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  2. List of hardy palms - Wikipedia

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    This palm does not perform well in hot, humid tropical climates. Butia palm or jelly palm, pindo palm (Butia odorata) [8] [9] – Along with Jubaea, possibly the hardiest known pinnate-leaved palm. B. odorata is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay. [8] This palm grows up to 6 m (20 ft), exceptionally 8 m (26 ft), in a slow but steady manner.

  3. Roystonea - Wikipedia

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    Royal palm, R. oleracea, reaches heights of 42 metres (138 ft), but most species are in the 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft) range. [6] The largest Royal palm is located in Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade in Rio Claro, São Paulo , Brazil with 42.4 m and was discovered by Vincent Ferh and Mauro Galetti

  4. Royal Palm turkey - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Palm is a breed of domestic turkey. It is not primarily selected for meat production, and is usually kept as an ornamental bird with a unique appearance, largely white with bands of metallic black. The Royal Palm first appeared in the 1920s on a farm in Lake Worth, Florida, apparently as a cross between Black, Bronze, Narragansett ...

  5. Boca Raton, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Boca Raton (/ ˌ b oʊ k ə r ə ˈ t oʊ n / BOH-kə rə-TOHN; [8] [9] Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census [5] and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022.

  6. Royal Poinciana Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Poinciana in 1900. The Royal Poinciana Hotel was a Gilded Age hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, United States.Developed by Standard Oil founder Henry Flagler and approximately 1,000 workers, the hotel opened on February 11, 1894.

  7. History of West Palm Beach, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Over in Palm Beach, construction began on the Royal Poinciana Hotel on May 1, 1893. [12] The lots in West Palm Beach were auctioned off in the ballroom of the Royal Poinciana on February 4, 1894, [15] one week before the hotel opened for business. [16] In late March, Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway reached West Palm Beach. [12]

  8. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) is one of the largest fire departments in the state of Florida.With 52 stations, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue provides fire protection, Advanced Life Support, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials' mitigation, aircraft rescue/firefighting, fire investigation, and 911 dispatching for unincorporated parts of Palm Beach County ...

  9. Royal Palm Estates, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Royal Palm Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida . The population was 1,974 at the 2020 census.