Posted by Austin, Little Rock
on December 29, 2008, 6:46 pm
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On a trip to southern Arkansas over the Christmas holiday, I found what is probably the greatest palm discovery ever in the state. While driving through the small town of Dermont, located in southeast Arkansas, I saw a huge butia growing in a small front yard of an older house. I would imagine the palm is at 18 feet tall with a very awesome trunk. This is something that you'd see growing along the Gulf coast, not in Arkansas. The location of the town is at 33.5 latitude--the same as Birmingham, Alabama. The bad news is that it was dusk when we traveled through, and I didn't have my digital camera. However, I did manage to get a couple of shots with my camera phone. I've lightened up the photos to show the palm a little better. Again, not the best shots in the world, but they'll have to do for now. I am declaring this the tallest pindo palm in the state of Arkansas. I was amazed when I saw it. I hope you are too.
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