JUNE 2024 UPDATE: Sabal Minor at Hammocks Beach State Park (North Carolina)

[MrTropical]

Stopped by Hammocks Beach State Park (located in Swansboro, North Carolina) earlier today. There has been a recent prescribed burn within the park; hence, the severely damaged clusters of Sabal Minor.

[Jeff zone 8 N.C.]

The forest service usually assists in prescribed burns and sends people out before the burns to rake away debris around woodpecker nesting trees but so far are not enlightened about doing that for Sabal minor. That's likely because there are so many S. minor in eastern N.C. and they will grow back out easily. Maybe someone needs to point out that birds, deer, foxes, and other feed on the S. minor fruit

[Hu Palmeras]

On 12/6/2024 at 21:15, MrTropical said:

Pasé por el Parque Estatal Hammocks Beach (ubicado en Swansboro, Carolina del Norte) hoy temprano. Recientemente se realizó una quema controlada en el parque; de ahí los graves daños en los grupos de sabal minor.

My next task is to germinate Sabal minor. They are beautiful palm trees.

[JohnAndSancho]

1 hour ago, Hu Palmeras said:

My next task is to germinate Sabal minor. They are beautiful palm trees.

I have a couple seeds that have sprouted, but I'm waiting on this one by my house to flower. 

 

I probably owe someone on here some seeds. 

[Hu Palmeras]

Beautiful palm tree, my friend. I think Richard needs some, or Giusepe.🌴🌴🌴💪💪😀

[5am]

@MrTropical Were you able to get any closeup shots of the fronds? Well, any that weren’t burned to a crisp. Since we know these are minors, and what looks like normal sized minors at that, it would be so helpful to have clear photos of various leaf features available online. (Hastula, fibers, tips, and so on.)
 

My interest is that I have a whole number of minors that I’m afraid may not be minors at all! It would be a tremendous disappointment to have lost years on something that won’t work.