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An Australian Beauty
The Bangalow Palm, also know as Archontophoenix Cunninghamiana, is a mainstay in Australia. Very common from the northwest to the northeast, this stately palm is comfortable from tropical to sub-tropical climates. It doesn’t typically like a lot of sun or wind exposure; it tends to look weaker and a bit ragged. But in a little…

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I love this little part of Minami-Izu. This grove of Washingtonia and Date Palms sits on a spit of land off of Yumigahama beach. The benches allow people to sit among the trees and watch the sunset on the other side of the gracefully-curving beach.