Birmingham seedling ?

[WSimpson]

I haven't seen enough small Birminghams to notice a difference between  small Minors and  small Birminghams  . This small palm is directly under my biggest Birmingham . Does anybody see anything that makes them think this might be a Birmingham or the ubiquitous Minors  that spread seedlings  all around my property  ? I think I will dig it up and plant it somewhere in case it's a Birmingham . 

Thanks ,

Will

 

Seedling ; anything different about this from a Minor ? My Birmingham has been seeding for the last 4 years and I typically let a lot of  the seed just fall down below it . 

 

 

Seedling is to the right of the trunk picture below :

 

 

Edited June 28, 2022 by Will Simpson

[WSimpson]

I decided that my big Manihot grahamii was shading out my Sabal Birmingham too much so I cut it back and cleaned-up some of the Birmingham's ugly older fronds and petioles  . 

It's a much prettier palm now  .

Will

 

Don't worry this Manihot will be growing back fast but it was shading out my Birmy  . My Birmy is on the right :

 

 

 

100lb dog for scale . Shaylen is in Italy . 

 

 

Here is the trunk with the seedling :

 

 

 

Nighttime picture :

 

Edited June 29, 2022 by Will Simpson

[teddytn]

Badass!! I love seeing pics of your birmys

[WSimpson]

1 hour ago, teddytn said:

Badass!! I love seeing pics of your birmys

Thanks Teddy .

I'm glad I cleaned it up a little and cut back that Manihot some too  . I'm going to dig up that Birmy/Minor ? small plant and hope it's a Birmy . 

Will

[WSimpson]

The mystery is solved . It's a Minor , and I got a crappy rootball being that it was so cramped in and around those Birmy petioles  . I cut almost all the fronds off it and potted it up . Should be a nice gift to someone when it gets established .

Will

 

 

Edited June 29, 2022 by Will Simpson