Universal Orlando Landscaping

[Frank Drackman]

I kind of dig what they did in front of Toothsome

 

[Mad Dog]

I kind of dig what they did in front of Toothsome

Yes. Toothsome is very picturesque. It really catches your eye, both in photos and live.

 

[Frank Drackman]

this is from the luau area of RP, looks like it would be a cool place for a wedding:

sometimes (for me) it is the little things. I like how they fill in places, if when TEMP.

 

[Frank Drackman]

I assume folks think of palm trees when thinking of Florida. There are so many varieties used at UoR

 

[Corey Mathery]

Does this count? Haha, I know its a stretch!

DSC01017 by Corey Mathery, on Flickr

 

[Frank Drackman]

Does this count? Haha, I know its a stretch!

DSC01017 by Corey Mathery, on Flickr

Sure it counts! I like how most of my pictures capture some plant life (and or water) when I spend time at UoR (my take anyway!)

 

[Teebin]

Frank, in order, they are...

Phoenix dactylifera
Bismarckia nobilis
Livistona chinensis
Saw palmetto or European Fan palm (common names)

The final picture isn’t a palm but a cycad... in this case a grouping of King Sago. Latin: Cycas revoluta

Aren’t I Mr fancy pants

 

[Frank Drackman]

Frank, in order, they are...

Phoenix dactylifera
Bismarckia nobilis
Livistona chinensis
Saw palmetto or European Fan palm (common names)

The final picture isn’t a palm but a cycad... in this case a grouping of King Sago. Latin: Cycas revoluta

Aren’t I Mr fancy pants

I think for the last one, the trunks got me, but I guess I should have known for the palms or lack there of. I just enjoy walking to the paths that lead from hotel to park and such. Plus RPR seems to just have an unreal amount/variety of plant life on the grounds.

sort of like:

I have no clue what these are save that they are the tiniest things I have ever seen:

now I know this is only the trunk, but would you know if the things on there are because of the type, or is that something that just decided to live there?

then these things, I do not think I see them down here, but the winds tore most of the ones I saw up (I mean just the palms or leaves)

then there is this thing, not sure again, but it looks like palms but maybe not palms, they just seem to leaf more than palm

and then this stuff growing, when stuff like that (berries or something) grows down here, it never seems to look this purdy

201709_IMG_1953 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr


:faint:eace:

 

[Teebin]

The first is a very sickly philodendron Xanadu. Sickly because it is not getting enough light. Notice too that even this philodendron species grows a trunk. It needs to be dug up and thrown out. Here is what it should look like.

The second is Chorisia speciosa. I believe it is commonly known as a tulip tree but I’m not sure of that.

The third is commonly known as a travelers palm. It is indigenous to Madagascar.

The fourth is commonly known as a fishtail palm. Not a great picture so I’m not sure exactly what species. The fifth picture is also a fishtail.

 

[Mad Dog]

We have Tulip trees up here. I have a few on my property. They don't look like that. They were brought over from Europe in the 17th century. Carter's Grove plantation in the Williamsburg vicinity has a large number of them . I have one that is so wide at the base that three people, arms extended, are the circumference of the trunk. The Tulip type flowers bloom in May and are orange in color.

 

[Frank Drackman]

thanks all, really!! I think this is the best pic I've found so far from what I took from the ground looking toward that 'fishtail'. I just like the look of the 'leaves' (I am bad at terms/names) and I do not think I see those around here, but then again, when I was young, my parents called all the palms 'Sables' I think.

fan_WP_20170923_08_59_07_Rich_LI by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Teebin]

Thanks for the pictures Frank!

Correction, the Chorisia’s common name is Silk Floss Tree and not tulip.

Don’t get me started on the flowering Clerodendrum species used in the parks!

In answer to your question, the palm that your parents referred to as a sable palm is Sabal palmetto. It is native to the south eastern United States and is mostly used around roadways and public buildings. Another common name for the same palm is cabbage palm. Almost all if not all plants are dug up from wild stands to be used in the nursery trade .

 

[Frank Drackman]

but, I think I may switch to Bamboo for a spell. I hear it is easy to grow, but though to control. At RPR, they have bamboo that looks to reach 5 to 6 stories or so...but I noticed, being there so soon after the winds left, that the ones that did not break, well, they stayed leaning the way the winds seemed to push them:

bamboo1_WP_20170923_15_03_19_Pro_LI (2) by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Teebin]

Yeah, you want a clumping bamboo and the most common and cold hardy is Bambusa multiplex. It grows to 25’ but only if really heavily cared for. Don’t care for it and you’ll have a nice 18 foot plant.

This site has great descriptions:

Clumping Bamboo

 

[Frank Drackman]

cool stuff (to me and I am not sure why yet, but the grounds at RPR sure help me relax!) Here are some of the Bamboo pictures I took around RPR:

and folks must leave their mark or something....

bamboo2_IMG_1952 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Frank Drackman]

here is one from the walking path between RPR and City Walk

201709_bamboo_lghtIMG_2314 by Peter Bierman, on Flickr

 

[Teebin]

A lot of those stands look like the Seabreeze or Emerald bamboo. Tall bamboo makes a gentle clacking sound in the wind which can be soothing.

 

[Mad Dog]

Teebs: Is there any bamboo species that can survive in my climate zone? If so, what are they?....Thanks.

 

[Teebin]

Teebs: Is there any bamboo species that can survive in my climate zone? If so, what are they?....Thanks.

Not that I know of, sorry.

 

[Teebin]

Here is a cool plant that was growing in Jurassic Park back in 2004. It is on the left hand side of this photo (round fan) and is probably still there. It is called a Licuala ramsayi and they are dreadfully expensive to buy.