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Palms of the Carolinas

MrTropical

By MrTropical
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2 hours ago, ZPalms said:

what the hell... did they cut all the way to the core...?

It appears so, I was in total shock when I first saw it. I've seen some pretty bad prune jobs down here, but this one may very well be the worst I have ever seen. 

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina
USDA Zone 8B/9A - Humid Subtropical (CFA)

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2 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

I don't understand why people prune their palms like this who in There  right mind thinks this is attractive?

For real. 

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina
USDA Zone 8B/9A - Humid Subtropical (CFA)

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3 hours ago, MrTropical said:

Here's a horrific prune job I saw this morning at the Dunkin' Donuts in Cedar Point, N.C. 

I have never understood how one can find this look "attractive"...

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The same palmettos in February 2024...

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Holy crap - that is sickening. I hate to see this. These landscaping companies really need to be educated on proper pruning for palms, this happens too often in too many places. 

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On 7/21/2025 at 6:23 PM, MrTropical said:

Naturalized Pindo Palm in Lake Waccamaw, N.C.

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Link to Google Street View: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eeMs7SU3Qm7baciXA

Beautiful palm there. I didn't know pindos had naturalized in NC. 

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5 hours ago, MrTropical said:

Great find, thanks for sharing. 

@NC_Palms What do you know about these?

They’ve been there as long as I remember. There’s a few wild ones growing behind the businesses where it’s forested. 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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I was driving today and I saw a naturalized butia growing on the side of the road in Washington, NC. I couldn’t stop for a pick but maybe i’ll try to find it on google maps. Not the first butia i’ve seen in the area thought. 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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Hack job at a local hotel in Smithfield, NC.  There are volunteers all over the woods and parking lot around here. Really tempted to go dig one up. 
landscapers of NC gotta do better. 

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Clayton, NC filifera is looking real good right now. With triple-digit days otw. 

 

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3 hours ago, NC-Key-Bar said:

Clayton, NC filifera is looking real good right now. With triple-digit days otw. 

 

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The sandy soil must help.

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 Here are some native Sabal minor near Supply
North Carolina There's some more in the background but they're hard to see

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today I arrived at holden Beach for vacation and Here are some of the palms I have seen

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A nice patch of volunteer palmettos i've been watching for some time.  I'm assuming they came from the transplants at the condo, and have since matured, and dropped their own seeds all over the place.  Including this drainage ditch across the street.
I have scored some nice seedlings from this area in the past.  Oak Island, NC
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@PAPalmtreesWow thanks for sharing the palms in Holden! 

 

@NC-Key-BarThere is most likely a native population on Oak Island too. 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

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6 hours ago, NC_Palms said:

@PAPalmtreesWow thanks for sharing the palms in Holden! 

 

@NC-Key-BarThere is most likely a native population on Oak Island too. 

Very likely. Palmetto seeds will readily sprout all over the place here. And minors are dense in the woods around. Once they begin seeding, they can become the dominant species. 

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The other day me and my dad Went to Carolina Palm Beach Nursery here in north Carolina and They had amazing prices everything was dirt cheap They were selling big sable palmettos for 185 a piece. I got a sable miner for 30 bucks also

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I had a nice visit to JLBG today.  They have their Fall open house next weekend.  Very worth a visit if you're able to (Raleigh, NC).
I see something new every time I go.  And buy something new as well!

 

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On 8/21/2025 at 8:51 AM, PAPalmtrees said:

The other day me and my dad Went to Carolina Palm Beach Nursery here in north Carolina and They had amazing prices everything was dirt cheap They were selling big sable palmettos for 185 a piece. I got a sable miner for 30 bucks also

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Nice! What’s your plan for the Sabal Minor?

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina
USDA Zone 8B/9A - Humid Subtropical (CFA)

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