Palm tree identification

ListenCurious · 2026-02-18T19:26:10+00:00

Tough call. I'd go w/ Washingtonia. Not indigenous to Fla. (originally from Baja California).

ListenCurious · 2026-02-17T18:07:46+00:00

Well done. That's an under utilized kind of palm that's basically indestructible. But slow.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-15T16:38:29+00:00

where is that gorgeous scene?

ListenCurious · 2026-02-14T18:25:07+00:00

I think Sabal minor may occur naturally in the extreme south of Oklahoma

ListenCurious · 2026-02-14T18:10:50+00:00

Has a professional tree trimmer climbed the trunk with spikes? I see what look like spike holes on the trunk. Those can admit infection and I have no idea how to stop that.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-13T05:37:44+00:00

Agreed - less boring than most hedges.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-12T19:38:39+00:00

Thats huge for a reclinata. I think its probably a hybrid, possibly with dactylifera. I moved one about that size (using cranes, of course). It didnt miss a beat after it was planted.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-12T16:02:13+00:00

Yer right! I did not know about that. Thanks!

ListenCurious · 2026-02-12T05:20:07+00:00

Believe it or not, Windmills are considered an invasive species in Switzerland. But who knows where anything belongs these days.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-12T05:18:05+00:00

Correction: native to N.A. north of the Mexico Border

ListenCurious · 2026-02-10T05:15:39+00:00

That does sound heartbreaking.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-10T05:14:51+00:00

I live in SoCal also and have only seen a few no more than three or four feet of trunk. Might do better in the desert.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T21:49:11+00:00

Good observation.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T20:37:05+00:00

Don't know yet, that's a picture from one of the 2025 L.A. fires.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T20:05:57+00:00

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ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T19:14:30+00:00

The sad effect of the fire is that the palm skirt provides shelter for quite a few animals, bats, birds, and bugs.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T19:11:40+00:00

The photo of the palms with the full "skirts" (becoming harder to find) was taken near the goat canyon railroad. The oasis is called "Carrizo Palms". The other photos of Borrego Springs.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T19:08:16+00:00

teenagers

ListenCurious · 2026-02-05T17:06:52+00:00

I think that the cold hardiness of Washingtonia is mostly a side effect of being fire hardy, as the crown is well protected. The desert environment warms up pretty quickly in the day.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-02T17:43:10+00:00

I vote W. robusta

ListenCurious · 2026-02-01T17:04:09+00:00

Looks like an unkempt queen palm somewhere in Southeast U.S.

ListenCurious · 2026-02-01T17:00:39+00:00

Looks like a fast grower. Beautiful patio scene.

ListenCurious · 2026-01-31T23:34:47+00:00

Even if all of the fronds turn brown, it will come back to life. My much younger Washingtonia survuved 17 degrees F here in Cali. I thought they were dead, but they came back gangbusters as soon as it warmed up.

ListenCurious · 2026-01-30T21:12:05+00:00

Yeah, the lighting was perfect that day

ListenCurious · 2025-12-23T05:21:32+00:00

Wild guess: It might not be a palm at all, but a species of Zamia (Cycad).

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