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2014 - Ft. Lauderdale - Dragon Tree

            Thinking yucca, not knowing for sure.  Looking healthy on a vacant lot at the corner of South Andrews Avenue and NW 2nd  Street in Las Olas, central Ft. Lauderdale.

Not a yucca but a Dracaena draco, the Dragon Tree from Canary Islands and thanks to Klaus for identifying it.

Dracaena draco (Dragon Tree) - An attractive and an interesting succulent tree that is commonly used as a house plant, but if planted in the ground in a near frost free climate it will grow to a massive and broad tree that is 25 feet tall and as wide and, with great age, even larger - one of the tallest ever recorded was over 70 feet tall. The terminal ends of the thick branches hold clusters of 2 foot long by 1 1/2 inch wide pliable sword-shaped blue-green leaves. In early summer appear the greenish-white flowers that are followed by orange berries. This plant remains unbranched until it flowers or is otherwise damaged and then produces two large heavy branches on either side of the inflorescence. When the bark is cut or bruised the sap flows as a reddish colored resin. This resin , one of the sources of a substance known as Dragon's blood can be used to stain wood.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Fort Lauderdale / Downtown (show map)

Taken on: April 13, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D600, f/11.0, 1/60 sec, 58mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D600
Lens:	28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	58mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Macintosh)
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