Henderson NV, May 2011
Washingtonia

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Henderson+NV&hl=en&ll=36.041257,-114.979734&spn=0.017177,0.042272&sll=40.715539,-116.10979&sspn=0.016231,0.042272&t=h&hnear=Henderson,+Clark,+Nevada,+United+States&z=15&layer=c&cbll=36.041177,-114.979635&panoid=mrg0VF2Eh4ihJGJyZ0lJqg&cbp=12,173.33,,0,1.19

Interesting how some burnt more than the others. 😯

Recovering Washy Sierra Vista AZ

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=bisbee+AZ&hl=en&ll=31.489036,-110.265567&spn=0.001141,0.002642&sll=32.682782,-114.418302&sspn=0.000398,0.00066&t=h&hnear=Bisbee,+Cochise,+Arizona,+United+States&z=19&layer=c&cbll=31.489036,-110.265567&panoid=38HWAODdmZsaB_9_cm51eg&cbp=12,354.62,,1,0.87

more in same area:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=bisbee+AZ&hl=en&ll=31.490847,-110.259862&spn=0.001141,0.002642&sll=32.682782,-114.418302&sspn=0.000398,0.00066&t=h&hnear=Bisbee,+Cochise,+Arizona,+United+States&z=19&layer=c&cbll=31.490852,-110.259757&panoid=5DKMC8yW1ynrIienDQ2hyw&cbp=12,182.16,,0,1.57

I like this street...wide open, large lots, homes set back, even some blue upright junipers here and there. 😀

Recovering Washy Sierra Vista AZ

I like this street...wide open, large lots, homes set back, even some blue upright junipers here and there. 😀

I liked that row of med-fans. 8)

I also like that kind of nieghborhood, almost like being in the wild but cleaner. 😀

Just down the street an unkown yucca.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=bisbee+AZ&hl=en&ll=31.489043,-110.265036&spn=0.000005,0.001939&sll=32.682782,-114.418302&sspn=0.000398,0.00066&t=h&hnear=Bisbee,+Cochise,+Arizona,+United+States&layer=c&cbll=31.489027,-110.265199&panoid=9G8sUturBG_AiNKG1p85Aw&cbp=12,123.57,,2,-1.55&z=19

They should have waited, I bet these palms would have been ok. 😡

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=bisbee+AZ&hl=en&ll=31.48299,-110.268917&spn=0.000293,0.124111&sll=32.682782,-114.418302&sspn=0.000398,0.00066&t=h&hnear=Bisbee,+Cochise,+Arizona,+United+States&layer=c&cbll=31.482997,-110.26878&panoid=2_kfDmqh_wUPLm1yu4pbgg&cbp=12,143.04,,2,6.32&z=13

Aaron, you're gonna laugh, but I saw that "Just down the street an unkown yucca. "
And every time I tried to zoom in to get the link for it, I ended up behind the deciduous tree and couldn't get closer to the right....AAAARGH! 😆
What do you think that is?
Really puzzled...

should have waited, I bet these palms would have been ok

Probably had been there since the community got developed.
Sad indeed to cut down such noble beasts.

Aaron, you're gonna laugh, but I saw that "Just down the street an unkown yucca. "
And every time I tried to zoom in to get the link for it, I ended up behind the deciduous tree and couldn't get closer to the right....AAAARGH! 😆
What do you think that is?
Really puzzled...

I tried and tried to get a better angle for the pic also. 😆

I think it might be a Yucca filifera?

Hmmm...a y.filifera.
It just looks so...well, weird...

Oh, and this pic (albeit in 2008 from before the killer cold) shows rare landscaping in the center.
Wonder if they're still alive.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=33.623924,-114.596293&spn=0.000557,0.001321&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=20&layer=c&cbll=33.623924,-114.596405&panoid=xCfv4WdnkXKYnZI8o7raWw&cbp=12,257.85,,0,-4.02

Barb

Oh, and this pic (albeit in 2008 from before the killer cold) shows rare landscaping in the center.
Wonder if they're still alive.

