Is this some sort of a palm?
We saw this plant in Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Park in south Florida, zone
10. It looks like a palm, although the entire trunk of the plant was covered. Is the bottom part just this way because they did not clean the dead leaves or is this the natural look? Here are three pictures from three angles. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000847.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000846.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000848.jpg Is there a thick trunk under there? |
Is this some sort of a palm?
MiamiCuse wrote:
We saw this plant in Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Park in south Florida, zone 10. It looks like a palm, although the entire trunk of the plant was covered. Is the bottom part just this way because they did not clean the dead leaves or is this the natural look? Here are three pictures from three angles. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000847.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000846.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000848.jpg Is there a thick trunk under there? Probably. It is some kind of fan palm, probably a subset of windmill palm: http://www.sunpalmtrees.com/ It does look like a palm in a hula skirt. Unusual in a cultivated park. gtlorua p |
Is this some sort of a palm?
On 1/2/11 8:43 AM, MiamiCuse wrote:
We saw this plant in Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Park in south Florida, zone 10. It looks like a palm, although the entire trunk of the plant was covered. Is the bottom part just this way because they did not clean the dead leaves or is this the natural look? Here are three pictures from three angles. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000847.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000846.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000848.jpg Is there a thick trunk under there? It is some kind of fan palm, possibly Sabal minor. Sunset describes this native to south-eastern U.S. as having a short trunk (or possibly none at all). "Old leaves fold at base, hang down like a closed umbrella." If it is a Sabal species, it can be hardy to 20F. Old leaves have never been removed, forming a skirt that hides whatever trunk that might be there. The branches at the top appear to be old flower shoots. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
Is this some sort of a palm?
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:34:17 -0800, "David E. Ross"
wrote: On 1/2/11 8:43 AM, MiamiCuse wrote: We saw this plant in Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Park in south Florida, zone 10. It looks like a palm, although the entire trunk of the plant was covered. Is the bottom part just this way because they did not clean the dead leaves or is this the natural look? Here are three pictures from three angles. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000847.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000846.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b/P1000848.jpg Is there a thick trunk under there? It is some kind of fan palm, possibly Sabal minor. Sunset describes this native to south-eastern U.S. as having a short trunk (or possibly none at all). "Old leaves fold at base, hang down like a closed umbrella." If it is a Sabal species, it can be hardy to 20F. Old leaves have never been removed, forming a skirt that hides whatever trunk that might be there. The branches at the top appear to be old flower shoots. I agree it might be a Sabal Palm. Growing up in S. FL we called a Sabal Palm a "skirt palm", but why this one is so small/short I'm not sure. Pic: http://zenofwatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sabel-palm.JPG OP, send this picture or visit Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 • Phone: 305-667-1651 • Fax 305-661-8953 The garden has several hundred (or more) varieties of palms. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison collected trees from around the world, that are planted there. If anyone here ever gets to Miami - please go visit. What a beautiful place. Check the link - you can spend all day in this place and never see every thing. http://www.fairchildgarden.org/ |
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