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Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II

Posted by Ron (DE Zone 7a) on March 20, 2008, 22:05:33

As promised, here are the long-awaited (well not really) photos of my visit to Pullen Park, in Raleigh, NC last weekend. Here the palms are a bit more widely distributed than at nearby Jaycee Park but they are just as impressive.

First, the obligatory Needle Palm clump (out in the open, happy and healthy, just daring anyone to try to stuff a bag of McDonald's trash under it's foliage, with it's "secret" 6-inch needles - yeeeouch!):

The next palm I saw were several large Trachycarpus fortunei:

And just for Kim K., I have included a close-up of those Yucca aloifolias:

I also stumbled on these - could they be Chinese Fan Palms (Livingstonia)? I wasn't aware they would be hardy here but the foliage, with shaggy leaf tips, make them look like Livingstonias to my un-edumakaded eyes. Can someone help me on these?

Lastly, what trip to North Carolina would be complete without seeing Andy Griffith and Opie! (Aunt Bea would have been there too but she was in the shop getting a little touch-up paint!).

Message Thread:

Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Ron (DE Zone 7a) March 20, 2008, 22:05:33
- Re: Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Joe K March 20, 2008, 22:08:48
  - Re: Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Ron (DE Zone 7a) March 20, 2008, 22:11:36
    - Re: Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Joe K March 20, 2008, 22:13:40
      - Re: Camellia Forest - Ron (DE Zone 7a) March 20, 2008, 22:51:32
- Re: Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Austin, Little Rock March 21, 2008, 16:34:02
- Re: Palms of Raleigh, North Carolina - Part II - Jim K z7a NJ March 22, 2008, 10:44:25
  - Re: Yuccas - Ron (DE Zone 7a) March 22, 2008, 11:04:55
    - Re: Yuccas - Jim K. z7a NJ March 23, 2008, 10:16:56
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