Impressive Sabal Palmettos

[Jdash]

Always knew S. Palmettos grew in swampy areas but first time seeing fully submerged and thriving in wekiwa river near springs. The widest range of a palm I've ever seen, very cool.

 

[ChrisA]

Whoa! Those are monstrous! Guess that’s what they do when they have lots of water available.

[The Germinator]

They have a wide range, I have one growing in my driveway skirt here in Cali and the volunteers just keep a coming. Those are some monsters

[Jdash]

I have some seeds sprouting in the bed of my truck 😂😂

[Jdash]

Tallest one I spotted

[Jonathan]

Great stuff, nothing beats plants in situ...thanks for sharing. 

I remember seeing Livistona australis growing in very similar conditions in the Noosa River 'Everglades' in Queensland, a nice bit of convergence between species and the habitat niche that they fill.

[hbernstein]

Florida's springs are some of the most beautiful places in the world!

[Harry’s Palms]

Those have to be quite old . Mine is at least 25 years old and just a fraction of that size . Harry

[SeanK]

  On 9/16/2024 at 1:44 PM, Harry’s Palms said:

Those have to be quite old . Mine is at least 25 years old and just a fraction of that size . Harry

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I planted two palmettos back in 2001.

One in a dry spot in the back, the other by the A/C drip line. The wet one grew twice as fast (easily). In fact, the dry one is suffering ever since the 12/24/2022 freeze here.

[Fishinsteeg234]

@Jdash Wekiwa Springs is actually just 1 mile from my house! It’s a beautiful habitat for observing the native palmetto. We frequent Wekiva Island often, and this bent Sabal on property always catches my attention. There’s also a few nice bent ones leaning over the little wekiva river creating cool archways making for a neat paddle. 
 

-Alex

[Jdash]

@Fishinsteeg234 That's awesome!