Sabal palmetto?

[CTho]

What’s this beautiful palm in Austin, TX (zone 8b)?  I’ve been assuming it’s Sabal palmetto, but that’s mostly because I assume every “full size” fan palm around here with unarmed petioles are.  Is the costa curling the leaves enough?

[Jimbean]

My neck hurts 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

  On 11/20/2019 at 5:57 PM, Jimbean said:

My neck hurts 

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I think it's a palmetto grown in shade, looks good 

[CTho]

  On 11/20/2019 at 5:57 PM, Jimbean said:

My neck hurts 

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Sorry, it was right side up on my phone but rotated when I uploaded it 

 

  On 11/20/2019 at 6:06 PM, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

I think it's a palmetto grown in shade, looks good 

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Would you recommend growing some in shade if I wanted to (eventually) achieve a similar result for my plants?  I assume it’d grow smaller shorter leaves in full sun?

[Jeff985]

Their canopy is much bigger when they’re grown in shade. Their trunks are also thinner. I like them better that way. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

  On 11/20/2019 at 11:52 PM, CTho said:

Sorry, it was right side up on my phone but rotated when I uploaded it 

 

Would you recommend growing some in shade if I wanted to (eventually) achieve a similar result for my plants?  I assume it’d grow smaller shorter leaves in full sun?

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If that is the look of palmetto you like then for sure , unfortunately will grow much slower then in full sun. 

 

  On 11/20/2019 at 11:56 PM, Jeff985 said:

Their canopy is much bigger when they’re grown in shade. Their trunks are also thinner. I like them better that way. 

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I prefer the fattest largest sabal trunk possible like Causiarum , which is a green bizzie to me  

[Jeff985]

  On 11/21/2019 at 12:01 AM, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

If that is the look of palmetto you like then for sure , unfortunately will grow much slower then in full sun. 

 

I prefer the fattest largest sabal trunk possible like Causiarum , which is a green bizzie to me  

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Sure. But those magnificent beasts already have massive canopies to go with their fat trunks. 

[PalmTreeDude]

It could be a Sabal mexicana, but I'm not 100% sure. I am just assuming that sinse your in Texas. 

Edited November 21, 2019 by PalmTreeDude

[CTho]

  On 11/21/2019 at 12:08 AM, PalmTreeDude said:

It could be a Sabal mexicana, but I'm not 100% sure. I am just assuming that sinse your in Texas. 

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I’ve read that S. palmetto is still more common here than mexicana, and based on size of the fruit/seed I have yet to find a (fruiting) mexicana.

[Meangreen94z]

Sabal Mexicana is everywhere in South Texas. They seem to have a wider trunk and canopy than Palmetto in person, although pictures online seem to show both vary.