DreaminAboutPalms Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 14 hours ago, fr8train said: I don't understand why Sabals aren't planted more in Texas. They look amazing and seem to do very well here. They are slowly naturalizing here, even in North Texas. When a freeze like 2021 can't even take them all out that means they are here to stay. Just have to do our part and keep spreading seeds all around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabal King Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, DreaminAboutPalms said: They are slowly naturalizing here, even in North Texas. When a freeze like 2021 can't even take them all out that means they are here to stay. Just have to do our part and keep spreading seeds all around Well I'm doing my part with thousands of seedlings, and seeds from survivors being made available going forward... Sabals have been neglected, and not highlighted up here where they really need to be highlighted... They are rockstar palms for NTX. Subscribe to my YouTube here to follow along my Sabal obsession.... Quite possibly one of the biggest Sabal plantings in the US. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sabalking.texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 15 hours ago, fr8train said: I don't understand why Sabals aren't planted more in Texas. They look amazing and seem to do very well here. Because unless you plant a trunked palmetto from FL you have to plant a smaller palm that will take 20+ years to be a grand trunking palm whereas washingtonia, butia, trachycarpus, mules, etc. you have a trunking palm pretty fast. 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabal King Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 7 minutes ago, Allen said: Because unless you plant a trunked palmetto from FL you have to plant a smaller palm that will take 20+ years to be a grand trunking palm whereas washingtonia, butia, trachycarpus, mules, etc. you have a trunking palm pretty fast. Nothing good happens fast... I'm doing my best to provide Texas grown Sabals (of so many varieties) but I'm only on year two of growth... it'll happen my good man, and ours won't get smoked like the FL field dug ones because they aren't used to this weather. Everyone wants results fast, but again, I was always taught nothing good happens fast. Subscribe to my YouTube here to follow along my Sabal obsession.... Quite possibly one of the biggest Sabal plantings in the US. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sabalking.texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminAboutPalms Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Washingtonia survivors in Austin. 2021 freeze didn't take out any on property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Check out this amazing recovery of young royals in McAllen Jul 2015 - somewhat newly planted April 2021 ~ 2 months post palmageddon April 2022 ~ 14 months post palmageddon October 2022 ~ 20 months of recovery...decent vertical growth too! 7 Jonathan Katy, TX (Zone 9a) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminAboutPalms Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 9 mature Filiferas near 7643 N Stemmons Fwy Dallas. Looks like about 70% survival following 2021 freeze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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