Barb

I thought that looked like Cali.
I would bet they are all doing fine, the queen palms in Vegas lived and they got much colder than Blythe. 😉

Attractive form of landscaping, in a center island.
Doubt any neighbor would care for them though, as they would if they were sidewalk planted.

thought that looked like Cali.

From the look of the hills?
It looked different to me too, but didn't realize it, or even why.
Maybe the light is different too?

Zooming in on some of those satellite shots, it's really amazing where people decided to settle -- really anywhere, probably where there was/is a creek originally.
And the google camera has many areas they haven't travelled yet.

Frustrating when the "little man" just goes home again. 😆

Sad Phoenix:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.568298,-110.295782&spn=0.018246,0.042272&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=15&layer=c&cbll=31.568377,-110.295759&panoid=dVGLKV2nSTZ3Yg3lJ-KYdA&cbp=12,95.23,,1,-2.49

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.567864,-110.297847&spn=0.002281,0.005284&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=18&layer=c&cbll=31.567664,-110.298027&panoid=91bRhqDdheHRf25zxsSVKA&cbp=12,130.41,,1,7.21

Both are alive:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.568664,-110.293905&spn=0.004561,0.010568&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=17&layer=c&cbll=31.568397,-110.293915&panoid=PuA6BGVtXPypoZhVNcYNYA&cbp=12,251.69,,0,-17.27

Great looking new area:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.575757,-110.253639&spn=0.072977,0.169086&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=13&layer=c&cbll=31.575742,-110.253459&panoid=QZ32GjELkDOfrGHQ14qKLg&cbp=12,257.57,,0,13.16

Saving the best for last, here's a nice Dasylirion...and the 3 dogs watching the camera van 😆
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.575528,-110.258424&spn=0.004561,0.010568&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=17&layer=c&cbll=31.575667,-110.258272&panoid=0OpC2LNkktGI9xp0-9xTiQ&cbp=12,86.79,,0,-4.57

Barb

oops, forgot this gorgeous yucca:
Either it was protected for that bad winter or it's new...sibling to the left of driveway looks good too.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.574779,-110.258722&spn=0.00114,0.002642&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=19&layer=c&cbll=31.57493,-110.258836&panoid=vH3q2YUWqX5z5DXHr1ZvRQ&cbp=12,259.6,,0,20.23

look at this undamaged yucca in the wild

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.574093,-110.260677&spn=0.004561,0.010568&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=17&layer=c&cbll=31.57408,-110.260565&panoid=FVAXfXhPlN_4Qo_Qna-nkQ&cbp=12,40.22,,2,12.02

thought that looked like Cali.

From the look of the hills?
It looked different to me too, but didn't realize it, or even why.
Maybe the light is different too?

Frustrating when the "little man" just goes home again. 😆

The first thing was the grass in the middle of the road, that would be very rare in az. There are a few other things, grass in the yards is much more common in Cali, the wooden fences are rare in AZ.
There is a place in AZ that looks like this, Pheonix, but I don't think they would have grass in the middle of the roads. 😉

Me too. I hate when that guys heads home. 😡

That place with the dogs was nice, may have been the best entertainment they seen in months. 😆

oops, forgot this gorgeous yucca:
Either it was protected for that bad winter or it's new...sibling to the left of driveway looks good too.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=arizona&hl=en&ll=31.574779,-110.258722&spn=0.00114,0.002642&sll=54.112352,-126.555646&sspn=12.771545,43.286133&t=h&hnear=Arizona,+United+States&z=19&layer=c&cbll=31.57493,-110.258836&panoid=vH3q2YUWqX5z5DXHr1ZvRQ&cbp=12,259.6,,0,20.23

That is a Yucca elata, they will grow in your yard without protection. Well, when they get a little size to them. 😉

They can take lots of cold and can grow to over 10 feet tall.
This was after the freeze, looks good. 😀