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jnieman 05-23-2013 11:50 AM

Please identify this Palm for me
 
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Hi:

We saw a palm tree while playing golf that we really like. Can anyone tell me the name of it? Thanks.

pooh 05-23-2013 12:06 PM

Looks more like a yucca.

CFrance 05-23-2013 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pooh (Post 680799)
Looks more like a yucca.

I agree. If you go here yucca trees - Google Search and scroll down about 15 rows, the picture on the left looks like the one you posted.

Maybe Uptown Girl can help. She's the TOTV gardening guru!

Uptown Girl 05-23-2013 02:11 PM

Looks like it might be a yucca known as 'Spanish Bayonet'. if that is indeed what it is, it can be extremely sharp to touch, so plant it where no one will back into it while mowing or brush by it near a driveway. They named it aptly!
:)

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 05-23-2013 02:41 PM

It's name is Steve

CFrance 05-23-2013 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl (Post 680855)
Looks like it might be a yucca known as 'Spanish Bayonet'. if that is indeed what it is, it can be extremely sharp to touch, so plant it where no one will back into it while mowing or brush by it near a driveway. They named it aptly!
:)

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 680861)
It's name is Steve

Steve Jagger.

jimbo2012 05-23-2013 04:01 PM

Have seen it for sale any place, it is nice

gomoho 05-23-2013 04:06 PM

They use Yucca in the desert southwest under windows as a security measure. Can't get by them - they hurt.

Ragman 05-23-2013 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl (Post 680855)
Looks like it might be a yucca known as 'Spanish Bayonet'. if that is indeed what it is, it can be extremely sharp to touch, so plant it where no one will back into it while mowing or brush by it near a driveway. They named it aptly!
:)

A solution for people cutting through houses to get to recreation centers.

:22yikes::22yikes:

perrjojo 05-23-2013 10:19 PM

I have a friend who bumped into his when mowing the lawn and lost an eye. They are really sharp

LndLocked 05-24-2013 07:10 AM

In Florida they are known as a Bayonet Cactus and are a member of the Yucca family.

The leaves (or fronds if you will) are strong / rigid and the needles on the end are also very strong and VERY sharp ..... a combo that makes prone to cause injury to the uncareful. They do make a nice security "fence"

They are also darn near bullet proof in terms of care. They require no additional watering and fertilizing and you can cut them off at the trunk, throw it on the ground and it will root and live!


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