1962 Coconut Palm Sunrise Silhouettes Florida Beach Horizon VTG Postcard Posted

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View 1962 Coconut Palm Sunrise Silhouettes Florida Beach Horizon VTG Postcard Posted with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Silhouettes the swaying palms on a Florida beach. On fertile soil, a tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year, but more often yields less than 30. Given proper care and growing conditions, coconut palms produce their first fruit in six to ten years, taking 15 to 20 years to reach peak production. P306F   SUN ON THE HORIZON IN FLORIDA silhouettes the swaying palms on a Florida beach Manufactured Plastichrome® Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, MA Postal cachet/stamp: PRAY FOR PEACE Postmarked POMPANO BEACH, FLA. MAR 24 1962 8 PM Canceled 1958 Red Eagle Air Mail 5c US Postage Stamp ____________________________ Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 centimetres (2–3 ft) long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. On fertile soil, a tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year, but more often yields less than 30. Given proper care and growing conditions, coconut palms produce their first fruit in six to ten years, taking 15 to 20 years to reach peak production. Syagrus romanzoffiana, the queen palm, cocos palm or Jerivá , is a palm native to South America, introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. S. romanzoffiana is a medium-sized palm, quickly reaching maturity at a height of up to 15 m (49 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves having as many as 494 pinnae (leaflets), although more typically around 300, each pinna being around 50 centimetres (18 in) in length and 3–5 centimetres (1–2 in) in width. Etymology Named after Nikolay Rumyantsev (1754–1826), who was Russia's Foreign Minister and Imperial Chancellor and notable patron of the Russian voyages of exploration. He sponsored the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe. It was previously scientifically known as Cocos plumosa, a name under which it became popular in the horticultural trade in the early 20th century. In some areas of the world the plant is still popularly known as the cocos palm. ______________________ The coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) does something that very few trees do. It leans into wind. Most trees have trunks that will bend away from the wind. A trunk that leans downwind is less exposed and structurally better for surviving strong winds. But the coconut palm is a rebel. Its trunk bends into wind. Strictly speaking, the palm is growing towards the light (phototropism) not the wind, but since they grow best at the edge of tropical islands, the effect is the same, as most coastline trees are exposed to strongest winds from the sea. Why does it do this? It is a bit odd for a tree to grow in a way that makes it more exposed and more vulnerable to storms from the sea. There is a good reason. The palm tree needs to drop its seed, the coconut, as close to the water as possible. Many seeds are carried by wind or animals, but coconuts are taken to start a new life elsewhere, often on another island, by sea currents. Besides, coconut palms are very sturdy individuals. It takes an extraordinarily strong wind to threaten them. A gale will shake some coconuts out of the tree, but is unlikely to tug hard enough at the roots to cause any problems. A storm will flatten a lot of other species before troubling the tough palm. It is very likely you know where the sea is already if you can see coconut palms, but if not, remember they grow towards the light, usually the open skies of the ocean and away from the darkness of other trees. If you look closely, you’ll actually notice that the main trunk leans towards the sea, but the very top bends back slightly towards the land. This is the result of the light and wind working in opposite directions. The top of the tree bears the brunt of the strongest winds. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Topographical Postcards.

Country of Origin

United States

Unit of Sale

Single Unit

Number of Items in Set

1

Size

Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)

Material

Cardboard, Paper

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Brand/Publisher

Colourpicture

Subject

1962 Coconut Palm Sunrise Silhouettes Florida Beach Horizon VTG

Continent

North America

Type

Printed (Lithograph)

Unit Type

Unit

Era

Photochrome (1939-Now)

Country

United States

Region

Florida

Theme

Cities & Towns, Flowers & Plants, Roadside America, Seascape, Tourism, Travel, Syagrus romanzoffiana, the queen palm, cocos palm or Jerivá, Cocos nucifera, Coconut trees

Features

Chrome, Divided Back, Stamped

Time Period Manufactured

1960-1969

Unit Quantity

1

Postage Condition

Posted