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^Um, there's a place called the Everglades right by Naples. No where in Florida has as many natural palms than there. I've been all over the everglades multiple times since my parents live right on the edge of it.
You asked for pictures, so I showed you. Those are planted palms, and 90% of the palms in your area are planted too. Like I said, they don't grow as naturally as they do in south Florida...common sense.
You come in here telling me that I just probably picked a couple of spots and then you post picture of planted palms on the street. Really convincing.
OK, you ready to take notes? The Sabal Palm is the state tree of Florida, it is the most widely distributed palm in Florida, it grows all over Florida since it can withstand temperatures down to 20 degrees.
From this anyone with a functioning frontal lobe should be able to conclude that a large area of preserve land with it's natural vegetation will have more palms than a city that has pavement everywhere.
^Um, there's a place called the Everglades right by Naples. No where in Florida has as many natural palms than there. I've been all over the everglades multiple times since my parents live right on the edge of it.
You asked for pictures, so I showed you. Those are planted palms, and 90% of the palms in your area are planted too. Like I said, they don't grow as naturally as they do in south Florida...common sense.
Sigh...looks like another northerner entered the thread, those palms are Sabal palmettos, there native all the way to North Carolina.
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Sigh...looks like another northerner entered the thread, those palms are Sabal palmettos, there native all the way to North Carolina.
Um, you aren't a mod, so who are you to say who can enter threads? especially someone who just signed up a few weeks ago. I've been on the boards way longer than you have, buddy.
Because I spent 1/4 of my year in Florida. It's not like I don't have anything to contribute.
You should know that almost every palm you can grow in south Florida. There's a big difference between zone 10, and, say, zone 7 or 8. The coconut trees also grow more inland in south Florida than they do up north. I thought it was common sense...
^Um, there's a place called the Everglades right by Naples. No where in Florida has as many natural palms than there. I've been all over the everglades multiple times since my parents live right on the edge of it.
You asked for pictures, so I showed you. Those are planted palms, and 90% of the palms in your area are planted too. Like I said, they don't grow as naturally as they do in south Florida...common sense.
Is that why they call the Everglades the River of Grass because it has palms all over it? No, it is because it is dominated by sawgrass.
And your parents are closer the The Big Cypress National Preserve, know why they call it that? Because is dominated by Cypress trees.
I can certainly see why you think these are planted.
What I have noticed when traveling in Florida is the variety of palms growing around the area esp south Florida. In Miami, palms are the most common tree & are really beautiful. In California there aren't as many varieties planted except in parks. It seems the native fan palm is the favorite & look great on the horizon. Here's some on the streets of Los Angeles:
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The big cypress preserve is all part of the same Everglades. I've driven through it many times in Alligator alley.
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