Palm identification

[Enar]

I need help identifying this palm that I originally thought was a sabal minor. It’s in Alabama zone 8a and it died back some from this past years 16F but came back and I used both copper fungicide and wilt proof spray. This year it pushed out a lot of growth. The reason I started wondering if it was something else is because I noticed it started growing thorns. Anyone got any guesses?

[Las Palmas Norte]

Washingtonia robusta (California Fan Palm)

[Jim in Los Altos]

Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) It may be a hybrid with some Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm) genes. 

[D Palm]

Washingtonia. If it gets below 22F this winter for long I would place a packing blanket over it to reduce/prevent cold damage.

[Las Palmas Norte]

5 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) ...

I sometimes mix up the common names. 😁

[happypalms]

In Australia the common name is cotton palm but we do use a lot of slang down under 

[Xerarch]

I second, third, fourth, whatever it’s up to, Washingtonia, those filaments that are all over appear on both species of Washingtonia but are especially prevalent on filifera (which is where the filifera part comes from) your looks to have some filifera in it, a hybrid I would guess. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

4 hours ago, happypalms said:

In Australia the common name is cotton palm but we do use a lot of slang down under 

🤣

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ei7230KxvCg?si=A-zbX0Tmw8duFVsC"

 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

🤣

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ei7230KxvCg?si=A-zbX0Tmw8duFVsC"

 

Yer ay I’ve been to Canada you guys do pretty well in slang toque timmies two four 

[Enar]

Update (7/21/24)

[Enar]

Update 8/25/24 

[Enar]

Last update before it gets cold outside. It may perish when the real cold hits. 10/12/24