Sabal time :

[WSimpson]

I know it's been hot in Texas and even the  Midwest  but here there has been a pesky Low pressure system off the Southeast coast that's been hanging around for the better part of the week . Well that Low is moving on and I'm going to get in on some summer like weather . Sabals love 80'sF-90'sF with lows in the 60's .

Sabal Birmingham on the left and Palmetto on the right . My HC palmetto might bloom this summer but it should next summer . Hopefully I will have a lot of seed on my Birmingham that has been lacking a lot of seed for 3 years now  for some reason . ( Possibly it needed to recover fully from 2018 when I had a record  eight day below 32F period ? It has fully recovered so we'll see how many inflorescences it  gets  . Hopefully at least 3  that are full of seed  ) 

I'll keep everyone updated on the Birmingham and this year's seed production . 

Will

 

[Collectorpalms]

On 5/14/2022 at 2:05 PM, Will Simpson said:

I know it's been hot in Texas and even the  Midwest  but here there has been a pesky Low pressure system off the Southeast coast that's been hanging around for the better part of the week . Well that Low is moving on and I'm going to get in on some summer like weather . Sabals love 80'sF-90'sF with lows in the 60's .

Sabal Birmingham on the left and Palmetto on the right . My HC palmetto might bloom this summer but it should next summer . Hopefully I will have a lot of seed on my Birmingham that has been lacking a lot of seed for 3 years now  for some reason . ( Possibly it needed to recover fully from 2018 when I had a record  eight day below 32F period ? It has fully recovered so we'll see how many inflorescences it  gets  . Hopefully at least 3  that are full of seed  ) 

I'll keep everyone updated on the Birmingham and this year's seed production . 

Will

 

It should be pushing inflorescence soon.  Go check or keep checking. At least a couple inches growth now I would expect there. They need as most sun as possible, heat, and abundant water to flower. Probably good amount of fertilizer from the previous season. Every Sabal is flowering for me even a smaller palmetto seed grown for the first time. My enemy is caterpillars, they will clear a whole tree in one night. Ammonia Sulfate gives them a huge boost given right as it warms up.

Edited May 16, 2022 by Collectorpalms

[WSimpson]

Thanks ,

I'm really hoping for a bumper  crop of Birmingham seed  , and it's always nice seeing those Palmetto inflorescences . I think my Tifton hardy is close too . It was planted as a tiny  PDN plant and is maturing nicely .

Will

Edited May 16, 2022 by Will Simpson

[Allen]

2 hours ago, Will Simpson said:

Thanks ,

I'm really hoping for a bumper  crop of Birmingham seed  , and it's always nice seeing those Palmetto inflorescences . I think my Tifton hardy is close too . It was planted as a tiny  PDN plant and is maturing nicely .

Will

Well if you can spare any..............  begs.......

[WSimpson]

Hopefully I'll see some spikes on that Birmy soon . Minor spikes are growing out but nothing on my Birmys or Palmettos yet . 

Will

[knikfar]

There really is a lot of variability between individual plants. That winter of 2018 was just a bit worse for us here in Raleigh, with a low temp of 4f, than I believe it was for Winston-Salem. It got even worse a bit closer to the coast. But the Birminghams that I'm aware of were completely unbothered by it. I collect a bunch of seed from one of them just a few weeks ago and there was tons more on it. 

[WSimpson]

I had an extreme Low of 7F or 8F  during that 8 day cold period , but it hit 7F or 8F at least twice . My Birmys were burnt pretty good but nothing that did more than some frond damage . It has fully filled back out so I'm expecting a decent crop this season . 

Will