Also stopped by a nursery. The lady didn't know what this plant was & neither do I. Looks like a cordy, but not really sure. She said it is tropical only and can not be planted outside.

And I picked up a nice cordy for $20

Hey Laaz..

Now thats one nice looking trunk eh!

What intersection was that near?

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

Hi PALMETTOMAN. It is on the crosscut from I26 to the james island connector. It has been there a long time... It is now the parking area for the new Mcdonalds, right across from MUSC. The building you see in the background is the MUSC parking garage.

Did you notice what appears to be a palm without a crown of leaves next to the stop sign? I wonder what happened and whether or not it's still alive?
The Washingtonia filifera looks very healthy!

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie that is a hurricane cut Sabal Palmetto. There are about 20 of those just recently planted in the same location. They can take 3-5 years to regrow their crown. I drove around the area & there are no other Washingtonias with the 4 blocks I drove. I picked up the few seeds I found around the tree, they should produce true.

Heres a pic from Gary's nursery showing how the palms are sold. Sometimes they leave the old boots on and sometimes they clean the trunk...

What's the benefit or advantage to the hurricane cut? Is it less of a demand for the tree to maintain fewer fronds while the palm roots in after planting?

Cheers, Barrie.

What's the benefit or advantage to the hurricane cut? Is it less of a demand for the tree to maintain fewer fronds while the palm roots in after planting?

Cheers, Barrie.

Exactly. Sabals will die if you leave the fronds on. These are all dug from farms and root pruned, so the crown must be cut off.

Nice shots from Gary's Laaz..

C/town has lots of nice palm's but I'll have to check out that old palm over near MUSC when I'm down there nxt yr...

Is it near the Hardee's?...

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

Yes it is. Across the road on the side of the new McDonalds parking lot. Will probably be quite a few seedlings popping up by then. They just did the new landscaping so it's covered with new mulch right now...

Also stopped by a nursery. The lady didn't know what this plant was & neither do I. Looks like a cordy, but not really sure. She said it is tropical only and can not be planted outside.

This is what is commonly known as a screw pine or screw palm (most likely Pandanus utilis); it is neither a pine nor a palm. They get huge here in south Florida. Here is some more information on it:

http://www.floridata.com/ref/P/pandanus.cfm

Jody

Seedlings popping from that fat washy above.

Nice, Laaz! 8)

Dean

Laaz. have you got anymore seeds. I got lots of fresh trachy seeds that are germinating like crazy right now.