Favorite Sabal

[PalmTreeDude]

What is your favorite Sabal? I am going to have to go with Sabal palmetto. They are very interesting palms and found all up and  down the east coast.

[Chris Chance]

For me it would have to me mauritiiformis. Leaves look amazing and has a nice thin trunk. only downside is the slow growth. 

[Kris]

Sabal riverside and texas sabal are my fav.

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

palmetto would be mine as well.  the first 2 pics i took in fort island beach florida

[Brad Mondel]

Sabal palmetto of course. It's globular head of fronds and hardiness are incredible. Plus its native! 

[Pete in Paradise Hills]

Uresana, mauritiiformis, and bermudana, the 3 I have....

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Uresana and causarium.  I like them big. Least favorite is without a doubt palmetto. 

[Sabal Steve]

Sabal yapa.

Here's some pics from habitat.

[cm05]

I'm a fan of the entire genus, but Sabal palmetto is definitely my favorite, the species introduced me to palms. Nothing like a group of tall palmettos with full crowns. Sabal causarium is stunning, I wish they were more common.

I'm also a big fan of Sabal minor, they're very cold hardy, they're one of the only palm species that can survive here. And there are so many different varieties, you have the massive Cape Hatteras type, the dwarves endemic to Northern Florida, the trunking Sabal "Louisiana", and then you have those that hybridized with other Sabal species.

Edited July 27, 2016 by cm05

[GeorgiaPalms]

I would have to say Sabal Palmetto, as they are the palms I fell in love with during my childhood in FL. Like cm05, they are the palm that really got me into these kinds of plants. They can look very majestic, especially in the wind. Although I am also really fond of Sabal Minor, it comes in a close second!

[Jim in Los Altos]

I'm partial to Saba Bermudan. I love its boldness.

[PalmTreeDude]

Sabals, the east coasts favorite genus of palms! 

[Chris Chance]

Honestly all the Sabal genus is fantastic. I have three planted and would plant many more if I had a larger yard. Personally I think these all should be planted in California more. They do great in our climate even with minimal care. Once planted and established, sit back and watch the show.

[Small palm]

My favorite Sabal right now is Sabal uresana. I really like the blue color and large fronds of S. uresana.

My top 3 Sabal palms are

1. S. uresana

2. S. causiarum 

3. S. minor

[Sir Oxylon]

Love Sabal. Probably mauritiiformis my favourite. Sabal is like a temperate gardeners lucky break to be able to grow something spectacular and big that tropical gardeners usually otherwise only enjoy. I have most species.

[velutina]

I'm not a sabal expert, but I like these. New planting in Coconut Grove, Miami. 

 

 

 

 

[Zeeth]

I like S. mauritiiformis and S. domingensis the best, though S. lisa is a close #3 for it's nice form (it gets extra points for rarity too).

[monkeyranch]

31 minutes ago, velutina said:

 

 

 

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Twisting building and curving, twisty palmettos are a great match.  I'm guessing someone thought this one through.  Nice work.

[Silas_Sancona]

Considering how adaptable a majority of the species in this Genus are, Sabal is easily at the top of any" must add to one's palm collection" list, especially since they seem to handle the sun, heat, and dry air.. most of the year, here..

That being said, S. palmetto "Lisa" was one of the first non-pinnate palms that caught my eye the first time i walked around this place called Kopsick Palmatium in St. Pete back in 2010. As grand as the bigger species are, there is something about a palm with massive, deep green, mostly entire fronds on un-armed leafstalks that just just screams exotic. Add to these observations that this particular palm is just as hardy as the species it is related to, and it is no wonder why it captures so many peoples attention both while in the Park, and here on the Forum.. So yes, "Lisa" is my #1




..And if all goes well, there will be more to admire, alongside Saguaros, steely-Blue Yucca and spectacular, Monsoon-filled Phoenix sunsets. Thank you Creekside, and a gift from that special place in St.Pete.

[GoatLockerGuns]

Love those Sabals! This shot was taken at Collier-Seminole State Park, Florida back in 2009.

[DoomsDave]

On 7/28/2016, 12:24:38, Chris Chance said:

Honestly all the Sabal genus is fantastic. I have three planted and would plant many more if I had a larger yard. Personally I think these all should be planted in California more. They do great in our climate even with minimal care. Once planted and established, sit back and watch the show.

And wait

and wait

and

wait . . .

[DoomsDave]

Uresana!

A giant Super Silver Brahea!

[Zeeth]

I sometimes wonder what the owners of this music shop in Tampa think when people come by to scavenge seeds from this mature Sabal lisa every fall. I'm surprised no one's made them offer to buy the tree also.

 

[Matthew92]

37 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Uresana!

A giant Super Silver Brahea!

I would love to see an avenue planting of full sized ones.

[JLeVert]

S. uresana, S. causiarum and S. 'tamaulipas'

 

[Missi]

100% mauritiiformis  Mine has really started to "take off" now that it's taken a couple years to establish in the ground. Love this stately giant!

Here he was a year ago. I'll get a current pic of him this evening! He's had quite a pic more growth.

[Missi]

Anyone know where I can get S. 'Lisa' and S. uresana seedlings?

