Sabal seedling repot w/ pics

[Dartolution]

Back in August of 2019 while on vacation I collected a few sabal seedlings that had washed ashore one night after a storm had passed in Panama City Beach Florida. 

I have a thread on "Seeds from the Beach" that you can check out the history if anyone cares. 

Today I decided it was time to repot one of the seedlings and while doing so was careful not to damage the roots. 

I was able to snap a few pictures and thought I would share. 

This is still an unidentified (likely palmetto from what I was told) sabal seedling. 

It has been in its original pot since August 2019. 

 

[Jtee]

It looks really healthy!!

how did it do when you first planted?

I pulled some from the ground in Pensacola last month and a few died and a few are doing ok but not really any growth. They are in moist potting soil outside. 

[Dartolution]

@Jtee about half of those that were rescued from the shore/tide just didn't develop and were culled after about a year of nothing. 

Those that remain took a few months to get going, and like most sabals have been slow since. They all grow slowly. 

If you pulled some from the ground, it isn't very likely they will do well, I noticed that if you damage the newly developed roots they don't do well and just sort of sit there.