PALMETTO COMES BACK TO LIFE!!!

[PalmTreeDude]

So I dug this Sabal palmetto up from Hilton Head Island S.C. In August, and it basically "died" a week after I dug it up, I am assumng transplant shock. So today I look at the, what seems to be dead palm in the pot it has been in, and I never took care of it at all while it was in the pot, I let the rain fill it up and everything, thinking it was dead, I just never got the chance to throw it in the planter and use it as dirt. So today I look at it and to my surprise a new spear is coming out, I was shocked, but of course happy. Take a look.

[Zeeth]

Neat! Make sure to protect it this winter. 

[Mr.SamuraiSword]

I had this happen to 2 palmettos I dug up in florida.  they both pushed out new spears, however the smaller of them died shortly afterward.  the larger is still alive and doing well.  I think it is one of the smallest trunking palmettos in existince

.I trimmed the trunk after this photo, but it still has the boots.

Edited October 23, 2016 by Mr.SamuraiSword

[Laaz]

Sabal don't sucker. That is probably random seed sprouting.

[PalmTreeDude]

1 hour ago, Laaz said:

Sabal don't sucker. That is probably random seed sprouting.

It didn't sucker, it started growing again after the spear pulled, I am assuming it still had some life in it and started regenerating and was able to grow a new spear. This isn't an uncommom thing to happen to some palms. I was just shocked this one came back after how beat up it was. No seeds in the soil! 

Edited October 23, 2016 by PalmTreeDude

[Laaz]

OK, the second set of photos weren't showing up.