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Fritz The Cat
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« on: February 15, 2015, 10:17:02 AM »
Just a little something different.  Cool
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dreamaker
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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2015, 10:37:15 AM »
WOW!! Wonder how tall is it??
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2015, 11:02:51 AM »
Looks photo shopped
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flsix
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2015, 11:34:31 AM »
If that is an authentic photo and not altered, then looking at the fence posts in the foreground it must be 150' tall.

It's certainly not in Fl.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2015, 11:36:52 AM »
I doubt it's photoshopped, we have some here in Fla. that are pretty tall as well. When you think of all the hurricanes that have hit them you can't help but wonder how they can still be standing. It's the composition of the tree itself, they bend a huge amount even in a brisk wind and you'd swear they're going to snap at any minute. My guess is that picture shows a fairly protected location, that's a big plus.
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RP#62
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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2015, 12:16:10 PM »
The desert palms in Phoenix (washingtonia filifera) are a similar shape and grow pretty tall, but not that tall.  Those look more tropical.

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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2015, 01:01:32 PM »
From http://www.indietraveller.co/blog/view/cocora-valley-the-worlds-tallest-palm-trees

Near the small mountain town of Salento in central Colombia lies a valley called Cocora, which is famed for the enormously gigantic wax palm trees growing there. This type of palm tree can grow up to a height of 60 meters (200 ft) and is recognized as the national tree of Colombia.
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2015, 01:24:59 PM »
We've got phone towers that look like that  Cheesy
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CajunRider
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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2015, 04:44:19 PM »

Wow... that's impressive! 

Thanks for posting!  cooldude
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« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2015, 05:55:56 PM »
Hmmm, staying in it's shade would be tough.   crazy2
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