Always enjoy the MB pics. There are some Trachys around, they don't do very well there (too warm for them?)... And some Butia, Washingtonia too. Also there is a mini putt in N. MB that has some large Phoenix!

Cheers!

ahhhhh...thanks for those pics.
Feel warmer just viewing them.

Re overpruning palms, have heard that hotels and municipalities prefer to prune way above the "recommended 9 o'clock --> 3 o'clock" positions before browned fronds crash to the pavement below. Liability.

Re pic #2, pretty quiet at the hotel.
Wasn't that spring break?
Or did you take the photo at 6 a.m.? 😆

Barb

Nice shots! I'm surprised they don't grow more Trachys there since they should hold up better in the super cold blasts down there.

Paul, I'm assuming you've been to Myrtle Beach or know someone who's been? The only Trachys I saw were at "Broadway at the Beach", and they looked awesome if you ask me. I would think they would grow great down there? Maybe I'm wrong, but my Trachy seems to love the heat.

Barb-No problem, but...it wasn't that warm... 😮 Infact, the first day was downright chilly! With the sea breeze, we had sweaters/coats on. It was like a "crisp" fall day is how I describe it. It did gradually warm up, and by Wednesday (we spent a week) we were sweating. One thing I immediately noticed is that it's alot more humid down there, even when it was chilly. It makes sense about the pruning, but I feel bad for those poor palms, if you look closely they've trimmed all the healthy green growth down at the bottom.

It wasn't quite 6am, maybe 7:30 or 8. Not quite spring break, we just went this past February, so it wasn't "dead" but it wasn't packed like in the summer either, which I liked. I think everything comes back to life March 1st.

Tim-I was a little surprised that there wasn't more Trachys and cold hardy stuff, I didn't think Sabal palmettos were very hardy? I've heard of the cold blasts coming down and killing all the palms! I don't believe they're native that far north, so I figured they're kind of taking a risk planting all of these...Then again, everything was throwing seeds and growing great, so I guess they're fine!

Andy

Margaritaville is an awesome restaurant. That last picture is one of the biggest palm tree's I've ever seen upclose in my life. My uncle told me this is a big palm, but Florida's palms are bigger. (He's goes several times a year, I've been one or twice that I can actually remember it)
Andy

Great photos, Andy, thanks.
Trachies are so uniquely hairy.
Looks good to see them mixed with other palms.
Oh, and the water squirting out of the skull's eyeballs, LOL.

Q: in the first pic you're in, Andy, the bottom of the trachy has a bunch of exposed roots.
I read years ago they're called "adventitious roots".

Anybody know if soil should be heaped up over those roots (without piling soil higher on the trunk fiber).?
Is it just erosion that causes that?

That last pic with you and the big full sabal is awesome. I also like the palms with the big yuccas, yuccas add a nice tropical look as an understory. 😀

I hate too see palm trimmed up to high. 😡

Andy,
thanks for the photos!
I too love anything Sabal. Hope to get to the palmetto state someday.
--Erik

Nice pics! It's always great to see some of the Myrtle Beach Sabals.

Barb- I have no idea, I did have to climb a small hill to get up to the palm. I know I've seen more pictures of Palms with those same exposed roots, so maybe it's OK? I'll have to do more research on that. I know the big Maples and Oaks around here have huge exposed roots at the bottom that you are not supposed to cover with soil or mulch. Big problem around here, (everyone heaps on huge mounds of mulch around the bottom of the trees).

90% of the trees in my city have been cut down because of the Asian Longhorned Beetle anyway.

Thanks for all the comments from everyone! It was a pretty awesome trip, aside from the 18 hrs in the car 😯

Andy

Great shots of the native palms in Myrtle beach S.C. I always liked S. palmetto. Maybe one day 8)

John

Yeah, we can grow palms down here when we want to. 😆

Cretan date palm getting ready to flower.

A couple Washies.

Chamaedorea radicalis

Chamaedorea microspadix

Oh, we grow some damn good citrus as well. 😉

Laaz, good to see you again.
And those photos, wow. 😛

The Phoenix are even spearing their own flower spathes 😯

Erik will drool seeing his fav Chamaedoreas.

The Washies and citrus in your yard are fabulous.
Wouldn't even guess there ever was a big winter freeze (2 yrs ago?)
I recall a snow palm photo 😆

The big dogs still protecting your yard?
Barb

Nice palms! Thanks for sharing something different, other than Sabals. Awesome pictures.

Have you had any problems with frost or snow? I think I also recall a huge freeze coming down and killing all the palms.