Sabal Identification

[lidito]

Hy friends i hope that the specialists will be able to tell me what type is this Sabal? Very short inflorescence, long petiole around 2 meter, Slight burn of leaves from -8 ° c. Massive! May be Mexicana?

 

 

[Fusca]

For me the best way to ID Sabals is the seed size.  Yours could be mexicana but since your pics don't have fruit yet I'd hesitate to guess.  Here's a pic I took yesterday of Sabal mexicana fruit/seed and below is a comparison of palmetto seeds and mexicana seeds.  Most Sabal seeds are similar in size to palmetto.  Where is this palm located?

Edited September 14, 2020 by Fusca

[lidito]

Hy in Arcachon bay, near Bordeaux in France

 

[NatureGirl]

Well, I'm no expert on Sabal, but according to Hodel's Monograph, it could be S. bermudana.

[Collectorpalms]

It could be Sabal Mexicana. I have one that went from a self seeding plant to over 2m of trunk in 10 years.  It does not look like you have Burmudana. Nevertheless, My mexicana would not burn at -8C, in fact they have been down to almost -10C maybe with tip burn on oldest leaves. But if they have big seeds then it would be Mexicana. Though I have a sabal that has over 6 meter trunk that looks like a mexicana ( much bigger crown) but its seeds are smaller than mexicana. So I do not know what it is. I had it planted when it was already large.

Edited September 19, 2020 by Collectorpalms