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MarcusH

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Ben G. Experienced

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28 minutes ago, MarcusH said:

Here's a closer picture 

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I haven't seen any for sale in the area to know for sure if that is a great price or not. Sabal minor grow so slowly that I think $30 is a very reasonable price to pay for the years you didn't have to spend growing them from seed.

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MarcusH Veteran

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29 minutes ago, Ben G. said:

I haven't seen any for sale in the area to know for sure if that is a great price or not. Sabal minor grow so slowly that I think $30 is a very reasonable price to pay for the years you didn't have to spend growing them from seed.

I think so too.  Can't go wrong with it. 

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Ben G. Experienced

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This was a nice landscape I saw in Corpus Christi recently:PXL_20250508_214540004.thumb.jpg.54502e8fbe17a6e90fab7834b676fc45.jpg

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SeanK Grand Master

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Those look like S.minor to me.

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Mazat Mentor

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12 hours ago, MarcusH said:

Just bought two Sabal Minor that came in a 7 gallon pot for 30 dollars each.  Is that a good price ?

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I find the price very reasonable for two multi-stemmed sabal minor.

Meangreen94z Grand Master

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Brahea armata in Brackettville, Texas IMG_9780.thumb.jpeg.e9903c279ed21223f5054ff7c85fa98d.jpegIMG_9779.thumb.jpeg.a67e096ef69eb6a160fb2cb2109afd0b.jpegIMG_9778.thumb.jpeg.65436c494307110e31cedbc3055f9e1e.jpeg

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Robert Cade Ross Mentor

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19 minutes ago, Meangreen94z said:

Brahea armata in Bracketville, Texas IMG_9780.thumb.jpeg.e9903c279ed21223f5054ff7c85fa98d.jpegIMG_9779.thumb.jpeg.a67e096ef69eb6a160fb2cb2109afd0b.jpegIMG_9778.thumb.jpeg.65436c494307110e31cedbc3055f9e1e.jpeg

What a gem 😻

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amh Grand Master

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On 5/9/2025 at 3:57 PM, MarcusH said:

Just bought two Sabal Minor that came in a 7 gallon pot for 30 dollars each.  Is that a good price ?

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Nice, what nursery was this?

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amh Grand Master

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Underneath some 15 gallon annual palms, I found a few somewhat glaucous butias at the orange bigbox store today. I'm sure that I overpaid, but I purchased a 7 gallon palm with 10 to 12 inches of trunk.

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MarcusH Veteran

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56 minutes ago, amh said:

Nice, what nursery was this?

I honestly don't have a name and I can't find it anywhere but here's the address.  3776 Roosevelt Ave. , San Antonio,  TX.  

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MarcusH Veteran

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1 minute ago, MarcusH said:

I honestly don't have a name and I can't find it anywhere but here's the address.  3776 Roosevelt Ave. , San Antonio,  TX.  

Open Fri, Sat and Sun from 10am to 5pm.  Only accepts cash or some sort of a cash app.  It's a very small private nursery.  I used to buy 2 Filiferas from him a couple of years ago. 

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ChrisA Experienced

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On 5/9/2025 at 3:57 PM, MarcusH said:

Just bought two Sabal Minor that came in a 7 gallon pot for 30 dollars each.  Is that a good price ?

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Nice Sabals Marcus! And I think that is a great price.  Rainbow Gardens has some about that size maybe a bit larger that are $150 each!!! Those are going to do great in your yard.

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-Chris

San Antonio, TX - 2023 designated zone 9A 🐍 🌴🌅

(formerly Albuquerque, NM ☀️ zone 7B for 30 years)

Washingtonia filifera/ Washingtonia robusta/ Syagrus romanzoffiana/ Sabal mexicana/ Dioon edule

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SeanK Grand Master

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On 5/10/2025 at 10:50 AM, Meangreen94z said:

Brahea armata in Brackettville, Texas IMG_9780.thumb.jpeg.e9903c279ed21223f5054ff7c85fa98d.jpegIMG_9779.thumb.jpeg.a67e096ef69eb6a160fb2cb2109afd0b.jpegIMG_9778.thumb.jpeg.65436c494307110e31cedbc3055f9e1e.jpeg

Thanks for sharing.

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amh Grand Master

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On 5/11/2025 at 7:33 PM, amh said:

Underneath some 15 gallon annual palms, I found a few somewhat glaucous butias at the orange bigbox store today. I'm sure that I overpaid, but I purchased a 7 gallon palm with 10 to 12 inches of trunk.

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I'm thinking of purchasing a second palm, can pindo palms grow in shade?

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Chester B Grand Master

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7 hours ago, amh said:

I'm thinking of purchasing a second palm, can pindo palms grow in shade?

In Texas I would say yes, they will stretch a bit.

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necturus Experienced

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7 hours ago, amh said:

I'm thinking of purchasing a second palm, can pindo palms grow in shade?

They will grow but are not as cold hardy. I’ve posted two huge trunking pindos from my neighborhood on here. They were one block apart. Similar height but one was more stretched out because it was shaded by huge oaks. It did not recover well from the freezes and got cut down. The other in full sun still looks great.

