These are my field notes on mature palms around Old Escondido and North County: what I photographed, what changed, and what I could or could not conclude. Share a palm observation or dated photograph. Nothing is published automatically.
Old Escondido | November 2025 baseline
A November 2025 baseline photograph documenting one mature Canary Island date palm in a residential Old Escondido setting.
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Before-and-after field records of significant palms that have died, declined beyond practical recovery, or been removed from San Diego landscapes.
This section is reserved for confirmed outcomes. Palms still being watched remain ongoing field records until death, removal, or irreversible structural loss is documented.
View Documented Loss recordsA limited owner/SDPP photographic record showing how stable palm IDs, dated images, visible-condition notes, and loss chronology can support urban-forest and multi-palm decisions.
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Escondido | August 19, 2026
Palm stewardship connects identification, treatment, monitoring, documentation, relocation research and practical guidance for the property owner.
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An active San Diego palm-relocation search reveals how Southern California's specimen-palm trade flourished—and why Canary Island date palms are now being left behind.
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Old Escondido | August 11, 2026
A mature palm can disappear in a day. A disciplined record preserves its identity, condition, history, and the decisions that came before the empty space.
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Old Escondido | July 29, 2026
The 1896 Albert H. Beach House anchors a photographic walk through the height, symmetry, and permanence mature Canary Island date palms bring to Old Escondido homes.
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Old Escondido | July 2 and 16, 2026
A dated field walk shows why mature palms are best recorded with the homes, streets, and neighborhood views they help define.
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Old Escondido | June 15–26, 2026
A dated owner record connects captured adult palm weevils on June 15 and 16 with an adult observed on one declining Canary Island date palm trunk on June 26.
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Old Escondido | July 19, 2026
Why Old Escondido's mature Canary Island date palms deserve dated photographic baselines before change or loss.
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Old Escondido | July 13, 2026
A documented Las Palmas palm-loss chronology in Old Escondido.
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Old Escondido | November 2025 baseline
A November 2025 baseline photograph documenting one mature Canary Island date palm in a residential Old Escondido setting.
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Old Escondido | July 7, 2026
A field note on careful observation of a mature Canary Island date palm after adult palm weevil activity was documented.
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Old Escondido | July 4, 2026
A short field note on curved Mexican fan palms and the older landscape character they contribute in Old Escondido.
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Old Escondido | July 3, 2026
Mature Canary Island date palms framed around a historic Old Escondido residence and its preservation context.
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Old Escondido | June 29, 2026
A broader Old Escondido field note comparing mature Canary Island date palms, visible decline, and neighborhood change.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A documented adult palm weevil observation connected with a declining Canary Island date palm in Old Escondido.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A preservation-focused field note on mature Canary Island date palms as visual landmarks in Old Escondido.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A focused field documentation record of multiple adult palm weevils recovered during Canary Island date palm monitoring.
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June 2026 | Poway, California
A Poway field note comparing mature statement palms, luxury landscapes, and visible decline nearby.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A broad documentary look at mature Canary Island date palms across Old Escondido and nearby settings.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A Grand Avenue field note documenting healthy and declining Canary palms in a changing Old Escondido corridor.
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Old Escondido | June 2026
A short walk-through field note comparing palms, removals, and decline in Escondido historic district settings.
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Rancho Santa Fe | May 2026
A Rancho Santa Fe field walk comparing healthy palms, possible decline, monitoring traps, and pruning context.
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North County San Diego | May 2026 | San Diego County
A compact educational comparison of healthy palm crown structure and stressed or over-trimmed examples.
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Old Escondido | May 2026
A field observation record on local Canary Island date palm health concerns, decline context, and careful visible-condition documentation.
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