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Advice Needed on Sabal Transplant


AlexnAtlanta

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I visited a palm tree farm in South Carolina and among the palms a friend and I purchased was a beautiful variety of Sabal.  It might be Sabal Palmetto or it might be another variety -- most likely, Sabal Mexicana.  My palm has a clear trunk of about 4 feet and a healthy crown of dark green fronds. It was delivered to my home in Atlanta within 36 hours of being dug from the field.  Based on everything I read, and based on advice on the Hardy Palm and Subtropical Bulletin Board, I "hurricane cut" the palm and removed about 13 of the 15 fronds, leaving only 2-3 emerging spears.  The tree was in the ground, planted in well amended, well draining soil, for about 5 days before I gave it its haircut.  My question for the forum is what is your experience in getting a Sabal (particularly one of the Palmetto like varieties) to survive being dug and having to regnerate all of its roots, which I know is a particular challenge for Palmetto type Sabals.  I've hurricane cut the tree.  I am watering 1-2 times a day.  Should I spray the emerging fronds with an anti-dessicant?  Assuming I keep the palm watered well, in your opinion, should it survive?  Here's a photo before it's haircut.  By the way, what variety of Sabal do you believe it is?  Palmetto? Mexicana?  It seems somewhat richer green and more robust than basic Palmetto.

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Alex Woollcott

Atlanta Georgia

Zone 8a

Hot humid summers, cool wet winters

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Alex - 99.9% of the Sabals planted around here are completely hurricane cut.  But complete, I mean zero fronds remaining.  The emerging spear(s) are all thats left and even they are cut down some.  There seems to be a pretty good success rate with this method.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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