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ID Palm-like tree
"David E. Ross" wrote in message ...
On 1/27/2014 9:24 PM, Guv Bob wrote: Any idea what this might be? North San Diego near the coast. Palm tree on hill http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...0/542/f0cv.jpg Also, just for fun, here's a shot of a green ash tree with berries. It's covered with these red berries every year about this time. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...0/401/w2yw.jpg Does the "palm" have a onion-like bulbous base on the surface of the soil? If so, it might be a ponytail palm (Nolina recurvata). Wikipedia says that Nolina recurvata is now known as Beaucarnea recurvata. The plant might instead be some other species of Nolina or Beaucarnea. Some botanists place the both genera in the agave family; others place them in the asparagus family. (This is easily understood when you notice that a young flower stalk of an agave starts out looking like a giant asparagus spear.) Today, during my usual Tuesday morning shift as a docent at Gardens of the World (Thousand Oaks, CA), I notice the trunk of the young ponytail palm in the Japanese Garden resembled your "palm" photo. They both have the same banding around the trunk and similar leaves. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary Thanks David. I checked out all the types you mention. Definitely not ponytail palm - leaves are all stiff and don't hang down, and no enlarged shapes at the ground. Will keep looking and post when I find out. Any idea of a ID website for these types of plants? Lots of them for oaks, pines, etc., but I don't see much for desert plants. |
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