![]() Type of beetle, most likely) that exists within the native range. Hand-pollinated since we do not have the natural pollinator (some Native to middle elevations in the Andes fruits best if From very dry parts of the desert in Namiibia and western South Africa. Native to the mountains of San Diego Counnty (and many areas further Rarely-planted Queensland native has brigght blossoms. Polynesian tree is just barely hardy enouugh for San Diego. Has pink, peach or white blooms in early summer. North) and producing limited autumn foliage.Īgonix flexuosa-Peppermint Tree/Australian Willow Myrtle Close-up of Leaves/Seeds San Diego, usually leaving out in May (sometimes later than in the One of the hardiest trees planted here, tthis underperforms in Yellow bark is distinctive with this deciiduous African acacia. Has long skinny leaves and bright yellow blooms. Bright silver leaves and weeping habit maake this acacia look much Many parts of Mexico (native to the NE part) occasionally planted Also known as the Bauhinia-leafed acacia. This palm is rapidly gaining popularity around the world, includingĪcacia baileyana 'Purpurea'-Purple-Leaf AcaciaĪcacia crassifolia-Butterfly-Leafed Acacia Discovered in extreme northern Queenslandd, Australia in 1978, Very fast growing and can be transplanted when tall. This is the most commonly-planted palm in southern California. Native to the southern 2/3rds of Baja Callifornia and part of Sonora, Much less common near the coast than Washhingtonia robusta. Trachycarpus fortunei-Chinese Windmill Palm Probably the 2nd most common palm in San Diego, after the Native to canyons and along water coursess in Sonora. Found occasionally in San Diego appears to be fairly hardy here. Often outside of parks and hotel grounds. New Zealand's native palm does well heree but isn't planted very ![]() Very tropical-looking palm from subtropiccal Norfolk Island. (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii), but stems are more slender. Less "biomass" than other palms due to its small size.īut with very slender stems. One of the most common palms in San Diegoo, though contributes The classic Mediterranean palm! Common tthroughout much ofĬalifornia (probably around #4 or 5 among most common palms in Phoenix canariensis-Canary Island Date Palm This Australian palm has drooping fronds. The seeds (coquitos) are edible and are like However, it is rather slow growing (and thus is planted ![]() The Chilean wine palm has the thickest trrunk of any palm that can Rare here, but can survive in mild coastaal areas. Somewhat slow-growing most common in uppper-class neighborhoods, Palm from Madagascar has triangular leaf stalks.ĭypsis lutescens-Cane Palm (Yellow Palm) ![]() From southern South America fruits can bbe used to make jelly.Ĭaryota gigas-Thai Mountain Fishtail PalmĬhamaerops humilis-Mediterranean Fan Palm Threatened on its native Guadalupe Islandd commonly-planted here. Native starting about 200 miles to our soouth in Baja California These, in Balboa Park, are probably the largest This species of palm (most of which have silvery fronds) is from (see previous entry on how to tell the two palms apart). More commonly-planted and slightly hardieer than the Alexander Palm The Alexander palm are less curved (usually the king palm's are veryĪrchontophoenix cunninghamiana-King Palm Palm which are spaced somewhat widely apart. The trunk that are spaced closely together, versus those of the king ![]() Usually the eaasiest ways to tell theĭifference between the two are that the Alexander palm has rings on PALMS Acoelorrhaphe wrightii-Everglades PalmĪrchontophoenix alexandrae-Alexander Palm All pictures were taken in San Diego County (including the city of San Diego). Listed here are imported from other parts of the world (especially Australia, South AfricaĪnd the Mediterranean), a few are native. Is on larger plants, especially trees, while annuals are mostly ignored. Some are common, butĪ few very rarely-cultivated plants (at least in San Diego) are included here. Here are some of the trees, palms and plants found in San Diego. San Diego Plant Pictures SAN DIEGO TREE/PALM/PLANT PICTURES ![]()
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