Impressive Sabals

[virtualpalm]

The genus Sabal, I believe, sometimes gets a bum rap because they are not as "showy" as some of the other genera. However, there are some very impressive species and specimens out there. Here are a few that we have (or had):

Sabal yapa - juvenile (17'OA)

Sabal domingensis - juvenile (18'OA)

Sabal domingensis - teenager (Feb 2011 - 22'OA)

Sabal domingensis - teenager (Oct 2011 - 24'OA)

Sabal domingensis - adult (45'OA)

Sabal causiarum - teenager (30'OA)

Sabal causiarum - adults (40-45'OA)

Sabal maritima - juvenile (19 & 21'OA)

And one of my favorites, Sabal uresana - teenager (Feb 2011 - 24'OA)

Sabal uresana - teenager (Nov 2011 - 26'OA)

Let's see yours, now!

Jody

Edited November 18, 2011 by virtualpalm

[paulgila]

great topic! this is a great genus for us in socal since we cant grow corypha.

[Collectorpalms]

Sabal Uresana at Peckerwood Gardens, 1 hr NW of Houston. Zone 8b

Edited November 18, 2011 by Collectorpalms

[sarasota alex]

Jody, great topic! Great genus!

I'm going to look for more photos of Sabals on my computer later, but I want to start off with my favorite Sabal specimen - a massive S. causiarum at the Selby Botanical Garden. (Photo July 2010)

[Mandrew968]

Sabal Uresana at Peckerwood Gardens, 1 hr NW of Houston. Zone 8b

What a great name for a garden!!

[virtualpalm]

Bumping this topic to hopefully encourage a few more photos.

Jody

[Eric in Orlando]

Here are some at Leu Gardens

Sabal uresana

Sabal miamiensis

Sabal mauritiiformis

an old Sabal causiarum

[Eric in Orlando]

Sabal guatemalensis which may be lumped into S. mexicana now, the palms to the left and behind are S. causiarum and the thin one on the right is S. mauritiiformis

acquired as Sabal bermudana but it is not. Maybe a green S. uresana

Sabal maritima

Sabal parviflora, which is now S. palmetto (from Cuba)

[Eric in Orlando]

two headed Sabal palmetto, it has split underground

Sabal yapa- the large, massive form

Sabal yapa- the smaller form

Sabal mexicana

[Eric in Orlando]

Sabal palmetto 'Lisa'

Sabal bermudana

Sabal etonia

Sabal rosei

[Eric in Orlando]

and some from around central Florida...

an incredibly tall branched Sabal palmetto near downtown Orlando

a variegated Sabal palmetto downtown Orlando

an impressive clump of Sabal palmetto at a house near Leu Gardens

[Eric in Orlando]

Manatee nibbling on a Sabal palmetto at Blue Springs

a declining Sabal palmetto, very old and tall, at Blue Springs

extremely tall and old Sabal palmetto at Big Tree Park north of Orlando

tall Sabal palmetto growing next to "The Senator", the worlds largest Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum at Big Tree Park north of Orlando

[Eric in Orlando]

old Sabal bermudana at Nehrling Gardens, the old estate of Henry Nehrling, Gotha, FL (southwest of Orlando)

Sabal causiarum at Edison Estate in Ft. Myers

Sabal causiarum x palmetto in Maitland, FL

Sabal palmetto forest along the St. John's River, Sanford FL

[Eric in Orlando]

branched Sabal palmetto, just north of downtown Orlando

green form of Sabal uresana, University of AZ, Tucson, AZ

Sabal bermudana, University of AZ, Tucson, AZ

Sabal domingensis, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL

[Eric in Orlando]

Sabal mauritiiformis at FIT campus, Melbourne, FL

Sabal bermudana at FIT campus, Melbourne, FL

branched Sabal palmetto at Kanapaha Gardens, Gainesville, FL

Sabal palmetto 'Lisa' at Kanapaha Gardens, Gainesville, FL

[Brad Mondel]

I love to see the Sabal Palmettos in their natural habitat, there is a few here in a swamp that look amazing.

[Pedro 65]

Sabal dominensis here is just starting to impress me, i planted 3 to help stop land from slipping, it did that, but i was never fussed on their appearance till of late. They have a lot of blue which is pleasing to the eye.

[Kailua_Krish]

Yours has a lot of papery ligules. Isn't that an identifying mark of S. causiarum?

-Krishna

[Pedro 65]

Yours has a lot of papery ligules. Isn't that an identifying mark of S. causiarum?

-Krishna

Krishna, I bought these as SD but Sabals are a palm i am certainly not up on. As i mentioned above we only bought these palms to "go to work" and they are doing a great job at stopping a landslip. To my eye these look tidier than a causiarium, which to me always look untidy. I will take a pic of the whole palm maybe. Pete

[Pedro 65]

Yours has a lot of papery ligules. Isn't that an identifying mark of S. causiarum?

-Krishna

Krishna, I bought these as SD but Sabals are a palm i am certainly not up on. As i mentioned above we only bought these palms to "go to work" and they are doing a great job at stopping a landslip. To my eye these look tidier than a causiarium, which to me always look untidy. I will take a pic of the whole palm maybe. Pete

Krishna, heres a whole palm shot i took for you. Let me Know your thoughts. Thanks. Pete

[Kailua_Krish]

I'm really not an authority on Sabals at all. Hopefully Ken can chime in with his expertise!

