Sabal sp. ID?

[FishEyeAquaculture]

Go figure, my first post on this forum is a "what's this?"  First of all, thank you for what seems to be an endless source of information (and rabbit holes) relating to a topic that I've long admired and recently decided to dive into.

Today, while driving by a nursery, south of Tampa, that appears to specialize in field grown palms, a specimen caught my eye and I had to stop and take a closer look.  While the gate was wide open with a banner that declared "Open to the Public", I couldn't find an employee anywhere on site.  There was a sign bolted to the office trailer door that in a nutshell said, "see something you like, text a photo and price request to (insert phone number)".  So, I walked over to said palm, took some photos, texted, and admired the palm while I waited for a reply.  After 15min or so, I couldn't wait any longer for a response and I left the nursery.  Good thing I didn't wait, a reply was issued later around 9pm.

The reply stated the palm was a "Sabal uresana or Sabal yapa...maybe".  A quick google search allowed me to rule out S. uresana, and uncertain that it is a S. yapa.

Again, given that I've only recently began seriously inquiring and acquiring palms, I'm still pretty green when it comes to specifics, relying on what I hope to be trustworthy information provided by the seller...and then reading and reading and reading about a species once it has my attention.

The eye catching characteristic for this particular palm was the size of the fronds, very similar in size that would be found on a mature Bismarck.  It would be really embarrassing if this is just a spectacular S. palmetto specimen, but I am leaning towards it being a Sabal Causiarum.       

[Missi]

Welcome! We love "What's this" posts!! Unfortunately I can't help with your identification question, but just want to say WELCOME!! 

[Stevetoad]

I don’t see any liguels so I would rule out causiarum and yapa would have flower stalks extending our past the leaves. My guess would be domingensis or uresana. Welcome to palmtalk 

[Reeverse]

Looks like a Robust palmetto to me. They can be quite large at that phase of growth. But hard to tell the scale of the palm. Maybe Mexicana but I don't see those much in Florida 

[FishEyeAquaculture]

You would think that if one was admiring this specimen, and noticed a few seeds within reach, they would likely grab a couple....

I'm not saying this did or did not occur, but the photos below are an "artists rendition" of what said seeds would look like.  There is even a seed from a local wild S. palmetto for comparison.