Sabal Palmetto habitat thread.

[Laaz]

How about a Sabal Palmetto habitat thread? The wife & I hit the east end of Folly yesterday for some surf & a hike through the jungle. Lol! The Palmettos grow right to the surf line & many times will get washed out & will float out into the harbor & ocean.

 

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[Las Palmas Norte]

Great shots ... looks windy there like most shoreline locations are.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Laaz]

Yeah a nice sea breeze... It's refreshing with the 95F high humidity weather.

[necturus]

I'm jealous, both of the palms and the quality of the beaches. I find it very strange that these guys never made their way to Louisiana and southeast Texas. I've never seen the Texas palmetto in situ, but I hope to one day.

[Las Palmas Norte]

4 hours ago, Laaz said:

Yeah a nice sea breeze... It's refreshing with the 95F high humidity weather.

We're getting the 95°F weather today but with low humidity. Feels cooler outside after a 15 minute watering session in my well ventilated 105°F greenhouse

Cheers, Barrie.

necturus .... I think a guy named Tony posted some pics years ago regarding the wild Texas palmetto. I'll have to dig around and see what I can come up with.

Cheers, Barrie.

 

[Matthew92]

Awesome habitat pictures!

[PalmTreeDude]

I love Sabal palmetto! Great pictures! Here is some pictures from Hilton Head Island, SC. 

 

Edited August 27, 2016 by PalmTreeDude

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[Mr.SamuraiSword]

ive seen them in wild habital well over 70 ft maybe even in the 80s.   they were near ft island beach near crystal river florida

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

On ‎8‎/‎25‎/‎2016‎ ‎3‎:‎51‎:‎33‎, necturus said:

I'm jealous, both of the palms and the quality of the beaches. I find it very strange that these guys never made their way to Louisiana and southeast Texas. I've never seen the Texas palmetto in situ, but I hope to one day.

doesnt texas have coconuts?  brought in of course

[necturus]

3 hours ago, Mr.SamuraiSword said:

doesnt texas have coconuts?  brought in of course

In the Houston area we have lots of the cold hardy palms that are common along the Gulf Coast. Coconuts don't survive here. Supposedly there are some down in the Rio Grande Valley. I meant it's a shame we don't have tall native palms like the sabal palmetto. We have plenty of sabal minor and introduced Washingtonia.

[PalmTreeDude]

On August 28, 2016 at 3:40:24 PM, necturus said:

In the Houston area we have lots of the cold hardy palms that are common along the Gulf Coast. Coconuts don't survive here. Supposedly there are some down in the Rio Grande Valley. I meant it's a shame we don't have tall native palms like the sabal palmetto. We have plenty of sabal minor and introduced Washingtonia.

I do see some coconuts, far far south, like you said!