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Fan Palm flower buds

Fan Palm flower buds

New flower buds on a Mediterranean Fan Palm. Fortunately, I did not stab myself while sticking the camera into the palm.

New flower buds on a Mediterranean Fan Palm. Fortunately, I did not stab myself while sticking the camera into the palm.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 100/1

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Mesa, Arizona, US

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Jan, 2020

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Nice one

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Thank you. I have lived most of my 71 years in the Southwest USA, and this is the first time I have seen buds on a fan palm. We're going to keep watch on them in the hopes that they turn into flowers.

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Thank you. We hope the buds turn into flowers.

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