[DCA_Palm_Fan]

I absolutely love all of them in this genus.  That said, if I was forced to pick one, that would have to be the Sabal Palmetto.   It seems to be the most adaptable and tolerant of them all, and it was the very first Palm I ever came in contact with as a child on many trips to Florida.  I used to get excited driving down 95 when we would begin seeing them at south of the border. Sabal Palmetto is how I fell in love with them.   When I was small they also reminded me of my favorite doctor Seuss story, the Lorax.  In specifically they reminded me of the Truffula Trees.  I even thought for a time they were them.  Lol   

Ever since, I have been obsessed with palms  

 

Heres as a few more pics of them I've taken. These were from 2010, along the St Pete beaches / Treasure island, and some from honeymoon island (swings and in habitat)   First pic, well you all can figure that one out pretty easy  lol  :-)

 

 

 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

On 8/15/2016, 7:43:36, Missi said:

Anyone know where I can get S. 'Lisa' and S. uresana seedlings?

I have seedlings of both. PM me if interested. 

[PalmTreeDude]

7 hours ago, DCA_Palm_Fan said:

I absolutely love all of them in this genus.  That said, if I was forced to pick one, that would have to be the Sabal Palmetto.   It seems to be the most adaptable and tolerant of them all, and it was the very first Palm I ever came in contact with as a child on many trips to Florida.  I used to get excited driving down 95 when we would begin seeing them at south of the border. Sabal Palmetto is how I fell in love with them.   When I was small they also reminded me of my favorite doctor Seuss story, the Lorax.  In specifically they reminded me of the Truffula Trees.  I even thought for a time they were them.  Lol   

Ever since, I have been obsessed with palms  

 

Heres as a few more pics of them I've taken. These were from 2010, along the St Pete beaches / Treasure island, and some from honeymoon island (swings and in habitat)   First pic, well you all can figure that one out pretty easy  lol  :-)

 

 

 

South of The Boarder! I love passing that place! Thank you for sharing!

[Zeeth]

This Sabal in Bradenton always intrigued me, as I never was able to get a good ID on it. It seems like a very tall S. bermudana, which might be possible because of Reasoner's nursery being close-by.  

It's since died of TPPD, and I never was able to get seeds while it was alive, so I guess it'll remain a mystery. 

[SailorBold]

I would say uresana..  I'm growing tamaulipas and its neat too !

[Tracy]

On 7/26/2016, 6:57:50, Chris Chance said:

For me it would have to me mauritiiformis

 

On 8/15/2016, 5:20:19, Missi said:

100% mauritiiformis  

I'm with them!  I love the silver underside to the leaves with the deep green top.  The color contrast really stands out when seen at night in lights, like this flash shot from last winter.  I was just over at the house helping my tenant with something today, and went up to take a look at things.  This baby has really grown since this shot was taken 9 months ago.  Like so many things, very slow to form trunk, but once it happens they take off.  The hibiscus plant in the foreground is about 3' high for perspective.

[Silas_Sancona]

Agree with you Tracy, S. Mauritiiformis is a great species. Seedlings i have barely tip burned through the heat here this summer.

[PalmatierMeg]

Has to be Sabal palmetto Lisa, truly unique among palms. I'm also fascinated with the "mini-dwarf" Sabal minors, Blountstown and Wakulla. They have great potential for very cold areas. Uresana might be up there but mine is snail-slow and still tiny  after two years.

[Chris Chance]

13 hours ago, Tracy said:

 

I'm with them!  I love the silver underside to the leaves with the deep green top.  The color contrast really stands out when seen at night in lights, like this flash shot from last winter.  I was just over at the house helping my tenant with something today, and went up to take a look at things.  This baby has really grown since this shot was taken 9 months ago.  Like so many things, very slow to form trunk, but once it happens they take off.  The hibiscus plant in the foreground is about 3' high for perspective.

Wow that's nice! I like all Sabal but these are the most tropical looking in my opinion and the silver looks awesome. I wish mine was that big. Still have a ways to go. My little one has been in the ground for a year now and just started to show off growth.

[Tracy]

5 hours ago, Chris Chance said:

Wow that's nice! I like all Sabal but these are the most tropical looking in my opinion and the silver looks awesome. I wish mine was that big. Still have a ways to go. My little one has been in the ground for a year now and just started to show off growth.

 

Mine was about that size when I planted it.  I don't recall the year, but will guess it was around 2004.  They don't look like a typical "fan palm", so with no trunk, people who visited always wondered what it was, but liked it.  This was from 7 years ago, late summer 2009, very tropical in appearance.

[Chris Chance]

17 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Mine was about that size when I planted it.  I don't recall the year, but will guess it was around 2004.  They don't look like a typical "fan palm", so with no trunk, people who visited always wondered what it was, but liked it.  This was from 7 years ago, late summer 2009, very tropical in appearance.

Cool! So in about 5 years you had that kind of growth? That's impressive for a slow grower. They do look very tropical and even cool looking when young.

[Tracy]

2 hours ago, Chris Chance said:

So in about 5 years you had that kind of growth? That's impressive for a slow grower.

I gave it plenty of water, and it had full sun through until about 3pm, then filtered through the screen of the tennis courts to the west.  Once established it seemed to push about 5 leaves a year, and grew year, even pushing leaves through mild coastal San Diego (southwest Carlsbad) winters.  It was much faster than many New Caledonia genus palms I planted about the same time.  You will be pleased!  A great Sabal.  I haven't grown any other Sabal's, so others who have both will have to comment on how it stacks up against some of the other species of this genus.

[RedRabbit]

I'm not much of a Sabal fan to be completely honest... A Sabal palmetto growing in it's natural habitat can be pretty nice though so I'll go with that.  S. Mauritiiformis would be the one I'd be most interested in planting in my garden.