-Krishna

[pindo]

Thanks guys ... great topic for a great genus...!!!!

Eric:

is very common to see branched S Palmetto in Florida ?

Cheers

[Dakotafl]

To me sabals branch more than others it seems, or they have that rare ability, but i wouldnt say its common, i mean you can find atleast one in every county probably.

I know of more than three in my area, so its a possibility there are dozens more.

[Mike Evans]

Here are a few pics from the garden of my shade grown S mauritiiformis. I think these are best looking stretched out, just forming trunk.

[Dakotafl]

I love shade grown sabals and your mariitimformis is certainly impressive.

[edbrown_III]

I am growing these in Jax way far north under Canopy --adding to the thread as best I can .

Best regards

Ed

[edbrown_III]

Thanks guys ... great topic for a great genus...!!!!

Eric:

is very common to see branched S Palmetto in Florida ?

Cheers

the size of the seeds will be the definitive characteristics.

Best regards

Ed

[pindo]

To me sabals branch more than others it seems, or they have that rare ability, but i wouldnt say its common, i mean you can find atleast one in every county probably.

I know of more than three in my area, so its a possibility there are dozens more.

Thanks Dakota

Yea, when I say "common", I mean it's not unusual to happen. Of course this does not occur in all palms tree

Regards

[pindo]

Thanks guys ... great topic for a great genus...!!!!

Eric:

is very common to see branched S Palmetto in Florida ?

Cheers

the size of the seeds will be the definitive characteristics.

Best regards

Ed

Excuse me Ed, I do not understand what you say me.

I do not see the relationship between seed size and branching of the palm.

Please, can you explain this?

[edbrown_III]

Thanks guys ... great topic for a great genus...!!!!

Eric:

is very common to see branched S Palmetto in Florida ?

Cheers

the size of the seeds will be the definitive characteristics.

Best regards

Ed

Excuse me Ed, I do not understand what you say me.

I do not see the relationship between seed size and branching of the palm.

Please, can you explain this?

Whoops I replied to the wrong post --- I was replying to Krishna about the differences between S. causerium and S. domingensis--- S. domingensis has really large seeds Sorry for confusing reply.

Best regards

Ed

[pindo]

Whoops I replied to the wrong post --- I was replying to Krishna about the differences between S. causerium and S. domingensis--- S. domingensis has really large seeds Sorry for confusing reply.

Best regards

Ed

Thanks Ed.....You're very kindly

Best regards

[Phil]

Jody,

Fun thread. I love the photos.

Here's some shots of Sabal riverside near Balboa Park, San Diego.

Phil

[Sabal Steve]

The genus Sabal, I believe, sometimes gets a bum rap because they are not as "showy" as some of the other genera. However, there are some very impressive species and specimens out there. Here are a few that we have (or had):Sabal yapa - juvenile (17'OA)0112-ST0211-Sab-Yap-17OA.jpgSabal domingensis - juvenile (18'OA)0061-ST0211-Sab-Dom-17OA.jpg0061-ST0211-Sab-Dom-trunk.jpgSabal domingensis - teenager (Feb 2011 - 22'OA)0105-FC0211-Sab-Dom-22OA.jpgSabal domingensis - teenager (Oct 2011 - 24'OA)0105-FC1111-Sab-Dom-24OA.JPG0105-FC1111-Sab-Dom-trunk.JPGSabal domingensis - adult (45'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0046-RV0211-Sab-Dom-45OA.jpgSabal causiarum - teenager (30'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0018-RV0211-Sab-Cau-30OA.jpgSabal causiarum - adults (40-45'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0042-RV0211-Sab-Cau-40OA.jpgSabal maritima - juvenile (19 & 21'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0100-FC0211-Sab-Mar-19OA.jpghttp://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0099-FC0211-Sab-Mar-21OA.jpgAnd one of my favorites, Sabal uresana - teenager (Feb 2011 - 24'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0056-RV0211-Sab-Ure-24OA.jpgSabal uresana - teenager (Nov 2011 - 26'OA)http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif 0056-RV1111-Sab-Ure-26OA.JPGLet's see yours, now!Jody

That s. maritima is something else!

[Moose]

Love that Sabal palmetto sp. 'Lisa'. You would think the SoCal crowd would be planting a mess of these.

[doranakandawatta]

To Sabal addicts:

is this Sabal mauritiiformis? I am not sure….

Thanks

Philippe

[Sabal Steve]

Sabal palmetto 'Lisa'Sabal bermudanaSabal etoniaSabal rosei

Hey Eric, for some reason the pictures from Leu gardens aren't viewable?

[sarasota alex]

To Sabal addicts:

is this Sabal mauritiiformis? I am not sure….

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Thanks

Philippe

I'm pretty sure it is

[Sabal Steve]

Love that Sabal palmetto sp. 'Lisa'. You would think the SoCal crowd would be planting a mess of these.

We can't find any:(

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Love that Sabal palmetto sp. 'Lisa'. You would think the SoCal crowd would be planting a mess of these.

We can't find any:(

No kidding, I would plant this in a heartbeat.

[_Keith]

I would have many more Sabals if most of them weren't so darned slow.