the beaver tale november 2011
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NOVEMBER 2011
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November 2011Meeting: 2pm Sunday November 13th, 2011
Las Vegas Springs Preserve
333 S. Valley View Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89107
CALENDAR
November 13th Presentation: Presentation by Donnie Barnett
December: Holiday Dinner Party - Date, Time & location TBD
Please bring plants for the raffle!!!The Deserts North of The Colorado River
This presentation will be a travel log of places I've visited over the
last few years. Composed of micro-trips taken across the Northern Mo-
jave, Colorado Plateau, and Great Basin, this gives people a chance to
view part of the local Great American Southwest.
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A Primer on Palms
Vicki Yuen
True palm trees are not succulents, but many people who grow cactus and succulents in their gardens
also have palms, as the two plant groups prefer similar climates. This is written to familiarize you with
the palms we have at the Springs Preserve. Examples of all these palms (as well as a few other lesscommon ones) can be found in the Palm Grove, at the east end of the Gardens.
There are two basic types of palm fronds. Palms are essentially divided between the two types:
Palmate fronds are shaped like a fan (palm of your hand). Many of these palm trees have the name
"Fan" in them.
Pinnate fronds are shaped like a feather. The date palms are in this group.
PALMATE
California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) - This, and the Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta),
are some of the most common types of palms in Las Vegas. They are the only two members of their
genus, and are similar except in height and thickness of trunk. The California Fan Palm has the thicker
trunk and can grow to 50 feet tall, but this is only about half the height of the Mexican Fan Palm. They
can both get cottony threads on their fronds. (We have only the California Fan Palm in the Garden,
though you can see many tall Mexican Fan Palms in surrounding neighborhoods.)
European Fan Palm (also called Mediterranean Fan Palm) (Chaemerops humilis) - This palm is usually a
multi-trunk palm that makes a nice mound, up to ten feet tall. It is often seen in gardens as an accent
plant. The fronds are much more delicate than the California and Mexican Fan Palms.
Blue Hesper Palm (Brahea armata) has large stiff blue-green leaves. The petioles (stems) on the fronds
have very large, sharp teeth. These can grow to 30 feet high, though the ones in our LVSP Gardens are
only about ten feet tall now.
Chinese Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a slender, smallish palm with matted fibers on the
trunk. Its fronds are small, similar to the European Fan Palm. The Windmill Palm is usually a single-
trunk palm.
PINNATE
Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) is a large, formal palm which is often trimmed to have a
"pineapple" top protecting the meristem (the palm heart, where growth occurs). It has long spines on
its petioles, and very long fronds.
Blue Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is often grown for its edible dates. The trunk is thinner than the
Canary Island Date Palm, and usually looks bumpier.
Pindo Palm (Butia capitata) is a smaller palm with graceful arching fronds. We have one near the en-
trance to the Gardens, and another at the back of the Palm Grove.
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Contact Information
President:
Donnie Barnett
Vice President:
Vicki [email protected]
Secretary:
Ramona Lesley [email protected]
Treasurer:
Phil Lawton
Membership/website:
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