digitalrodent, 5 months ago

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I offer an unusual species. The first photo shows a large #Palmetto #Palm and two smaller specimens growing among #BaldCypress trees at Burden Museum & Gardens in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. The second shows the pond habit where these were growing. Some palms are visible on the shore. These are rather large and thick examples of Palmettos. I took these pictures Sunday while hiking on the trail system there.

A south Louisiana pond habitat with emergent vegetation visible in the foreground. Several Palmetto Palms are visible on the far shore growing between tall bare cypresses.