Sabal Louisiana Growth

[Allen]

11 hours ago, MattInRaleigh said:

@Allen how wide is your Sabal Lousiana (including fronds)? I'm trying to figure out how far apart to plant it from a couple Sabal Palmettos.

I think because the fronds are collapsing and old fronds cut then currently mine would be approx 8' wide but new fronds are 6'+ so if they were to lay out side to side it would be 12'

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Does this inflorensce seem longer then it should be. Easily 6 ft tall or more. Man it shot out of nowhere. 

T J 

[ahosey01]

Literally 30 seconds ago I was texting @Fusca about his Sabal louisiana flowering.  Got any pics Jon?!

[Fusca]

11 hours ago, ahosey01 said:

Literally 30 seconds ago I was texting @Fusca about his Sabal louisiana flowering.  Got any pics Jon?!

I just got a pic this morning.  Planted as a 3-gal in 2020 (thanks @jimmyt) and flowered for the first time in February.  Right now it's got 2 new inflorescences growing in addition to the many fruits.  It's in mostly full sun so fronds seem shorter than others I've seen.  @OC2Texaspalmlvr your inflorescence is crazy long! 

 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

On 5/15/2024 at 9:25 AM, Fusca said:

your inflorescence is crazy long! 

The speed of growth tells me it has to be S.Louisiana. Just haven't heard of the inflorense being this long. 

T J 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Look at this thing , my guess 8' or so. Anyone seen there Louisiana send out a spathe this tall ? I mean it's almost double the height of its tallest frond. 

T J 

[Allen]

55 minutes ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Look at this thing , my guess 8' or so. Anyone seen there Louisiana send out a spathe this tall ? I mean it's almost double the height of its tallest frond. 

T J 

Looking good.  Here is a look at mine

https://youtu.be/mWs40NOcoN0?t=342

 

 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

56 minutes ago, Allen said:

Looking good.  Here is a look at mine

Man yours is a beast and confirms for sure mine is the same ! 

T J 

[Allen]

Cleaned up the trunk

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_VbxXRin3Bs

 

[Las Palmas Norte]

Wondering, at what point do these "Louisiana" start to pick up speed? I'd wager that planting out early makes a difference. With other palms and plants for that matter, unrestricted root run aids in overall health/growth.

[Allen]

39 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Wondering, at what point do these "Louisiana" start to pick up speed? I'd wager that planting out early makes a difference. With other palms and plants for that matter, unrestricted root run aids in overall health/growth.

The first post in this thread shows the years progression

[Fusca]

On 5/22/2024 at 5:09 PM, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Look at this thing , my guess 8' or so. Anyone seen there Louisiana send out a spathe this tall ? I mean it's almost double the height of its tallest frond. 

T J 

Just a week or so after my pic from last month I had an inflorescence pop up about 4' long but a gust of wind broke it in half.  Still more flowers on 'normal' length spathes in addition to the many fruits.  Nothing close to the length of yours though! 

[Sabal King]

Here is our largest Sabal Louisiana…… just a beast.  Love this thing and finally seeding which means I will have seedlings to offer of it next year.  Been a tank for us.

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

17 hours ago, Fusca said:

Nothing close to the length of yours though! 

It's going bonkers right now. Seeds have aborted already, I'm not expecting much or any it's first year tho. 

T J 

[Dwarf Fan]

On 7/1/2024 at 7:29 AM, Sabal King said:

Here is our largest Sabal Louisiana…… just a beast.  Love this thing and finally seeding which means I will have seedlings to offer of it next year.  Been a tank for us.

Beautiful Palm Tom, really digging those signature angular Louisiana fronds and the overall robustness, that a very sharp looking Louisiana!

[Sabal King]

6 hours ago, Dwarf Fan said:

Beautiful Palm Tom, really digging those signature angular Louisiana fronds and the overall robustness, that a very sharp looking Louisiana!

Thank you sir!  I do really like this palm.  To see it be as small as it was when planted in March 2021 to now…. Just three years this thing is now a showcase specimen!

[Allen]

Here's a updated pic of the Louisiana

[MattInRaleigh]

I got a Sabal Louisiana from Jungle Music in a small band pot size in June of 2023. I immediately transplanted it into a 7 gallon pot (picture attached) which I kept outdoors until around November, which I then brought inside and put under a grow light for the winter. I brought it back outside in April and finally planted it in the middle of June. You can see from the pictures how many roots it developed from a single year. It's already put on growth since being put in the ground.

From my observation on this palm and a Sabal Palmetto that I did something similar, I believe putting Sabal palms in way larger pots than they need and growing them indoors during the winter really helps put on growth. The downside is that the fronds the palms grow indoors are flimsy and bend over quite easy. My guess is from the lack of wind indoors, but the new fronds grown outside come out as normal.

[Allen]

Update before winter

[Fusca]

Funny thing, my attempts to germinate seeds from mine have not resulted in anything but I have several volunteer seedlings I have dug out and potted up with no effort on my part!