Sabal Minor

[GregVirginia7]

Two Sabal Minors doing well in Bethany Beach, Delaware...they’ve been unprotected and in-ground since, I think, 2017...they get a couple rounds of Palmgain and lots of water when I’m here...I do cover the area around them with a thick layer of pine needles for winter. Very happy with their performance...They really have pretty substantial crowns and maybe they’ll start trunking just a little bit, though I don’t think minors have that characteristic...however, my Brazoria at home is getting the beginnings of a nice trunk! I have three offspring growing in Virginia from these and look forward to the same cold hardy success with them.

[teddytn]

Those are some really nice Sabal minors for sure!

[Allen]

really nice specimens there!

[PalmatierMeg]

Nice looking palms. Most Sabal minors don't trunk above ground.

[ColumbusPalm]

Goals!

[GregVirginia7]

Thank you all...they are among my first ventures into cold hardy palms, though my trunking palms at home, predate them to 2014... these, however are on their own at a family vacation home and they’ve hung in there quite well...I’d say, they are a tried and tested cold hardy palm for zone 7...for now, anyway, they’re in the right zone.

[ColumbusPalm]

11 hours ago, GregVirginia7 said:

Thank you all...they are among my first ventures into cold hardy palms, though my trunking palms at home, predate them to 2014... these, however are on their own at a family vacation home and they’ve hung in there quite well...I’d say, they are a tried and tested cold hardy palm for zone 7...for now, anyway, they’re in the right zone.

Any idea what low temp they’ve seen?

[Dartolution]

Jealous! Those are gorgeous

[GregVirginia7]

22 hours ago, ColumbusPalm said:

Any idea what low temp they’ve seen?

No... I really don’t keep up with that...but I do think the cold temps are somewhat moderated this close to the ocean...they enjoy a pretty good amount of south facing sunshine as the sun’s ark sinks on the horizon in the winter. They also get a fair amount of protection from heavy winds given their locations. Prior to establishment, they did get some leaf damage but I think most of that affected older fronds. The one thing I have noticed on the palm near the canal...some fronds collapse at the end of the petiole...they remain mostly a healthy green but totally lose that palmate structure. Though the one near the canal is well protected, I do think winter winds work their way in and have an effect. But I’ll leave them on until they turn brown...I do have a tendency to cut off fronds that look messy which is a no-no...