DavidMac
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Howdy all,
I am David MacManus an Assistant Director of Grounds at Landscaping at Florida State University in Tallahassse,Florida. I have a degree in Horticulture from UF-so I am a Gator who works for the Noles.Gardening here can be both rewarding and challenging-we often have periods of several years when temperatures rarely drop to the mid 20's but years with hard freezes come and kill Canary Island Dates and Washingtonias along with other plantings that have grown for many years with minor injury. I have witnessed it dropping to 6 degrees F on January 21st, 1985- that was a very tragic freeze. I lost my pet Mule Palm (X Butiagrus nabonnandii) which Dr.Merrill Wilcox had given me in that freeze On the campus of FSU we have a few palms and will be planting more in the future. Our campus is warmer than other areas in town due to good air drainage from our hills and due to urban heat. Some spots on campus are very protected-we have Lady Palms, Chinese Fan Palms and Queen Palms in courtyards surrounded by other buildings that usually go undamaged by cold! Here is a list of the palms we currently have on campus-
Butia odorata, Chamaerops humilis, Livistona chinensis, Livistona saribus, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix sylvestris, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Rhapis excelsa, Sabal minor, Sabal palmetto, Serenoa repens, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Trachycarpus fortunei, Washingtonia robusta, X Butyagrus nabonnandii. I would love suggestions for new additions (seeds and plants would be nice too )
I am David MacManus an Assistant Director of Grounds at Landscaping at Florida State University in Tallahassse,Florida. I have a degree in Horticulture from UF-so I am a Gator who works for the Noles.Gardening here can be both rewarding and challenging-we often have periods of several years when temperatures rarely drop to the mid 20's but years with hard freezes come and kill Canary Island Dates and Washingtonias along with other plantings that have grown for many years with minor injury. I have witnessed it dropping to 6 degrees F on January 21st, 1985- that was a very tragic freeze. I lost my pet Mule Palm (X Butiagrus nabonnandii) which Dr.Merrill Wilcox had given me in that freeze On the campus of FSU we have a few palms and will be planting more in the future. Our campus is warmer than other areas in town due to good air drainage from our hills and due to urban heat. Some spots on campus are very protected-we have Lady Palms, Chinese Fan Palms and Queen Palms in courtyards surrounded by other buildings that usually go undamaged by cold! Here is a list of the palms we currently have on campus-
Butia odorata, Chamaerops humilis, Livistona chinensis, Livistona saribus, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix sylvestris, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Rhapis excelsa, Sabal minor, Sabal palmetto, Serenoa repens, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Trachycarpus fortunei, Washingtonia robusta, X Butyagrus nabonnandii. I would love suggestions for new additions (seeds and plants would be nice too )