How to properly plant a palm

[ZPalms]

Even though I have planted a few palms its not without struggle because I'm just not sure or comfortable with how I plant them, to high or to low so I just want to know whats the ideal way to plant a palm, visual would be neat but I always have no idea and how to make sure water isn't running away after planting.

I'm currently going to plant sabals today but I just wanna be sure before I go and do it

I don't know why but B is always a struggle to me, leveling the palm right has always been so difficult for me

Edited July 17, 2023 by ZPalms

[MattInRaleigh]

Gary's Nursery in New Bern, NC suggested to plant sabals directly in the native soil (clay in my case) with fertilizer but to have a slight mound of well draining soil so water doesn't pool on the trunk. I'm still on the fence on the soil amendments suggestion but I thought the slight mound seemed like a good idea.

[ZPalms]

7 hours ago, MattInRaleigh said:

Gary's Nursery in New Bern, NC suggested to plant sabals directly in the native soil (clay in my case) with fertilizer but to have a slight mound of well draining soil so water doesn't pool on the trunk. I'm still on the fence on the soil amendments suggestion but I thought the slight mound seemed like a good idea.

It’s funny he say so water doesn’t pool on the trunk but my first sabal I planted it’s kinda in a dip and when I water I basically flood it out underwater 😂 maybe I should stop doing that. But I think I’ll add just a tiny bit of amendment since I do live in sandy ish type soil. 
 

Thank you!

[JubaeaMan138]

90 percent of my stuff is planted like c . During summer it works great for me . During winter it is super easy to over water so I have to be careful during colder months . Even my cycads . I fill around the plants with happy frog every spring and mid summer . Breaks down into the soil and is gone come winter . Usually like to top dress with some lava rock as well on top for decoration . Copernicia gigas for example 

[ZPalms]

12 hours ago, JubaeaMan138 said:

90 percent of my stuff is planted like c . During summer it works great for me . During winter it is super easy to over water so I have to be careful during colder months . Even my cycads . I fill around the plants with happy frog every spring and mid summer . Breaks down into the soil and is gone come winter . Usually like to top dress with some lava rock as well on top for decoration . Copernicia gigas for example 

Everytime I plant, They always wanna be C and I'm always trying to make them B but I most of the time I mess up so its more or less and I spend to much time adjusting, I'm always scared when I plant anything as C espcially since It gets freezy and wet here that the plants will sit in frozen water if it happens to be raining outside in the winter all day. which I think I'll be covering them anyway but I fear winter weather for the safety of my palms and plants 😂

Edited July 22, 2023 by ZPalms