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Palmetto washed up on beach. Help!

KsLouisiana

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Alright. So I live in Lake Charles Louisiana and about a month ago we took a day trip down to the Cameron Parish beach. For those that don't know this area, the coast is very remote in most parts of Cameron. Not a lot of development.  So we found this palm washed up on the edge of the dunes where everything from the gulf washes up.  It had no leaves left baking out in the salt and sun but a little bit of green on the growth point. So we decided to throw it in the truck and try to rehab it, so we can plant it at our new house in the fall. So we wrapped the roots with dirt and burlap and sure enough it started to grow and even flower in a short amount of time. We definitely know it's some kind of palmetto but not sure what kind. It could even be from the Caribbean or Mexico. Please help identify and give any tips to help the survival. Thanks!20200611_152152.thumb.jpg.4528fd241eb32759921200af33ecc24a.jpg

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@KsLouisiana

Welcome to PalmTalk!  Pretty incredible recovery!  I'd say it is probably Sabal palmetto.  I'd say make sure that it gets enough water and not to fertilize it for at least 6 months while it recovers.  Hopefully it makes it all the way back to full health.

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

KsLouisiana Community Regular

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Thanks! Finally had a reason to post on here. Sabal palmetto was what I was thinking too. But would you or anyone else recommend cutting the flower stems off so it doesn't put energy into that? I'm staying on the watering. Thanks again!

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kinzyjr Grand Master

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Just now, KsLouisiana said:

Thanks! Finally had a reason to post on here. Sabal palmetto was what I was thinking too. But would you or anyone else recommend cutting the flower stems off so it doesn't put energy into that? I'm staying on the watering. Thanks again!

I guess you could cut the flowers off to assist it with putting energy into regrowing its crown, but being that it's recovering on its own, I might just let well enough alone.  I'm glad you saved it.  You're welcome!

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Sabals palmettos love their water! Glad to see it recovering. That is going to grow to be a very old palm.

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Palms - 1 Adonidia merillii, 1 Bismarckia nobilis, 2 Butia odorata, 1 BxJ, 1 BxJxBxS, 1 BxS, 1 Chamaerops humilis, 1 Chambeyronia macrocarpa, 1 Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, 1 Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, 1 Livistona chinensis, 1 Livistona nitida, 1 Phoenix canariensis, 3 Phoenix roebelenii, 2 Ravenea rivularis, 1 Rhapis excelsa, 1 Sabal bermudana, 3 Sabal palmetto, 4 Syagrus romanzoffiana, 8 Trachycarpus fortunei, 4 Washingtonia robusta, 1 Wodyetia bifurcata
Total: 41

KsLouisiana Community Regular

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Thanks y'all will update in the future. We hope it makes it!

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Wow, really cool story and find. If it made it through all of that, no doubt you will have it taken care of for life. Best of luck

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Okay so I guess it's been almost 2 years and it's doing great! I just took these pictures this morning.  I'm thinking it's a sabal louisiana.  The leaves are blueish and definitely don't look like a regular sabal palm.  Do people agree? But it makes it even crazier that it survived being transplanted and sitting in saltwater for who knows how long.  But anyways we bought a house last year and But it in its permanent spot. I think the leaves are still getting more elongated and mature every time it pushes out a new one :)

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On 3/20/2022 at 11:03 AM, KsLouisiana said:

Okay so I guess it's been almost 2 years and it's doing great! I just took these pictures this morning.  I'm thinking it's a sabal louisiana.  The leaves are blueish and definitely don't look like a regular sabal palm.  Do people agree? But it makes it even crazier that it survived being transplanted and sitting in saltwater for who knows how long.  But anyways we bought a house last year and But it in its permanent spot. I think the leaves are still getting more elongated and mature every time it pushes out a new one :)

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doubt ill get a reply but any updates?

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On 9/24/2022 at 10:45 PM, DTS1 said:

doubt ill get a reply but any updates?

Hey so it's doing great! Been growing all summer. Bloomed and now it has seeds. So definitely a success.  Not growing a ton of height but I think it's a sabal minor so it will probably be slow. I just wish I planted it closer to the house and now I can never move it. Lol

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SeanK Grand Master

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Great Rescue! The inflorescence eliminates palmetto as a possibility. 

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That looks to me like a Sabal Louisiana also . Looks less  costapalmate than a Palmetto , but it might outgrow that less costapalmate characteristic in time . So I'm still not sure ? 

Great story .

