Palm Tree Over Water Florida

I agree that the tree will typically be farther from the water on the east
coast and a water-side tree is likely on the Gulf side, but I don't think
you'll find the lean you are looking for there.

Palm trees have very shallow and short roots. A steady wind from a single
direction is what causes the lean - the constant pressure of the wind on the
same side and the wimpy root structure allows the tree to develop a downwind
lean. The Gulf coast doesn't have that kind of steady wind.

The wind needed for that is found in the Caribean - the prevailing
easterlies. You'll find trees leaning toward the water on the leeward side
of the islands. The same phenomenon happens in the Pacific, too.

It's not impossible that such trees exist in Florida's west coast, but they
won't be common and thus will require some searching with no guarantee of
success. I suggest you seek help - perhaps members of a camera club in the
Tampa/St Pete or Ft Myers areas.

Bob in Las Vegas


"Al Denelsbeck" <news.TakeThisOut@wadingin.net> wrote in message
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 > PWW <pww.TakeThisOut@-REMOVE-PhotoStockFile.com> wrote in
 > news:BCCC3F42.B256%pww@-REMOVE-PhotoStockFile.com:
 >
  > > I was wondering does anyone know of a scenic beach in Florida where
  > > there is a Palm Tree leaning at an extreme angle out over and parallel
  > > to the water. I have seen some images like this, but it could very
  > > well, NOT be a Florida image.
  > >
  > > Nice white sand and crystal clear ocean water would also be nice in
  > > the same scene. I am looking to expand my Florida Scenics.
 >
 >
 > Sounds like a Gulf coast thing, Sanibel/Captiva and the like. On the
 > Atlantic coast, open tidal and wind action tends to keep the trees well
 > back from the water. The Gulf is much quieter.
 >
 > Got a palm quite near me that starts out level before arcing upwards,
 > so low it has barnacles on it, but that's on the Indian River Lagoon, very
 > little sand and hardly clear water. And hard to keep the opposite shore
out
 > of the pic
 >
 > Good luck, though!
 >
 >
 > - Al.
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