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amh Grand Master

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19 hours ago, Chester B said:

In Texas I would say yes, they will stretch a bit.

 

18 hours ago, necturus said:

They will grow but are not as cold hardy. I’ve posted two huge trunking pindos from my neighborhood on here. They were one block apart. Similar height but one was more stretched out because it was shaded by huge oaks. It did not recover well from the freezes and got cut down. The other in full sun still looks great.

I was looking at the area where I might plant this and it would receive frost protection from the oak canopy above yet get full southern sun.

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MarcusH Veteran

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On 5/13/2025 at 6:46 PM, ChrisA said:

Nice Sabals Marcus! And I think that is a great price.  Rainbow Gardens has some about that size maybe a bit larger that are $150 each!!! Those are going to do great in your yard.

Thank you Chris. I think they're a great addition to the yard.  I planted them at a partial shaded area.  

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Today while driving down the gulf freeway I saw that someone in charge had planted at least 6 new 15’+ tall Robsutas 

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Washys in the south Houston - 610 area today 

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6 hours ago, PA-TX2024 said:

Sabal Mexicana. Downtown San Marcos.20250518_163829.thumb.jpg.44e489d876a99abdf237e70b4b45eac7.jpg20250518_163821.thumb.jpg.5910301359fd35615369f522459dab52.jpg

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Impressive 😍😍😍

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Robert Cade Ross Mentor

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Alvin today - local palm tree farm and a random duo of sabals I’ve observed since 2016 they always burn 100% in any hard freeze but recover… anyone know what they could be clearly not palmetto or mexicana as they don’t burn 100% in 17-19° events lol 

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OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

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5gal Trachies at Jimbos Nursery in Santa Fe Tx for 25$ I bought 1 but thinking I should've bought a couple more. Prolly 15 left if anyone wants a bulletproof palm for Houston! 

T J 

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For anyone thinking of making the trip down to Jimbos, next Saturday (05/31) is their 50th anniversary event. They also have a large selection of bromeliads and cacti/succulents.

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Robert Cade Ross Mentor

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Noticed my largest queen palm has a large serration - “tear” on one side . I can’t remember it being like this when I got it a month ago. Can near consistent 15-20 mph daytime winds due to a lake effect breeze cause that ?? 

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Fusca Grand Master

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16 hours ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

Noticed my largest queen palm has a large serration - “tear” on one side . I can’t remember it being like this when I got it a month ago. Can near consistent 15-20 mph daytime winds due to a lake effect breeze cause that ?? 

Those strength winds are pretty common here.  Last month my smallest queen had an older fronds got snapped from a wind gust and I just left it alone.  Same thing has happened to other palms in the past 2 years.  I'm not sure that's what is going on with yours unless it bent and then pushed back into place.

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The inspiration- #Delusional lol  

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1 hour ago, Fusca said:

Those strength winds are pretty common here.  Last month my smallest queen had an older fronds got snapped from a wind gust and I just left it alone.  Same thing has happened to other palms in the past 2 years.  I'm not sure that's what is going on with yours unless it bent and then pushed back into place.

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I think mine is a bad pruning job scar now thankfully. The newest frond is pushing straight up 🤞

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Ben G. Experienced

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1 hour ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

The inspiration- #Delusional lol  

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Dream big!

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Houston today :)

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Chester B Grand Master

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If you’ve ever been down to Hobby Airport they have some nice mass planting of large Chamaerops with a really nice weeping one. 

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1 hour ago, Chester B said:

If you’ve ever been down to Hobby Airport they have some nice mass planting of large Chamaerops with a really nice weeping one. 

Pass by them weekly they are nice 

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Today from hot steaming Alvin Tx IMG_6187.thumb.jpeg.8fe2742a1ae6ed93436ff01e978d15ad.jpegpurple king & imperial Dragon alocasia??

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Robert Cade Ross Mentor

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Somewhat unexpected germination results from these seeds ! But 7-8 have sprouted from 2+ year old seeds I received  last fall :) 

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amh Grand Master

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5 hours ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

Somewhat unexpected germination results from these seeds ! But 7-8 have sprouted from 2+ year old seeds I received  last fall :) 

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Nice, where did you source the seed?

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amh Grand Master

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On 5/14/2025 at 12:27 PM, amh said:

I'm thinking of purchasing a second palm, can pindo palms grow in shade?

I did purchase a second palm, I think I will put these in 10 gallon pots this summer and let them acclimate to my climate before I plant them in the spring.

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Robert Cade Ross Mentor

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3 hours ago, amh said:

Nice, where did you source the seed?

From a friend on facebook . 

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amh Grand Master

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7 hours ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

From a friend on facebook . 

Do they have a fruiting palm?

I've been looking for a domestic seed source for this species and other brahea.

Texas needs more Braheas and more Brahea diversity!

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7 hours ago, amh said:

Do they have a fruiting palm?

I've been looking for a domestic seed source for this species and other brahea.

Texas needs more Braheas and more Brahea diversity!

I’m not sure he has access to anymore .

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