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Sabal palmetto seedlings under camellia

Manalto

By Manalto
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I'm assuming these are sabal palmetto seedlings, since a mature specimen is only 10' away. Before I pull them out, I thought I'd ask if there's any reason to to "rescue" them, and if so, how it should be done. I'm in that small minority (on the Gulf Coast, at least) who think palmettos are beautiful plants, even in youth and, although they're not rare, more of them would be an improvement.

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1 hour ago, Manalto said:

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I'm assuming these are sabal palmetto seedlings, since a mature specimen is only 10' away. Before I pull them out, I thought I'd ask if there's any reason to to "rescue" them, and if so, how it should be done. I'm in that small minority (on the Gulf Coast, at least) who think palmettos are beautiful plants, even in youth and, although they're not rare, more of them would be an improvement.

I empathize. I have a greenhouse full of baby sabals. Even though I'll never have something to do with all of them, I still feel guilty if I don't properly care for them all. Perhaps your neighbors could use them? Maybe pot them up and hand them out as gifts? 

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What will happen to them if they stay there?  -VS-  What will happen to them if you transplant them?  

I sometimes think about letting seedlings go to waste.  Then I think about what they could potentially turn into.  IMO, The juice is worth the squeeze, and I try to rescue seedlings any time it's feasible and morally appropriate.  I kill too many seedlings on accident, there's no need to intentionally leave palms to be mowed down, stepped on, driven on, dehydrated, crowded-out, or hit with the weed-eater.  

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1 hour ago, RJ said:

Hmmm. 🤔

 

 

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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

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On 2/10/2023 at 2:04 PM, Manalto said:

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I'm assuming these are sabal palmetto seedlings, since a mature specimen is only 10' away. Before I pull them out, I thought I'd ask if there's any reason to to "rescue" them, and if so, how it should be done. I'm in that small minority (on the Gulf Coast, at least) who think palmettos are beautiful plants, even in youth and, although they're not rare, more of them would be an improvement.

A trunking palm in any form would be more than welcome in my zone 7…😂

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