young Sabal tamaulipas not growing

[Patrick]

Hi everyone. I have a couple of Sabal tamaulipas that I transplanted last year from liners straight to a 5 gallon can. They were big seedlings with a deep root system. This year I have seen relatively little to no growth. I actually marked them with a black felt pen a few days ago and have seen no progress. Anyone have any thoughts on what could be going on here? Does a lot of growth below ground need to happen before I see things above ground? I figure that they're a bit sensitive to root disturbances so that may be a contributing factor here to the lack of growth. Is it typical that they sit for this long after transplanting?

I believe I transplanted them last September or October. I just went out there a minute ago to take pictures and they appear healthy above ground. Looking down below at the base of the pot the sow bugs have mined out some of the dirt at the drainage holes, but nothing alarming- pretty typical for plants sitting in the dirt. I can see roots at the drainage holes- newer roots- that are new from when I transplanted it, but nothing new topside. I have a Sabal yapa that I transplanted as well at the same time and it seems to be growing well- but of course this is like comparing apples to oranges!

I guess I need to wait and see what happens? I'm just starting to grow Sabals, so I don't know them so well. I really want to avoid any losses due to what I don't know about growing the genus or species.

I could always treat with fungicide, but why do it if it's not nesesseccary?

Any advice? Thanks!

Here's some pictures, too.

[JLeVert]

It grows great for me in Augusta, GA, but it isn't as fast as Sabal minor. It also seems to thrive on lots of water. Mine is planted in sandy sand, so it just sucks the water up.

The seeds also seem slower to germinate than S. minor. They are huge, though.

Picture of Sabal 'Tamaulipas' (or whatever it actually is):

[Ken Johnson]

It grows great for me in Augusta, GA, but it isn't as fast as Sabal minor. It also seems to thrive on lots of water. Mine is planted in sandy sand, so it just sucks the water up.

The seeds also seem slower to germinate than S. minor. They are huge, though.

Picture of Sabal 'Tamaulipas' (or whatever it actually is):

They look like minor, no? I think most Sabal like loose soil.

[Patrick]

Ok, I can buy that they are a derivative of S. minor.,

They are in a heavy soil, mostly sand with some pearlite. And I know that S.minor does not like to be disturbed. Is this something I can apply to my scenario? Does S. minor stop growth for a bit when transplanted????? I thought Sabals were 'tough'?

[Alicehunter2000]

I think they look fine.........probably just setting down some roots in the larger pot.....but don't take that to the bank

[Kris]

Dear Friends

I must say these guys are growing great here in south india and here are the visuals,and as ken has pointed out they do fine in pure coarse grade washed river sand..and here are the visuals ! And by the way i have not started to use fertz yet.And are taking full direct sunlight even without a blink !

Love,

Kris

[buffy]

I planted mine out last summer. Mine didn't start to push spear until the middle of July this year. Very late to start growth. It required a lot of heat before it started moving.

[Patrick]

Ok, thanks everyone, I'm going to give it some more time and see what happens. Nothing's rotting out or drying up, so I guess all's well...........