As with my decoras, my domingensis had fast growth between memorial day and labor day 2013 due to the great consistency of rainfall. Here is my domingensis on memorial day and on the recent labor day weekend. this one was a 4" pot seedling in early spring 2011, planted out in early 2012.

Edited September 10, 201312 yr by sonoranfans

eh another glitch... try this as a reply. This palm has added more than 2' of growth, possibly 3' since may.

Edited September 10, 201312 yr by sonoranfans

And now it appears to be forming ligules. This was purchased as domingensis from tejas tropicals and I expect that is what it is. The ligules, often associated with causiarum may not be definitive. Domingensis are reported to have longer petioles and smaller leaves than causiarum and this appears to be the case with this palm compared with my (former, now deceased)causiarum. Perhaps the fruit will be needed to identify. Here is a pic of the recently formed ligules, which appeared only in the last 3 months.

Nice looking and very fast sabal, looks like my causiarum. Maybe mine is not a causiarum.

Looks great! Looks very much like the sabal I bought as domingensis too. Mine now has ligules that are over 2 feet long so I think it's casarium now. Regardless mine is wicked fast too. Yours looks awesome. That was a 4 inch pot seedling 2 years ago?!

Looks great! Looks very much like the sabal I bought as domingensis too. Mine now has ligules that are over 2 feet long so I think it's casarium now. Regardless mine is wicked fast too. Yours looks awesome. That was a 4 inch pot seedling 2 years ago?!

Yes steve,

It was a really robust 4" pot, very little dirt. I re potted it to 5 gallon and then 15 gallon, then a year after arrival it went into the ground. these were February 2011 purchases so as of this February its 3 years. This is its third summer in florida, second in the ground. Almost three more months of active growing season till winter so it isn't done this year by any stretch. The overall height now stands at ~9'.

Edited September 11, 201312 yr by sonoranfans

I am convinced that yours in fact is the true dominguensis. I have two that look just like it and they are very fast growers and look identical to yours. They came as 5 gallon palms from Nickel's nursery near Bakersfield and were purchased as dominguensis. I have a feeling they will be monsters in size. Mine are fast AND I have them in 50% shade. I think they will be as large as my monster Sabal uresana for which I have posted a number of images and which has a base diameter that exceeds three feet in diameter. Definitely not for those with limited space.

patrick

I am convinced that yours in fact is the true dominguensis. I have two that look just like it and they are very fast growers and look identical to yours. They came as 5 gallon palms from Nickel's nursery near Bakersfield and were purchased as dominguensis. I have a feeling they will be monsters in size. Mine are fast AND I have them in 50% shade. I think they will be as large as my monster Sabal uresana for which I have posted a number of images and which has a base diameter that exceeds three feet in diameter. Definitely not for those with limited space.

patrick

You drove all the way to Bakersfield to buy palms? That was a great nursery when it still existed, but why drive that far for dominguensis? I've seen them in a lot of nurseries in San Diego county.

I have causiarum and dominguensis, the two look very different. The dominguensis came from Gary Wood. The causiarum came from Discovery Island Nursery and looks 100% identical to Tom's palm pictured above and similar to Steve's causiarum. It's going to be a giant like Patrick suggests. Mine is growing very fast. I'll stick with causiarum as the correct label, but y'all entitled to your own opinion.

Hello everyone.

I was surprised to see Sabal dominguensis @HomeDepot (WestCovina)today.

They had a total of 4 5G for $15 each.

I wouldve bought it but just recently purchased and planted Sabal multiformis, yapa and blackburniana.

I think this will complete my Sabal fascination.

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Cheers

I grew up in Sacramento and live in San Diego. Nickel's just happened to be near Bakersfield and so I stopped in one day while making the drive south. Another nice plant he had was Brahea elegans which is different from any other Brahea I have seen. I think 50% of the Sabals being sold are not what someone has labeled them. Outside uresana, yapa, and mauritofirmis which are easily distinguished, there are just a lot of mididentified plants out there. But yes dominguensis grows like a rocket and will be supersized.

patrick