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chaloobi
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Posted - 06/15/2004 :  12:02:43  Show Profile  Send chaloobi a Yahoo! Message Send chaloobi a Private Message
Does anyone know if there are any species of palm that are native to the continental US? I'm under the impression what we see in the South and California are all imports for ornamental purposes. T/F?
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Posted - 06/15/2004 :  12:41:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by chaloobi

Does anyone know if there are any species of palm that are native to the continental US? I'm under the impression what we see in the South and California are all imports for ornamental purposes. T/F?


Yes,

Washingtonia filifera is native to Arizona and California.

http://web.nova1.com/DallasPalms/washingtonia_filifera.htm

Florida Royal Palm is native to Florida.

http://tampa.about.com/cs/community/l/aapalms.htm

Jeez, I even found some from Texas.

http://www.jacksonresources.com/palmtour/identification_of_palm_trees.htm
Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils

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Edited by - Valiant Dancer on 06/15/2004 12:45:22
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chaloobi
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Posted - 06/15/2004 :  13:11:30   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send chaloobi a Yahoo! Message Send chaloobi a Private Message
Thanks for the info.
-Chaloobi
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