

Bret

Bret,

Yes there are some odd balls mixed in with the hundreds of Roystoneas. Christmas palms and coconuts to mention a few. I am sure that they are volunteers.

LY still presents itself as a problem here in South Florida. It is not as apparent as it once was in the late 70's when millions of coconuts were wiped out....I have to wonder is it due to a reduction in the host palms?

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Rick,

Fabulous pictures!  I love the old royals.  I saw a picture in an old publication (early 1900's) put out by the New York Botanical Garden that had a stand in the Everglades.  Beautiful.  It included the royals and several species of native hardwoods underneath them.

How big an area is this place?  The bromeliad society is always looking for a new place to take a ramble to.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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This is in Wilton Manors, just north of downtown Ft. Lauderdale. It is a public park and I would guess it is about 15 acres in all. A beautiful setting for palm fanatics.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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Thanks for sharing those pics, the are beautifull! :)

RObbin

Southwest

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Great shots Rick.  How far is this from your place?  I'd love to see these in person.  In between these giants are some pretty tall Adonidias too.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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