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Native dry climate Sabal minor- Kendalia, Texas

Meangreen94z

By Meangreen94z
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I have an interest in native Sabal minor that grow in dry areas of Central Texas, and handle months of summer drought. I ran across these just north of Kendalia, texas. About 20 miles east of a population in Welfare, Texas, which is about as far west as they grow. 

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Meangreen94z Grand Master

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Here is the population in nearby Welfare, Texas

 

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Great habitat photos!

I did get a Sabal minor ‘Welfare’ (“poor scrub palmetto”) when PDN offered them some years back and combined that purchase with other what I call “uber dwarf” Sabals. Would be disappointed if it turns out not to be Welfare but I would not get rid of it. It has grown well for me but still hasn’t reached flowering age.

Looks like it was a one-time offer from PDN. You have to grab those rare Sabals when you can because they may not come back again.

Below is the archived listing for Welfare

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/sabal-minor-welfare

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27 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Great habitat photos!

I did get a Sabal minor ‘Welfare’ (“poor scrub palmetto”) when PDN offered them some years back and combined that purchase with other what I call “uber dwarf” Sabals. Would be disappointed if it turns out not to be Welfare but I would not get rid of it. It has grown well for me but still hasn’t reached flowering age.

Looks like it was a one-time offer from PDN. You have to grab those rare Sabals when you can because they may not come back again.

Below is the archived listing for Welfare

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/sabal-minor-welfare

I’ve been told the actual ‘Welfare’ population, which has stems up to 8 feet high, is on private ranch land and not visible from any public road. I ended up finding a few small palms growing in a creek that flows through the Welfare area. It would be nice to see more than just that one fuzzy picture of them on PDN’s website.

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Great on-site reporting Meagreen thank you for sharing pics and taking a long drive for us! :greenthumb:

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I'd be interested in seeing how they would grow in my way wetter and less hot climate . I wonder if they would grow longer petioles with larger fronds and other changes due to climate . Just a thought . They look nice . 

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Looks more like cactus, agave, yucca territory than palms. 

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2 hours ago, Will Simpson said:

I'd be interested in seeing how they would grow in my way wetter and less hot climate . I wonder if they would grow longer petioles with larger fronds and other changes due to climate . Just a thought . They look nice . 

Will

There are some about 10-15 miles Southeast of there along the Guadalupe River. Based on pictures they look slightly larger and healthier. Here are pictures Goatlockerguns posted:

About 75-80 miles Southeast of there near Gonzales is Palmetto State Park. They get water from the San Marcos River flooding and some are lucky enough to get year round water from a spring. They are definitely the largest in the region:

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