Oh man,they say variety is the spice of life right?...That's spicy! Croton in ground and fat trunk with unusual fat branches Pachypodium. Delonix is another 10b plant.
One advantage over south Florida is your Tree Aloe's and Euphorbias seem safe in certain protect spots ( high winds) as in Florida soft soils and hurricanes makes them impossible.
Get near the beach..or some deep protected valley with land that has running water is my wish. I ALWAYS wished since I was a child that I would have a creek or natural pond on my land.
NEXT LIFETIME!
Thanks. I was informed on another site that someone on South Padre has coconut palms. I didn’t go too far out of the way to find any of this. Just spotted things as I was driving through the area and took pictures. I’m sure with enough time you could find all kinds of tropicals and exotics.
Stan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:50 am
So,RGV has hot and muggy summers or hot dry summers with occasional rain?
Closer to the coast is definitely humid. I came out in the morning while in Harlingen and my whole truck was covered in condensation. They are dry and hot as far as rainfall, but it rained while we were there. As you head further Northwest along the border it gets drier.
Stan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:37 pm
Oh man,they say variety is the spice of life right?...That's spicy! Croton in ground and fat trunk with unusual fat branches Pachypodium. Delonix is another 10b plant.
One advantage over south Florida is your Tree Aloe's and Euphorbias seem safe in certain protect spots ( high winds) as in Florida soft soils and hurricanes makes them impossible.
Get near the beach..or some deep protected valley with land that has running water is my wish. I ALWAYS wished since I was a child that I would have a creek or natural pond on my land.
NEXT LIFETIME!
Whoa! Sensory overload.
These are the very words I choose to describe my life.
A good day has no rain, and a bad day is when I lie in bed and thinking how things might have been.
The Brownsville doctor office of a palm enthusiast(active online). Interesting to see the results after it dropped somewhere between 27-29°F last December. Brownsville has seen below freezing temperatures twice in the last 3 winters, after going over 30 years with only 1 borderline freeze.
Bismarckia nobilis and Roystonea regia
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Copernicia fallaensis
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Copernicia fallaensis
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Coccothrinax
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Tahina spectabilis, left leaf is about 8 feet wide
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Attalea, likely butyracea
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Coccothrinax, possibly argentea?
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Coccothrinax?
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Encephalartos sp.
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Beccariophoenix alfredii
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Looks like a really cool area; I've always wanted to visit. Do you know the water supply situation there? A quick google says they get it from the Rio Grande, but I have no reference of that source's long-term outlook. I canoed down part of it at Big Bend 20 years ago, and it was nearly dry then...not much fun to paddle.
