Interesting photos of some Sabals

[Sabal_Louisiana]

TThis is a tall trunked Sabal (Sabal minor var. Louisiana, not Sabal palmetto). 14 ft altogether.

 

 

This is another one with an unusual trunk. There are several of these tall Sabals planted on campus years ago and most likely came from Texas.

 

Edited January 19, 2019 by Sabal_Louisiana
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[cm05]

Nice finds, I honestly wouldn’t have guessed those were “Louisiana” if I’d seen them in person.

Sabal “Louisiana” really may be (or should be) its own species, Sabal louisiensis. As variable as Sabal minor is, “Louisiana” is quite distinct and really stands out from the other ecotypes, in my opinion. And if it truly is Sabal minor, it’s my favorite of the bunch.

[Pal Meir]

I had 26 Sabal minor v. louisiana sprouted from seeds in 2002/2003. When I gave them away 5 years later in 2008 to a local botanical garden they were all still grasslike small seedlings. Their growth rate here (51° 30’ N) was one of the slowest of all my palms.

[PalmTreeDude]

7 hours ago, Sabal_Louisiana said:

TThis is a tall trunked Sabal (Sabal minor var. Louisiana, not Sabal palmetto). 14 ft altogether.

 

 

This is another one with an unusual trunk. There are several of these tall Sabals planted on campus years ago and most likely came from Texas.

 

These are crazy, so old, and tall! I also would have never guessed they were Louisiana Sabal minor. 

 

6 minutes ago, Pal Meir said:

I had 26 Sabal minor v. louisiana sprouted from seeds in 2002/2003. When I gave them away 5 years later in 2008 to a local botanical garden they were all still grasslike small seedlings. Their growth rate here (51° 30’ N) was one of the slowest of all my palms.

They were still strap leaf after five years? Dang! I know they can still be strap leaf even here after five years, but that's in a LOT of shade, and even then most would probably start to split. Did you have them in sun often? Any recent photos? 

Edited January 20, 2019 by PalmTreeDude
Changed "wild" to "crazy" to avoid confusion.