ParadiseAL Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 I've collected these seeds from the tree in the photo. They have been soaked and the seeds on the left have been peeled and the seeds on the right are what they looked like off the tree. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickybobby Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Sabal of some kind. Awesome fronds! your in Texas. Sabal Texana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseAL Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thats what I was thinking, but since going down the sabal rabbit hole its getting hard to tell the difference between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseAL Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I also have these that I got off this tree this morning any way of identifying this one? Its seeds are twice the size. I've germinated a couple from this tree in the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just a guess: Sabal mexicana 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...
ParadiseAL Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 48 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said: Just a guess: Sabal mexicana Do Sabal Mexicana typically have bigger fruit than the Sabal Palmetto? Here are a few more from the big seed palm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseAL Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 After more research I think I may have gotten that backwards. First photo and fruit, Sabal Mexicana Second Batch of pictures and fruit Sabal Palmetto. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I have a labeling nightmare I'm about to have to deal with. Thank you for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Yes. Sabal palmetto is one of the smallest trunked Sabals and has small seeds. I believe S. mexicana is larger (never seen one) and also has quite large seeds. 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...
ParadiseAL Posted October 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I found and old post on PT and it answered everything. Thanks for the input @PalmatierMeg http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/52539-sable-palmetto-vs-sable-mexicana/#comment-796954 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusca Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 20 hours ago, ParadiseAL said: I found and old post on PT and it answered everything. Thanks for the input @PalmatierMeg http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/52539-sable-palmetto-vs-sable-mexicana/#comment-796954 Good thread - glad you got it cleared up. Seed size is a good way to differentiate between palmetto and mexicana (twice the seed size +/-). I attached a photo posted by Brain F. Austin with the mexicana seeds at the top and palmetto seeds at the bottom. Sometimes the palmettos hold on to their old leaf boots longer than others, but palmettos are typically shipped up here to Texas from Florida and likely have any old boots removed. Probably 95% of mexicanas I have seen north of the RGV here in Texas still have most if not all of the old leaf boots still on the thick trunks. Jon 1 Jon Sunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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