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I dont know why but this is something I have never seen at a box store in my town is a sabal species.. I found this little Texas Palmetto yesterday and for $12.98 I couldnt pass it up.. Whats the going rate on one of these? 3 gallon.. I guess its hard to sell sabals in a pot since they are so slow.. I wish theyd get some feild grown plants in stock they'd probably be dirt cheap.. Im cant wait to see whats gonna hit the shelves next month.. I also found a nice fat little w. robusta at HD for 8.99 the other day in a 3 gallon pot.. thought it was too good to pass up even though I have a bunch of 5 and 7 gallons waiting to get planted..

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Extremely root bound.. This little guy cant wait to get in the ground..

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Does the trunk on these get fatter than a sabal palmetto?

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

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Feef,

Your not going to believe this, but I was just about to start a thread on Texas Sabals.  I just picked one up myself about 2 days ago at Walmart for 11 dollars.  Looks like the same size as yours.  I saw quite a few there mixed in with the Washingtonias.

I was going to post my pictures for everyone to ID, to make sure I got a Sabal Mexicana.  That is what I wanted.  I know Texana and Mexicana are supposed to be the same thing, but I wanted the experts to weigh in to make sure that's what I got (Mexicana).  Here's mine I just picked up.  

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NBTX11 Grand Master

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To answer your question, yes the trunk is fatter than Sabal Palmetto.  About 1.5 times fatter, imo.  I think Florida Sabals have smaller crowns too.  But you can definitely tell their related.

Kris Grand Master

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I do not have a wal mart in india !   :(

thanks for those lovely stills of a loved palm !

love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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GREENHAND Mentor

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Hey guys i got this one at lowes about two years ago it was about the same size as the ones you have. there are slow but respond to heavy fertilization.

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Here is one with some good trunk, they get pretty fat trunks.

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syersj,

 Where does the sticker say your plant is from? Mine came from Twin Oaks Nursery, Wilmer Alabama.. Probably from the same grower.. Thats funny I wonder if my wal mart will get them.. Is yours heavily root bound cause mines about to bust out of the pot..

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

feef706 Community Regular

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I wonder if my neighbor down the street has one cause the trunk on it is about 3 times the size of most sabals I see around here and it has retained every last boot.. It is huge the crown is also very full and every frond is green as opposed to most of the sabals locally.. Ill have to get a picture later..

Greenhand, How often do you fertilize yours?

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

GREENHAND Mentor

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(feef706 @ Feb. 14 2008,08:45)

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I wonder if my neighbor down the street has one cause the trunk on it is about 3 times the size of most sabals I see around here and it has retained every last boot.. It is huge the crown is also very full and every frond is green as opposed to most of the sabals locally.. Ill have to get a picture later..

Greenhand, How often do you fertilize yours?

four to six times a year, organic and chemical swithcing off every other time.

Kris Grand Master

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Dear Green  :)

the texas Sabal in your second still is simply mouth watering...

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love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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(krisachar @ Feb. 14 2008,10:19)

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Dear Green  :)

the texas Sabal in your second still is simply mouth watering...

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love,

Kris  :)

Kris that palm weighed around 500 lbs when we planted it, two of us and one dolly and we lost balance of it and it fell on me but i escaped unharmed except for a few sctatches and a couple of bruises.

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Greenhand,

 What does a tex like that go for? Did you use a tree dolly or a homeowner type dolly? Thanks alot, James

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

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(feef706 @ Feb. 14 2008,12:21)

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Greenhand,

 What does a tex like that go for? Did you use a tree dolly or a homeowner type dolly? Thanks alot, James

Got that at home depot for 200.00 feild grown wrapped in burlap, they had to use a forklift to put it in my truck, you could feel the shocks lowering when they sat it in the bed. there were fronds hanging in front of my windsheild while driving down the street. people were pointing and laughing at us.  just a regular two wheel dolly worked ok.

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These are Sabal mexicana, right? I find them frequently at the big box stores in Mobile during the summer.

Los Niños y Los Borrachos siempre dicen la verdad.

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(alex_7b @ Feb. 14 2008,15:07)

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These are Sabal mexicana, right? I find them frequently at the big box stores in Mobile during the summer.

Yes indeed!

NBTX11 Grand Master

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(feef706 @ Feb. 14 2008,08:42)

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syersj,

 Where does the sticker say your plant is from? Mine came from Twin Oaks Nursery, Wilmer Alabama.. Probably from the same grower.. Thats funny I wonder if my wal mart will get them.. Is yours heavily root bound cause mines about to bust out of the pot..

It came from some nursery in TX.  Most of our palms are homegrown in S. TX.

Here one of my neighbors medium sized Mexicana's (about 15-20 ft. tall).

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Here's one that's pretty old and probably at least 40-45 ft tall.  

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(GREENHAND @ Feb. 14 2008,11:36)

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Got that at home depot for 200.00 feild grown wrapped in burlap, they had to use a forklift to put it in my truck, you could feel the shocks lowering when they sat it in the bed. there were fronds hanging in front of my windsheild while driving down the street. people were pointing and laughing at us.  just a regular two wheel dolly worked ok.

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south..

07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F

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(feef706 @ Feb. 15 2008,00:06)

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(GREENHAND @ Feb. 14 2008,11:36)

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Got that at home depot for 200.00 feild grown wrapped in burlap, they had to use a forklift to put it in my truck, you could feel the shocks lowering when they sat it in the bed. there were fronds hanging in front of my windsheild while driving down the street. people were pointing and laughing at us.  just a regular two wheel dolly worked ok.

How did you get it out of the truck.. Ive seen people tie the plants to other big trees and let it fall out as they pull away.. that seems like it would really hurt the rootball..

Kris Grand Master

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(GREENHAND @ Feb. 14 2008,11:45)

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Kris that palm weighed around 500 lbs when we planted it, two of us and one dolly and we lost balance of it and it fell on me but i escaped unharmed except for a few sctatches and a couple of bruises.

Dear Green  :)

then its true what i heard,is that those who love palnts often are protect by mother nature itself..!  :)

And dear syersj  :)

lovely stills and i never feel tired seeing these sabals... :)

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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