Anonymous #1 3d

Deal tell me about those acers

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Anonymous OP 3d

well it’s the start of maple syrup season, and it takes 40hrs of sap to make 1gal of maple syrup. The best species for this is the Sugar Maple, ofc, but they’re followed by the Black Maple. Both of these have the best sugar content, but the Red Maple and Silver Maple can also be tapped yet they are not as sweet. It takes even more sap to make 1gal syrup from the Red & Silver maples, as well.

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Anonymous #1 3d

40gals of sap. idk why it corrected to hrs

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Anonymous #2 3d

Omg I love those great choice! I’ve always been a fan of plumose palms I love the Colombian foxtail palm too the which isn’t related to it but looks similar

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Anonymous OP 3d

Taller more skinny and very fast growing species

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Anonymous OP 2d

those winged seeds have an actual name too! they’re called samaras and can also help you identify which maple is around you, depending on its size, color, and if two samaras growing on a tree are at a 180° angle or an acute angle.

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Anonymous #1 2d

That’s so cool! Do you like Japanese maples too?

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Anonymous OP 2d

yesss those are so cute too i would see them all the time when i lived in florida! i especially love that these types of palms are self cleaning they’re always so pretty

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Anonymous OP 2d

omg yes they have the tiniest samaras and their leaves are just so pretty 🥹 and to connect to your palm trees, the Latin name is Acer palmatum since they have a crazy palmate leaf shape!!

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Anonymous #1 2d

That’s so cool this convo was literally meant to be

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Anonymous OP 2d

okay now your turn to gush over palm trees!! tell me about like a symbiotic relationship with birds or something 🥹 or i have palm tree pictures i took using Seek to identify the species bc a resort in Mexico had a massive mangrove conservation area

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Anonymous #1 2d

Show me I already have an idea of what 3 species it could be since you said mangrove

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Anonymous #1 2d

This one is crazy it looks beautiful but only from a distance. Acrocomia aculeata commonly kown as Coyol palm

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Anonymous OP 2d

And yes the inflorescences have spines too and many scientists believe it’s because of the prehistoric herbivores like giant ground sloths in south america that used terrorize this genera. The spines evolved as a defense mechanism to prevent them from being devoured by the herbivores I actually had a seedling of this but he died lmao

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Anonymous OP 1d

palm are like the roaches of trees, they just endure the most insane shit that earth can throw at them

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Anonymous #1 1d

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Anonymous #1 1d

also this was pretty awesome to see. I think this was a type of Mexican palm based on the bark compared with a nearby species, totally cut down but you can see it’s starting to regrow from the trunk!

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Anonymous #1 1d

They are so resilient it’s beautiful

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Anonymous #1 1d

So this is for sure a Roystonea species (Royal Palm). Florida Royal Palm (R. regia) is everywhere in FL but there are many other species that are harder to ID bc they all look so similar

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Anonymous #1 1d

And for this, based on the fibrous stem and leaf bracts it has to be a fan palm and for the location and being able to grow in sand I’m certain this is cocothrinax readii it’s native to that exact area common name is Mexican Silver palm native to sandy salty soils in Yucatán peninsula and Belize. Does this look familiar?

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