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LEU GARDENS in ORLANDO, FLA. just added Feb. 2002 |
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Freeze Results from Jan. 2003 |
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I'll be adding to this page a lot over the next few months but for now here a few samples of the palms growing there. |
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A forest of Livistona chinensis Well maybe not quite an actual forest but there are in excess of half a dozen palms planted fairly close together. It's one of my favorite spots in the entire garden, giving a whole new perspective on a relatively "common" palm. These palms are really impressive in overall height, most are approximately 40 ft; some ancient specimens all things considered. |
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Dypsis mahajanga
One of my favorites, next to no damage from winter cold, tons of suckers, and curly plumose leaflets going in opposite directions, a very neat effect. |
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Chuniophoenix hainanensis A small fan palm from Vietnam only recently introduced to cultivation. Very cold hardy with odd fronds lacking a hastula (the small part where leaflets normally would attach to the petiole/leaf stem). |
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Chambeyronia macrocarpa Perfect timing - a new red leaf! Somewhat cold hardy when planted in shade but slow growing as most New Caledonia palms are. Also makes a great interior palm! |
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Copernicia hospita & baileyana The hospita is the silvery palm in front, the baileyana is easily past 6 ft overall in the rear. They have speeded up their growth in the past few yrs, both planted as small palms back in the mid 1990's. |
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Jubaea chilensis Trunk damage & constriction happened from an earlier transplant I think. The less than full crown and smallish (for this species) stem is a result of our humid climate negatively affecting it's growth. But it is alive ... |
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