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Sabal ID (From Sprouted Seed)

GoatLockerGuns
GoatLockerGuns
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Folks,

 

I am hoping a Sabal guru can help me out.  I am trying to ID the two seedlings in the picture, both harvested from different Sabal Palms.  The one on the left (as you face the picture) was harvested from a Sabal Palm at Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida (near Destin / Fort Walton Beach).  It was a tall, slim Sabal with a small, tight crown.  The one on the right (as you face the picture) was harvested from a Sabal Palm at Lackland AFB, Texas (near San Antonio).  It was a short, fat Sabal with a huge, overflowing crown.  As you can see, the seed on the left is much smaller and rounded.  I think the one on the left is Sabal palmetto and the one on the right is Sabal mexicana; mainly because I have read that the Sabal mexicana produces a much larger seed and that the tree has a larger crown than the Sabal palmetto.  Can anyone confirm if I am right?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Richard

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Unified Theory of Palm Seed Germination

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(Where: bh = bottom heat, fs = fresh seed, L = love, m = magic, p = patience, and t = time)

DISCLAIMER: Working theory; not yet peer reviewed.

"Fronds come and go; the spear is life!" - Anonymous Palmtalker

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    From your description and the size of the seed the one on the left is Palmetto and the right one is Mexicana. 

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    On ‎12‎/‎24‎/‎2017‎ ‎3‎:‎59‎:‎13‎, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

    From your description and the size of the seed the one on the left is Palmetto and the right one is Mexicana. 

    Yeah, I think you are correct.  Here are some pictures of the parent tree of the seed on the right.  I do not have pictures from the parent tree of the seed on the left; however, given the size of seed and tree, and its location on the Florida panhandle, I am fairly confident it is a Sabal palmetto.

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    Unified Theory of Palm Seed Germination

    image.png.2a6e16e02a0a8bfb8a478ab737de4bb1.png

    (Where: bh = bottom heat, fs = fresh seed, L = love, m = magic, p = patience, and t = time)

    DISCLAIMER: Working theory; not yet peer reviewed.

    "Fronds come and go; the spear is life!" - Anonymous Palmtalker

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