near Baron Russell Road--just north of the bridge crossing the creek

growing on the banks of Little Falling Creek

a stand showing what looks to be cold damage

no visible damage on this beautiful specimen--nearly perfect leaf shape

panoramic shot of a large stand

a particularly large, old specimen

palm with a little person for scale

a sea of palms under the live oaks and Spanish moss

showing trunk and old seed stalks

interesting trunking habit on this specimen--very narrow at the base

a particularly tall specimen

a large clump along the River Trail

interesting trunk

attractive grove of old palmettos enjoyed by my little people

at the gates of Dungeness

near the Dungeness ruins, complete with ubiquitous armadillo

Much of the island looks just like this.

Pictures taken just west of US Highway 23 at Shuffle Creek

part of a large stand along the south bank of Shuffle Creek

part of a large stand

palms as far as the eye can see looking westward along the creekbed

Pictures taken just south of GA Highway 96 in the Ocmulgee River Floodplain

part of a large stand

part of a large stand

part of a large stand

part of a large stand

first one of these I've ever seen

palms as far as the eye can see

Montezuma Bluffs Natural Area is just north of Montezuma and accessible from GA 49

north of the Flint River boat ramp

north of the Flint River boat ramp

north of the Flint River boat ramp

small S. minor stand north of the Flint River boat ramp

north of the Flint River boat ramp

part of a large stand south of the Flint River boat ramp

part of a large stand south of the Flint River boat ramp

south of the Flint River boat ramp

on the North side of town

on the North side of town

nice grouping on the North side of town

at the Holiday Inn Express

at the Holiday Inn Express

on the South side of town

nice grouping on the South side of town

a particularly tall, old Butia on the South side of town

another old Buita on the South side of town

along the banks of the Ogeechee near US Highway 301

on the Ogeechee floodplain

growing on a small, rock outcropping near an elevated hunting lodge

across the Ogeechee in Screven County, Georgia

in the Childrens' Garden

seen from the Flower Bridge

specimens in the Camellia Garden

Vine Arbor facing the Great Lawn

hiding in a secluded spot outside the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory

trunk of an enormous specimen inside the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory

crown of the same specimen

inside the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory

enormous leaves on this specimen, as seen from below

an incredibly white, potted specimen in the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory

panoramic shot--growing as far as the eye can see

showing leaf detail--only slightly costapalmate, nearly a perfect circle

some ripe seed (seed on most specimens has been eaten already)

only saw this puny one on this trip

Bond Swamp is roughly three miles south of I-16 on US Highway 23.

grows all over the place in the swamp

nice grouping--this image was used to create the border at the top and bottom of this page

no twelve-footers today, but lots to see

only saw one of these on this swamp-romp

perhaps this 40-footer is the historic palm that the late Bill Manley said was imported from Tybee Island by a railroad conductor in the 1920s

interesting grouping with the old train depot in the background

same grouping showing how the trunks have grown together (probably one older tree and three child-volunteers)

growing all along the tracks now

more palms along the tracks

treated like a weed in the downtown area (weed-eaten volunteers growing under a magnolia in front of the Vistors' Center)

relatively new planting in front of a downtown restaurant

a happy palm with I-75 in the background

same palm from another angle and another trachy

a pretty, green butia

nice shot from across the lake with lots of musa in the background

same grouping of Sabals along the lake

probably robusta or "filibusta"--when I shot these I couldn't tell the difference

this palm looks like it needs some magnesium, and probably potassium too