city park

15 years ago

New Orleans, Louisiana

City Park is a 1300 acre oasis near downtown New Orleans, and includes a forest, arboretum, botanical garden, and more.

Let's start with the Botanical Gardens.

Pine ID? This seemed to be the predominant pine in the area.

I haven't seen these in Colorado, and have no idea what they are!

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Goldthread'

Cryptomerical japonica 'Black Dragon'

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Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'

A few conifers in the Train Garden (Thuja, Juniperus, Cryptomeria?)

Agave

Agave

A nice shade garden

Pond sculpture, with juniper

Pines in Japanese Garden

Quercus virginiana

Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'

Taxodium distichum 'Cascade Falls'

They had four, and I took pics of all of them.

#3 and #4

Although Taxodium distichum is the state tree of Louisiana, I only saw one cultivar at the Botanic Gardens. I expect this will change someday.

More to follow.

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pineresin
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Looks surprisingly good for all they've been through in the last few years!

The pine is Slash Pine Pinus elliottii. Wouldn't last long (a few months at most) in CO.

Resin
whaas_5a
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I was down in New Orleans a few weeks ago and couldn't believe how many Taxodium distichum where just growing...everywhere! Its rare to see one here or there in my area.

Thanks for sharing the pics!
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greenhaven
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Those Taxodium do, indeed, steal the show! How incredible they all are but each with their own distinct character, too. Wow.

We have some regular T. distichum around, some planted on the golf course where I worked/work, and in a few places in a nearby city, too. They really are lovely.
johnplace
15 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Quercus Virginiana: Amazing, amazing specimen.

Those giant agave plants make me jealous I'm not in a warmer zone... I haven't checked but I suspect I couldn't get something like that to grow here. But they are really cool.

Love the Cascade Falls. I think I need to find a spot for one of these... I have the perfect wet area in my backyard that I think would suit it very well. Amazing tree.