Ah, a dacty...quite the specimen.

BTW, what's the matter with that Phoenix in the foreground.
Hope it's not FW, or heaven forbid, red palm weevil.

Always look forward to seeing your pics!
Thank you.
Barb

[quote="lucky1"
BTW, what's the matter with that Phoenix in the foreground.
Hope it's not FW, or heaven forbid, red palm weevil.

Barb

Looks like it could be dates?

Thanks Aaron, that's a relief.

Barb

Thanks!
Yes, keep the photos coming.
I delight in knowing that I may well be at a more southerly latitude than these palms. Where are they again?
--Erik

Received this pic from friends vacationing there.
(Ctrl (and) + to enlarge pic).

<img src=" " width="360" height="480" alt="san francisco 034" />

Look at the Datura size!!!! and Agaves.
Are those Queen palms?

Those nice plants will improve the homeowner's view.
I would plant more palms...all along that wall on the left 😆

Barb

Nice Barb. 8)

They look like queens to me. 😀

Yep, those are queen palms. Brugmansias (Datura) can get quite large here. My brugs usually suffer leaf damage but not twig dieback.

Erik, these pictures are from Santa Barbara, CA around 34 degrees north latitude.

Friends sent another picture taken at dawn in Anaheim 😀

Queen palms and one towering W.filifera? or robusta?

<img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="palm trees- anaheim 001" />

Barb

looks like Queens and robustas, very nice. 8)

Here are some more pictures that have been taken in the past month or so.

Green Bizmarkia

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741343339/" title="Green Bizmarkia by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="375" height="500" alt="Green Bizmarkia"></a>

Brahea brandegeei

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741894670/" title="Brahea brandegeei by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="375" height="500" alt="Brahea brandegeei"></a>

Brahea edulis seedlings

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741895168/" title="Brahea edulis by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Brahea edulis"></a>

More pictures.

Tree Aloe maybe Aloe ferox and P. caniensis.

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741897174/" title="tree aloe + P canariensis by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="375" height="500" alt="tree aloe + P canariensis"></a>

Xanthoroea

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741897764/" title="Xanthoroea by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Xanthoroea"></a>

Wild Yucca from the mountains. The other pictures did not turn out well. This one was from the winter when there were snow flurries in the mountains.

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741345623/" title="Wild Yucca by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="375" height="500" alt="Wild Yucca"></a>

Opuntia

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741896670/" title="Opuntia 2 by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Opuntia 2"></a>

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741343713/" title="Opuntia by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Opuntia"></a>

Agaves

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741340871/" title="Agaves by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Agaves"></a>

Aloes

<a href=" http://www.flickr.com/photos/32696326@N07/5741894176/" title="Aloes by hellos1011, on Flickr"><img src=" " width="500" height="375" alt="Aloes"></a>

Nice!
I'd be packing a shovel for those Brahea edulis 😆

Barb

Very nice, thanks for sharing. 😀