The First Palm Tree in Phoenix
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2021
- This is Clara Evans standing next to what historians believe to be the first palm tree in Phoenix. Listen to the video for the rest of the story about how palm trees came to our city and why they are so popular.
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Love those palms. Great video and awesome climate too
Super cool, great video and a great history lesson. That palm is a Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta), not even native to Hawaii as was mentioned by others, they’re native to northwest Mexico. There is, however, a native species of palm to Arizona which is called the California or desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera). It grows at several sites around springs and year-round water sources in Arizona in the Sonoran Desert including in Palm Canyon at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and at Castle Hot Springs just north of the Phoenix metro area, so palms have been near Phoenix for millennia. But this is amazing and certainly a monumental and historic palm, I love stories like this, it reminds me of the “oldest palm tree in Los Angeles,” which I visited last year and made a video on. Love it, fascinating, thanks for sharing!
Born and raised here, I love hearing about our history. Thank you.
I would like to make one suggestion for an edit. It’s mentioned that Phoenix had only been discovered and inhabited the previous nine years. The presence of our local intricate canal system used by indigenous individuals, as well as remnants of ancient pottery and housing tell us a different story. We also borrow and build upon what we have learned about those previous civilizations. I think the intention is that Phoenix, as a US city, had only recently been settled.
I think it's clear that subject is what is now 'city of Phoenix.' He pints out in 1879 'Phoenix was a village' - Just my opinion but I don't think there's any need to edit. :) ....
That palm she planted back then is not even native to Hawai'i. It is native to California .Is that California Fan Palm still there?
Washingtonia filifera everywhere
I was born in Cottonwood, AZ, but lived in Phoenix for a little over a year before moving to Coolidge, AZ. When I was growing up in the 60's we would drive up to Phoenix about once a month to shop. I would ask my mom & dad if we could drive down that road with all the "elephant legs"(Central Ave.) Looking out of the side widow of our 1954 Ford, all I noticed were the palm tree trunks.
Thanks for the quality content. Too bad that first Palm tree and the gorgeous house behind it are long gone. As a fifty year Phoenician, I've never given a second thought to palm trees here as they've been so ubitiquous here my whole life. My street has more than I can count.
While the two species of Washingtonia palms have been grown in Hawaii since probably the late 1800s, they are actually native to the deserts of western North America (including Mexico) and if the seeds Mr. Lemon brought back really did come from the Hawaiian Islands - which is unlikely - he was pretty much carrying back to their homeland.
Were there not even any Native American civilizations in Phoenix before the American settlements?
There were, but not downtown where the original Phoenix townsite was. However, there was a native settlement near 44th Street & Washington for centuries before and you can see the ruins and more at the Pueblo Grande museum there.
@@danielleimone1768 Thank you! I’ve lived in Phoenix practically my whole life but it bothers me that I don’t know very much about it. Now I have someplace new to check out!
@@jenmoriarty9461 Same here, nearly 50 years and I visited it for the first time about six weeks ago. There's a nominal charge for the inside museum, but the ruins and displays outside are free and have informative plaques along the walkway. It's a great way to kill an hour, and right off the 44th St light rail station.
Wow sounds like 8th grade geography class
Disgusting
How Is THIS DISGUSTING ?