I live in South Tx. We have beaches and palm trees and I even have a 7 foot version of that tree on my porch. It was 1 foot when I got it as a Christmas gift. Those trees grow everywhere here. You can drive down the street and see little houses shaded by huge 'christmas trees'. They seem to grow like weeds, but then they say everything is bigger here. I know my neighbor has 12 foot poinsettia's along her fence. Anyway, I don't recognize that as being any rest stop I have ever stopped at while traveling to other towns here, but then they have redone some of them. If you want me to look at the Beach photos, I am familiar with the ones ( beaches) along the Gulf Coast and would be happy to oblige. Good Luck.