Your
Encyclia tampensis has great flower form! Is your plant the unifoliate or bifoliate type?
This species will also do superb on 3"-5" diameter Cypress branches...
Encyclia tampensis can be found on every native FL Oak (
Quercus), but I notice it's closer affinity to
Quercus virginiana, where it will grow on top of large branches or vertically cling upon the side of the trunk... on a smaller species Oak, the orchid will grow on the underside of the branch, rather than the top side. On other species of trees, it likes to vertically cling upon the mid-section of the trunk. The species easily grows anywhere, even on fence posts,
Platycerium, and sometimes on Cedar...
I believe that there is something in the bark of an Oak, which I assume promotes growth and vigor, easily demonstrated by your plant...
-Pat