CMurf Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Help!!!!where can I order or get Huge Sabal Birmingham,Minor ,Louisiana Potted I live in Wichita Ks please help if possible Thanks everyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe NC Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I wouldn't call a 3 gallon plant "huge" but it is pretty big for having a plant shipped. 3 gal Sabal birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasColdHardyPalms Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I don't have any huge ones. I have some 3g's Sabal Minor "north Texas/Oklahoma" natives that I recently potted up to 10G. They'll be pretty decent size in a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 You may have better luck and even save some $$ if you plan a road trip in the spring. I don't know exactly you mean by "huge" but It's my understanding that Sabals in general do not adapt well to long term potted life. They have a deep underground stem for years before they start to trunk (at least those that do). Even Sabal minor has a subterranean stem even though it is described as trunkless. The only Sabals I know of that can take potted life are the minuscule Blountstown Dwarf, Wakulla Dwarf and maybe a couple others I've never seen. The largest they get is 12-18" tall and 36" wide - not huge by any standards. I've had a fruiting Blountstown planted in my front yard and those are its dimensions to the inch. I know of a fellow in Iowa who grew a Blountstown in a 10" pot, got it to flower and set viable seeds. Very cool. A tiny Sabal produces few seeds. I am germinating last year's crop in a 3g pot. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasColdHardyPalms Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Meg is correct, the heeled root requires deep pots used to grow pecans for best results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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