Sabal Louisiana after 16 years

[TonyDFW]

Growing in Dallas, TX

2000 year 

 

hete in 2013

 

2016

[Las Palmas Norte]

Ahh ... so that's what that is. Saw it in another post and wondered what species it might be. As with everything else, it's appears very healthy. You're doing something right brother.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Pip]

Those snow pics are amazing. I doubt I'd survive that.

[TonyDFW]

Most years we experience some delightful frozen precipitation event.  Snow, Ice, sleet, freezing rain. Usually ihey occur right about the freezing temp and are gone within a few hours.. Three days at the max before they are all melted. During those longer events,  the cold hardy palms species show their frozen precipitation resistance Some species, like T.fortunei, S. minor. N. Richtiana are completely resistant. Others moderately resistant like .B. armata, B. moorei, S. mexicana,  The susceptible palm varieties, are Washingtonia, C.humilis, L. chinensis. They will show necrotic leaf damage where the frozen material clung for more than 24 hours. One way you can keep you palms pristine looking from ice damage is to spray then with water from a hose to wash off any snow or ice as the temperature hovers above freezing.

[Sabal King]

On 7/13/2016 at 6:48 AM, TonyDFW said:

Most years we experience some delightful frozen precipitation event.  Snow, Ice, sleet, freezing rain. Usually ihey occur right about the freezing temp and are gone within a few hours.. Three days at the max before they are all melted. During those longer events,  the cold hardy palms species show their frozen precipitation resistance Some species, like T.fortunei, S. minor. N. Richtiana are completely resistant. Others moderately resistant like .B. armata, B. moorei, S. mexicana,  The susceptible palm varieties, are Washingtonia, C.humilis, L. chinensis. They will show necrotic leaf damage where the frozen material clung for more than 24 hours. One way you can keep you palms pristine looking from ice damage is to spray then with water from a hose to wash off any snow or ice as the temperature hovers above freezing.

Mind posting an update to your S. Louisiana?  It's quickly becoming one of my favorites along with the mighty cold hardy S. Birmingham.  I've got a dozen or so of each throughout the property and mine are between 3-5 year olds.  Love seeing that 16 yr old picture, very inspiring and beautiful looking!