Plumeria 'Aztec Gold' (Plumeria rubra)

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Feb 26, 2007

Plumeria 'Aztec Gold'
Plumeria rubra

Permission given by and credit goes to Robert Nakoa Willis for the photo.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 27, 2007

WOW Clare, that is HUGE!!

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Feb 27, 2007

Hi Kell! That is in Robert's front yard. He had much bigger ones, but they were all destroyed by the hurricanes. He lives in Florida. Plumerias get to be 30 feet or taller in areas like Australia, Hawaii, and Thailand.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 28, 2007

Gosh, we if could stand the humidity, we need to move!!!

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Danasplants Mulberry, FL Feb 28, 2007

I was lucky enough to get to cut one back that size the owner wanted it cut way back. Told me had to haul the stuff away lol love too. Almost a truck load it was a nice pink with a yellow center 25 yr old grown in Tampa Bay. Wish I had taken a picture of it.

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Feb 28, 2007

Kell, it's not the humidity that I'm scared of. It's those darn hurricanes! There are some pretty nice-sized trees all over Southern California too. I see them when I have to get off the freeway due to a jam. I'll take the back streets of L.A. to get where I am going, and I'll see them in people's front yards. Here's another big one, but I'm not sure where it is. It is your color though;-)

Dana, lucky you! I hope you grew some of the cuttings and made them into new trees!

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 28, 2007

Oh my, what a picture Clare. Just amazing. It is so full and look at that trunk. I have never seen one so full.

Do you think they had to keep pruning it to get it so full? Was the scent mesmerizing?? Did you just die when you saw it? How old do you think that is?

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Feb 28, 2007

Kell, my bad, hon. I should have clarified the picture. These are just pictures that I have saved on my hard drive and not one that I've taken. I've never stopped to take a picture when I'm in L.A. These bigger trees usually have not been pruned in a long time, which is why they get so big. They branch every time they flower. There are plumeria trees in Florida and Southern California that are probably 30-40 years old. Here is a picture of a tree that I think is in Anaheim. I think someone named Jim took this picture.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Mar 01, 2007

I hope they all did OK in the deep freeze last month. They are just beautiful!

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Mar 01, 2007

Me too, Kell. I bet they are fine. I know some trees in El Monte got some frost damage and branch dieback, but a tree that size would not be killed.

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