screw pine tree at St. George Village Botanical Garden, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI 3/6/18
Channel: John Edwards
Date: 19/10/2022

This is a "screw pine" tree native to Madagascar at the St. George Village Botanical Garden on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands on 3/6/18. The gardens occupy some 16 acres and contain the most complete collection of plants in the Virgin Islands. The date of March 6, 2018 is just 6 months after Hurricane Maria caused untold damage to the whole island including the gardens. These plants are notable for their aerial, prop roots, also called stilt roots. They are from the genus Pandanus.