It was brutally cold here during that polar vortex, so now that it is warm again (at least for a few days) I wanted to get outside. So I took a nice long walk at the Kopsick Palm Arboretum, on the St Pete waterfront. This is a collection of palm tree species from around the world.

Some photos.

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At the Arboretum

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Satake Palm, from Japan

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Encephalartos altensteinii, from South Africa

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Miraguama Palm, from Cuba

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Mangrove Fan Palm, from southeast Asia

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Tahina Palm, from Madagascar

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Royal Palm, from Cuba

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Fiji Fan Palm

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Ceratozamia robusta, from Central America