Smack me, are these coconut palms in L.A.? (climate, frost, most)
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Take a look at that front yard. These look like coconut palms (stunted of course) growing in Norwalk, CA! Or are they? The branches look oddly familiar to me
I had to do a double take because I grew up with coconut palms as a garden variety tree in people's yards and sidewalks, and was very surprised that they grew in SoCal. I was thinking, there's no way that's a lookalike, it has to be real! I thought anywhere in CA was too cold in winter to support them except in very isolated cases
I think that's better. I centered them. No way royal palms look like that, the leaves aren't "feathery" enough, but I'll keep an open mind. Could be just a coincidence
Last edited by theunbrainwashed; 04-22-2013 at 06:19 PM..
i read the gardenweb forum and it says that some people have tried plantng coco palms and other palms that are usually found in hotter climates like southern Florida, in some neighborhoods they survive up to few years but in most they die off withing few months of planing. so they ca only survive for a very short amount of time there, most of the times they wont survive LA'S- San Diego's winters.
there is one palm that resembles the coconut that can be grown. It is the Quito coconut palm (Parajubaea cocoides). It is not related, (at least closely), to the coconut palm, but it looks like a coconut.
They are not coconut palms. I see those green-stemmed palms here as well and are a common find in gardens in areas where there is minimal frost. A few front yards in my area have them.
I'm impressed that people put so much effort into their landscaping over there as it doesn't look like a wealthy neighbourhood.
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The branches look oddly familiar to me