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Let me start by saying that I owe everyone a photo (unless someone beats me to this).
Earlier today I went to Westport and as I was driving along route 1 I passed by a nursery and there they were. Two large fox tail palms and many smaller palms typically found in South Florida and in other truly tropical places. I was immediately transported to South Florida or the Caribbean islands.
I was shocked in two ways. One, I was not expecting to see those trees (especially the larger ones). Secondly, I was not expecting to get that feeling (a very nice feeling I might add) I always feel whenever I arrive somewhere tropical. No doubt those trees were brought quite recently from somewhere warm or maybe taken out from a greenhouse or something along those lines.
Wow, it made me realize that I'm in need of a quick trip to the tropics. lol
Anyway, I will pass by there at some point in the next couple of days and I will have my cellphone ready. Hopefully no police officers will be in the area as I drive by and take my chances. lol
Are there any other large palms anywhere else in CT? Doesn't matter if they are in a nursery, as long that they can be seen from the street is more than enough.
This is the nursery where the palms are, if you pass by there now there is no way you can miss it. lol Its very close to the Fairfield border.
I have a palm tree fetish and I must see pics or it didn't happen. So enchanted was I with palm trees and the accompanying warmth that I almost moved to the Tampa Bay area at one point. I've been getting my fix with annual winter visits to my grandmother in St. Pete.
If palm trees are present anywhere in Connecticut I want to know about it!
I have friends with a beach house in Clinton where one of the neighboring houses is this gaudy over the top mini-mansion. Every year the mini-mansion owners truck in a couple giant palm trees for the front year.
Not a completely rare sight. I've known people to bring out palms from inside their homes or dropped off from a nursery for the season (i.e. landscape purposes). Then they are returned, so in essence rented.
Interesting, I go right by this place everyday as part of the commute. Never noticed any palm trees or really looked. Will try to remember to look tonight.
Yes we couldn't help notice those palm trees when driving by the other day! I'm curious too as to whether they can survive here and who will buy them.....
Palm trees can be grown in containers in a greenhouse and then moved outdoors for the summer months, or they can be brought up from down south in containers for summer. I'm surprised more people up north don't do it actually. With all of the ridiculous amounts of money some folks in southwestern CT have, you would think it would be more common.
Tropical stuff is pointless in Connecticut IMO. I've had Lemon, Banana, Avocado, Key Lime all die on me and that's with constantly bringing them in for the winter and caring for them.
They don't belong in our climate. Just like Magnolia and some other tree types.
My mom in southern NY doesn't mind though..
Even Canna plants with Tropical like foliage needs to be brought indoors. Pain for Beauty?
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