{"id":128971,"date":"2026-01-23T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128971\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:30:21","slug":"kopsick-palm-arboretum-st-pete-fl-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128971\/","title":{"rendered":"Kopsick Palm Arboretum, St Pete FL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Some photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054396688\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1133\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054396688_bc78d7049d_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the Arboretum<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054400303\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1112\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054400303_f01b58f46e_c.jpg\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Satake Palm, from Japan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054222231\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1118\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054222231_3c79e15f57_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Encephalartos altensteinii, from South Africa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55053315747\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1135\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55053315747_e1d42f2032_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miraguama Palm, from Cuba<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054218836\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1142\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054218836_363b000771_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mangrove Fan Palm, from southeast Asia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054466689\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1149\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054466689_5c7f187ee9_c.jpg\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tahina Palm, from Madagascar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054462769\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1174\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054462769_50a68563f1_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Royal Palm, from Cuba<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054389488\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1187\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054389488_a8ac66b622_c.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fiji Fan Palm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennyflank\/55054217841\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1152\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55054217841_1bd5b6d2a8_c.jpg\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ceratozamia robusta, from Central America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was brutally cold here during that polar vortex, so now that it is warm again (at 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