Sabal minor seed harvest

[Manalto]

When I first came here in '17, there was a dense stand of S. minor at the back of my property about 40' along the alley, with a few mature camellias above.

These were all shaded by a huge live oak, now gone. Surprisingly, all have continued to thrive without the oak canopy, and despite a nearly two-month drought this fall.  

When the sabals produce seed, I scatter them into the perimeter plantings near the property lines on both sides. They are beginning to get established there, too. Also, a volunteer Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) has sprung up where the live oak used to be. It's already 9' tall. I'm going to encourage it!

This year I have a surplus of seed. If anyone is interested, PM me with your request.

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[Fusca]

Sabal minor are quite resilient!  There was a native stand in a swamp behind my sister's house in NE Houston that stayed wet most of the time.  Over the years nearby development ultimately drained the swamp and cut off the runoff supply leaving the minors high and dry.  The minors continued to flourish in spite of the change in conditions.  Sadly the housing development ultimately wiped them out! 

[Manalto]

1 hour ago, Fusca said:

Sabal minor are quite resilient!

Ain't it the truth! When I chose Mobile, one consideration was the ample rainfall. What I didn't realize (and neglected to check into) was that precipitation isn't distributed evenly across the year. It's not unusual to have a long stretch of sunny days and clear nights, especially in the fall. I occasionally gave the sabals a drink when the drought was extended, but it's a sorry substitute for the torrential downpours we get here. I've never seen any signs of drought stress on any of them. Really remarkable!

[NMPalmjunky]

My Sabal Minor gets by on 9” of rain a year and a few hose waterings when it is exceptionally hot and dry. Most of our rain occurs in the summer during our “monsoon” season. It doesn’t get much water between October and March, but it seeds every spring

[happypalms]

Nice little haul of seeds there well grown palms @Manalto