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What kind of Palm? Cold hardy?

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January 11, 20242 yr

I recently purchased a house with palm trees. I'm not sure what type of tree they are or if they are cold hardy. My best guess based on pictures I've looked at is Texas Sabal Palms. And maybe this size would be cold hardy to 5 F. Does this sound right to the experts? Any other possible tree types?

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January 11, 20242 yr

To me, it looks like a common Sabal palmetto. It should go down to 15F according to the internet.

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January 12, 20242 yr

Definitely Sabals. I think they're Mexicana, but Texas growers will have a better eye. At that size, you're safe at least down to 10°F.

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January 12, 20242 yr

Either palmetto or mexicana, but it seems that the few palm nurseries around tend to have palmettos. Seed size should be a good indicator of species. Regardless the previous owners were very smart people planting Sabals instead of Washingtonia. I looked at a number of homes in Houston and they all had Washingtonia or CIDP. I ended up getting a house with no palms, sadly.

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January 12, 20242 yr

10 hours ago, Chester B said:

Either palmetto or mexicana, but it seems that the few palm nurseries around tend to have palmettos. Seed size should be a good indicator of species. Regardless the previous owners were very smart people planting Sabals instead of Washingtonia. I looked at a number of homes in Houston and they all had Washingtonia or CIDP. I ended up getting a house with no palms, sadly.

I've been a few times to Houston. A 60+ foot robusta next to a brick ranch on less than 1/2 an acre looks ridiculous. I would do like you and start from scratch. A few Sabals, a couple Mediterranean fans, Butia or CIDP, and the right BLEs. In the back you could put roebellinis that you cover w/o neighbors knowing.

Edited January 12, 20242 yr by SeanK

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January 12, 20242 yr

On 1/10/2024 at 8:28 PM, remain_palm said:

I recently purchased a house with palm trees. I'm not sure what type of tree they are or if they are cold hardy. My best guess based on pictures I've looked at is Texas Sabal Palms. And maybe this size would be cold hardy to 5 F. Does this sound right to the experts? Any other possible tree types?

Welcome to PalmTalk! Your Sabals look great! If those Sabals were in place during Feb. 2021, then they already have survived a nearly worst-case cold event.

Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California. Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat