Jump to content
  • WELCOME GUEST

    It looks as if you are viewing PalmTalk as an unregistered Guest.

    Please consider registering so as to take better advantage of our vast knowledge base and friendly community.  By registering you will gain access to many features - among them are our powerful Search feature, the ability to Private Message other Users, and be able to post and/or answer questions from all over the world. It is completely free, no “catches,” and you will have complete control over how you wish to use this site.

    PalmTalk is sponsored by the International Palm Society. - an organization dedicated to learning everything about and enjoying palm trees (and their companion plants) while conserving endangered palm species and habitat worldwide. Please take the time to know us all better and register.

    guest Renda04.jpg

Recommended Posts

Posted

Of course I (think) I know what they are :mrlooney:

IMG_0089Medium.jpg

can you tell just from the flowers?

Just scroll down for more

IMG_0094Medium.jpg

IMG_0100Medium.jpg

IMG_0114Medium.jpg

These were all taken within a 50mile radius on a road trip last wednesday.

Some of the stands of larger (trunking trees) were impossible to photograph since they were so dense.

yall more tropical palm loving types may not agree but they are beautifull none the less

  • Upvote 1

Allen

Galveston Island Tx

9a/9b

8' Elevation

Sandy Soil

Jan Avgs 50/62

Jul Avgs 80/89

Average Annual Rainfall 43.5"

Posted

IMG_0118Medium.jpg

IMG_0115Medium.jpg

IMG_0104Medium.jpg

IMG_0093Medium.jpg

Allen

Galveston Island Tx

9a/9b

8' Elevation

Sandy Soil

Jan Avgs 50/62

Jul Avgs 80/89

Average Annual Rainfall 43.5"

Posted

Of course they are Sabal Minors. They come in many different forms depending on location. Some are green, some blue green, most are trunkless, but some grow trunks. I've seen them growing in the vicinity of Houston Intl. Airport, in the swamps west of New Orleans, just south of Savanna Ga. and pretty far north along the Flint River in West Georgia. I have 3 growing in dense shade and their not much larger now than they were 30 years ago.

Dick

Richard Douglas

Posted

Alan, those are some nice pics...i really like seeing photos of palms in habitat.

S. minor is one of my favorite palms, one of the first i ever grew, although in Z7 in Maryland they were pretty slow, but never blinked during the winter........i did find that they grew better the wetter it is, in the garden and habitat too.

Thanks for the pics,

Rusty

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

Posted
Alan, those are some nice pics...i really like seeing photos of palms in habitat.

S. minor is one of my favorite palms, one of the first i ever grew, although in Z7 in Maryland they were pretty slow, but never blinked during the winter........i did find that they grew better the wetter it is, in the garden and habitat too.

Thanks for the pics,

Rusty

Posted

Actually, I dont think all of these are actually Sabal Minors :)

some of these are surely the brazoria county hybrids!

Sabal xtexensis

or Sabal 'Brazoria'

I wish the shots I snapped from the road of the ones with larger trunks would have been clear but it actually started raining! amazing as weve not had a single drop at my place in a month!!

Allen

Galveston Island Tx

9a/9b

8' Elevation

Sandy Soil

Jan Avgs 50/62

Jul Avgs 80/89

Average Annual Rainfall 43.5"

Posted
Actually, I dont think all of these are actually Sabal Minors :)

some of these are surely the brazoria county hybrids!

Sabal xtexensis

or Sabal 'Brazoria'

I wish the shots I snapped from the road of the ones with larger trunks would have been clear but it actually started raining! amazing as weve not had a single drop at my place in a month!!

Allen,

Who in the area, nursery wise sell this (Sabal xtexensis/Sabal 'Brazoria') palm?

In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

Posted
Actually, I dont think all of these are actually Sabal Minors :)

some of these are surely the brazoria county hybrids!

Sabal xtexensis

or Sabal 'Brazoria'

I wish the shots I snapped from the road of the ones with larger trunks would have been clear but it actually started raining! amazing as weve not had a single drop at my place in a month!!

Allen,

Who in the area, nursery wise sell this (Sabal xtexensis/Sabal 'Brazoria') palm?

Ive never seen anything other than the minors for sale, If I run across some of the brazorias Ill let you know. Actually, the next time I get over that way (when the seeds are ripe) ill grab you a bunch of seeds off the trunking palms, not so much from the minors.

Some of these palms have to be incredibly hardy as they have dispersed to a natural lowland area miles away from any warming effects of the water, and over the years they would have had to have endured low single digits in the 80's etc.

Allen

Galveston Island Tx

9a/9b

8' Elevation

Sandy Soil

Jan Avgs 50/62

Jul Avgs 80/89

Average Annual Rainfall 43.5"

Posted

Allen , Thanks for sharing. Sabal is one of my fav genus palms. If you come across some S brazoria seed I would love to have some.

this is a hybrid with the nativeS. minor and S. mexicana?

Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

Posted

Most of these pics are likely of minors but with as many natural hybrids as there are in the area, I supose some of them are the hybrids. I know that alot of the ones with trunks of several feet are definetly the hybrids but alas no good pics :)

Allen

Galveston Island Tx

9a/9b

8' Elevation

Sandy Soil

Jan Avgs 50/62

Jul Avgs 80/89

Average Annual Rainfall 43.5"

Posted
Most of these pics are likely of minors but with as many natural hybrids as there are in the area, I supose some of them are the hybrids. I know that alot of the ones with trunks of several feet are definetly the hybrids but alas no good pics :)

If you can get close up pictures of the plants you can tell. They look like minors from the leaf shape and size. The 3rd down on the second post looks the most like one but none of them are tall.

I bought a xtexensis from Chilly Palm (you can get mail order plants at a good size). Mine has been destroyed from the wind during the winter. It seems to grow faster than minor.

Zone 7a/b VA

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...