Sabal uresana

[Brad Mondel]

i posted this in another thread but no one id'd my palm please confirm it is Sabal uresana and teach me about it?

[JD in the OC]

Definitely looks like S. uresana with those blue leaves. It is a slow grower, but makes a beautiful fan palm when larger. It is native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico, named after the town of Ures, Mexico, where it was first discovered. They like a dry sub-tropical climate, but are cold hardy into the low 20's F. Keep it in full sun. It is probably the prettiest of all the Sabals.

JD

[Brad Mondel]

thank you SO MUCH for the confirmation,and i agree it is the most beutifull sabal, no one around here has it but me thats awesome !!

ps i got it free from a nursury that was ridding alot of stuff and they ddnt know what they lost lol YAY! for me lol

[freakypalmguy]

I agree, it looks like uresana with nice coloration as well. I have heard that they lose some of there blue color as they get older. Here is a picture of my S. uresana and I can attest to their slow speed of growth. It puts out about 3 fronds a year but appears to be picking up a little speed. I just took this picture and the skies are overcast right now which always make my blue palms look a bit faded. The blue shows much better in bright sunlight.

[iamjv]

Looks to be uresana and a healthy looking palm... I have seen sabal minors that color as well (at this size), so it might take some time for you to identify it for certain. Jv

[JLeVert]

I have been growing this S. uresana in Augusta, GA for about 10 years. It has never had any cold damage, but I did have to move it winter before last. It is doing very well again. I hurricane cut the tree, so it is starting from nothing, foliage-wise. The S. uresana is the closest palm in the picture. The two toward the building are S. palmetto and the one on the far left is S. causiarum....maybe. It is definitely not S. palmetto

[iamjv]

Joe what kind of low temps has this uresana seen at your location over the past 10 yrs??? Thanks! Jv

[merrill]

We have both green and blue S. uresana in Gainesville, FL; they have survived 10F!

Best Wishes,

merrill

[iamjv]

Thanks for the info Merrill and good to hear from you !!! Jv

[Brad Mondel]

Thanx for helping me guys !! im so excited because sabals are one of my faverites !!! i beleive it is sonaran because ive never ever seen a minor this blue at this age ,there more a grayish blue but this guys whiteish blue i hope its sonaran anyway!!! hahha bring on more info and pix please!!! thank you guys for your posts <huggzz>

[JLeVert]

Joe what kind of low temps has this uresana seen at your location over the past 10 yrs??? Thanks! Jv

We haven't had any severe cold since 1985, so I would say that the S. uresana has seen mid to upper teens, but not every winter.

Joe

[iamjv]

Thanks Joe for the info.... Let's hope we don't see any hard winters for many years to come. Jv

[FRITO]

looks like uresana to me , I have one about this size as well.

notice the left showing some spotting, I believe this is from high humidity, confirming to to be uresana, because my uresana is the only sabal I have to do this (probably coping with excessive humidty ) I grow many types of sabals -mostly the carribean Sabals that tolerate higer humidty levels better.

nice palm, give it an sunny open space with sun and lots of air circulation!

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Bump, please post updated pictures.