Georgia Gardening: Palms of Macon, 1 by Alan_Taylor

Alan_Taylor wrote:
These days, when people think about the trees that grow in Macon, Georgia, they usually think of the Cherry Blossom Trees we Maconites celebrate yearly, but they seldom consider Macon's palms. Macon is definitely not known for being a "palmy" city. Of course, the cherry blossoms (Prunus x Yedoensis) were imported from Japan, and they have been widely propagated in Macon. So too were Camellias, for that matter, but did you know that there are two species of palm that are actually native to Middle Georgia (Sabal minor and Rhapidophyllum hystrix)? Furthermore, at least two species of palm are naturalized in Macon, and at least two more are commonly grown here and have proven to be cold-hardy here.

Being surprised to learn all of this, myself, I have been putting together a photodirectory of Macon's palm trees. I thought I should share it with those of you who might be interested. You can visit my "Palms of Macon" site here:

http://www.vandea.com/garden/palmsofmacon.html

Enjoy!

This message was edited Oct 17, 2006 9:05 PM

This message was edited Oct 17, 2006 9:06 PM