Sabal YAPA. 8b?

[Peachs]

Does anyone have experience with this Sabal?
 

I live in Zone 8b, inland dry zone.

Temperatures up to 18F.

 

 

[Dwarf Fan]

1 hour ago, Peachs said:

Does anyone have experience with this Sabal?
 

I live in Zone 8b, inland dry zone.

Temperatures up to 18F.

 

 

Only from online research it is available here in the US but much more rare/scare than other Sabal species, unfortunately it sounds like it might just be a bit too cold sensitive for your zone but it could be a close “zone push” for you if you are willing to experiment and possibly protect until it gets established.

From my notes it has a very thin trunk and can grow quite tall:

Sabal yapa

Cold Hardiness: Death at 19F Defoliation at 23F  

Height: 20’-60’

 

[Peachs]

4 minutes ago, Dwarf Fan said:

Only from online research it is available here in the US but much more rare/scare than other Sabal species, unfortunately it sounds like it might just be a bit too cold sensitive for your zone but it could be a close “zone push” for you.

From my notes it has a very thin trunk and can grow quite tall:

Sabal yapa

Cold Hardiness: Death at 19F Defoliation at 23F  

Height: 20’-60’

 

Too much to the limit. Maybe someone has it and can tell their experience.

[Xenon]

No, absolutely not. The leaves are very tender and will fry with extended temperatures below 30F out in the open (observed in S. Texas). Bud hardiness is somewhere around 20F but defoliating every year will kill it. It's a solid upper 9b or 9b/10a palm like S. mauritiformis. 

[Fusca]

Geoff Stein noted death at 27°F in zone 9a Southern California (likely still a juvenile) according to @kinzyjr's cold hardiness spreadsheet and a report from zone 9a Central Florida showed near total defoliation (greater than 80%) at 19°F (likely a more mature palm).  Sounds like Jonathan's correct in his assessment.