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, 20232 yr by ZPalms

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.

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!

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 

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, 20232 yr by ZPalms