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That looks to me like a Sabal Louisiana also . Looks less  costapalmate than a Palmetto , but it might outgrow that less costapalmate characteristic in time . So I'm still not sure ? 

Great story .

Will

Maybe he found the transplant secret sauce….  Keep the base in water for some indeterminate length of time?  

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On 1/20/2024 at 4:17 AM, Looking Glass said:

Maybe he found the transplant secret sauce….  Keep the base in water for some indeterminate length of time?  

I have no idea how this ever happened.  It was fried in the surf and looked dead. I thought it was a sabal palmetto and that's the main reason I even brought it home. Didn't think anything else would have a chance. But now I think it is a sabal louisiana.  It resembles the ones over in Avery Island and that area.  It's a trooper! I wish I planted it in a different location and now I know I can never move it lol

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If anyone wants seeds from this I will gladly send.

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On 1/20/2024 at 2:17 AM, Looking Glass said:

Maybe he found the transplant secret sauce….  Keep the base in water for some indeterminate length of time?  

I did that with some Howea palms that were given to me from a construction site. They were potted in sand and left for dead when they dragged them out of a mall , then put in full sun. I got 5 palms and they were very dried out. I soaked them overnight in a wheelbarrow of water , then dug a hole for each one or pair . I used a loose garden soil to plant them and only lost one. I think soaking the root ball in water helped them recover. 

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29 minutes ago, KsLouisiana said:

If anyone wants seeds from this I will gladly send.

PM Sent.

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ZPalms Grand Master

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I was just thinking about this palm last week, very awesome :greenthumb:

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Here it is today. Looking so much better.  Pm me y'all and I can divide them up and send them in little envelopes. I would like to see this survivor have a bunch of babies

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I didn't know this thread got moved here

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Palms (And Cycad) in Ground Currently: Rhapidophyllum Hystrix (x1), Butia Odorata (x1), Sabal Causiarum (x2), Sabal Louisiana (x1), Cycas Revoluta (x1).

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Any updates on this one?  I’ve got a ton of seedlings to separate from this one.  Awesome story!

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Still have seeds?👀

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5 hours ago, Cade said:

Still have seeds?👀

I was able to score a bunch of seeds and have seedlings to pot up now.  That’s why I was curious for some pictures on how this great looking palm is doing.  It’s either minor or Louisiana , but more than likely a strong Louisiana.  It is not a palmetto just looking at the inflorescence.  Either way cool Palm and it’s a tough one!!!

thanks to OP for the seeds.

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Sabals are incredibly tough survivors!

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On 1/19/2024 at 2:53 PM, WSimpson said:

That looks to me like a Sabal Louisiana also . Looks less  costapalmate than a Palmetto , but it might outgrow that less costapalmate characteristic in time . So I'm still not sure ? 

Great story .

Will

I vote with Will on this. First giveaway was flowering whilst small. The boots were suspicious looking, too.

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Thank your dog for sticking by it while it was going through hard times. A true friend!

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We need a better image of this hero dog.  :winkie:

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15 hours ago, Sabal King said:

This palm will live on forever @KsLouisiana

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This is incredible! Proud of ya! They look super happy lol

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2 hours ago, SeanK said:

Thank your dog for sticking by it while it was going through hard times. A true friend!

😂 he's a loyal dude for sure!

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This is incredible! Proud of ya! They look super happy lol

Would love to see the parent palm if you have a chance.  It's a very unique specimen!

Subscribe to my YouTube here  to follow along my Sabal obsession....  Quite possibly one of the biggest Sabal plantings in the US.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sabalking.texas

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2 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

We need a better image of this hero dog.  :winkie:

This is him looking over his kingdom lol. Making sure no raccoons are trespassing. He likes citrus trees too 

 

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3 minutes ago, Sabal King said:

Would love to see the parent palm if you have a chance.  It's a very unique specimen!

I will send a pic today when I get home. Sorry I was supposed to do that this weekend! I'll get on it today for sure:)

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Dogs are the best, sometimes I feel that people don't deserve dogs !   Thanks,  :greenthumb:

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30 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

Dogs are the best, sometimes I feel that people don't deserve dogs !   Thanks,  :greenthumb:

100%...I wish I could spoil them all

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Here it is today. Getting a little over grown. I will have to trim some brush back 😕 also I went to Avery Island this past weekend and took done great pics of sabal louisiana.  I really think it might be one of them. I'll post some pics from there. 

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The sabals at Avery Island Tabasco factory are very impressive. Worth checking out if you like that sort of thing

 

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