Sabal Minor

[GregVirginia7]

Here are the Minors in South Bethany Beach, DE…they’ve been in ground for at least 8-years and have never been protected…never any serious freeze damage all these years either! They are seeding themselves and I have 3 in-ground at home in No. VA from these two…they are just strap leaved at this point but equally hardy. The fronds on the palm by the canal are about 3’ wide…really big. It’s got some seeds brewing so I’ll collect when ready.

This one gets hacked back a bit…it’s really in the wrong place as it gets in the way and emerging seed “spikes” worry me around small children as they are indeed, like metal spikes, so I cut them off but will leave the canal one to harvest seeds from…

This one is a bit bigger for sure…the bases on both are really quite fat…I guess the only negative is that, over time, the fronds collapse under their own weight and loose that nice fan shape, but they stay green so no complaints here…

Here’s one of the 3 in VA…in ground right after sprouting…maybe 3 years or so? It’s getting a double strap so maybe getting ready to take off? Hope so…been painfully slow setting that subterranean trunk!

Anyway…a zone 7 unprotected success story for both parent plants and offspring…wondering if cutting off the flower spikes of the patio one will lead to no seeds on the canal one? I know there are others around but few and far between…🤔

 

[WSimpson]

Good success there Greg . 

I believe that a Monoecious plant species has male and female flowers so you need to only have one plant to produce seed . 

I cut all of my Minor seed stalks off because my yard is so full of weed Minors . 

Will

[Alex Zone 5]

3 hours ago, Will Simpson said:

Good success there Greg . 

I believe that a Monoecious plant species has male and female flowers so you need to only have one plant to produce seed . 

I cut all of my Minor seed stalks off because my yard is so full of weed Minors . 

Will

Hi there....does cutting a seed stalks, promote faster growth?

Thanks 

[Alex Zone 5]

I'm totally jealous🙊🙊 theses sabal minor all look stunning. 🌴🌴🌴

[PalmatierMeg]

41 minutes ago, Alex Zone 5 said:

Hi there....does cutting a seed stalks, promote faster growth?

Maybe marginally but if you don't want seeds the palm can use the energy/nutrients to put toward growth. What Sabals really want is high heat, full sun and regular water.

[GregVirginia7]

2 hours ago, Alex Zone 5 said:

I'm totally jealous🙊🙊 theses sabal minor all look stunning. 🌴🌴🌴

Well, thank you…I quite literally have nothing to do with it except I put them in the ground…😂 and added a little fertilizer here and there but as a cold hardy palm, they speak for themselves!

[GregVirginia7]

2 hours ago, Alex Zone 5 said:

Hi there....does cutting a seed stalks, promote faster growth?

Thanks 

Thank you Alex…was thinking that was the case…

[ESVA]

There are quite a lot of Sabal minors,  sago palms (C. revoluta) thriving in South Bethany Beach, Delaware. youtube user ShoeTELEVISION has a number of videos including the latest for this 2024 winter:

https://youtu.be/fUDCOhXoGIA

[RFun]

9 hours ago, ESVA said:

There are quite a lot of Sabal minors,  sago palms (C. revoluta) thriving in South Bethany Beach, Delaware. youtube user ShoeTELEVISION has a number of videos including the latest for this 2024 winter:

https://youtu.be/fUDCOhXoGIA

Yeah, ShoeTELEVISION on youtube has all kinds of this footage.

Edited January 11 by RFun

[WSimpson]

9 hours ago, RFun said:

Yeah, ShoeTELEVISION on youtube has all kinds of this footage.

Those Butias are nice looking and that big clump of Minors near the end of the video looks exceptional . 

Will

[RFun]

9 hours ago, Will Simpson said:

Those Butias are nice looking and that big clump of Minors near the end of the video looks exceptional . 

Will

Bethany Beach Delaware isn't the worst place to be for palms, by any means.  Being close (or closer) to water is going to carry with it a major advantage over inland areas (all things being considered).  Perhaps the most troubling thing is that some have decided to plant Queens and other non-sustainable palms on the beaches in that general region.  These palms are "one and done".  They waste money every year by planting more of these every year to replace the old and dead ones (instead of doing the responsible thing by planting sustainable hardy varieties for the beach area).

Edited January 12 by RFun

[SeanK]

15 hours ago, RFun said:

Bethany Beach Delaware isn't the worst place to be for palms, by any means.  Being close (or closer) to water is going to carry with it a major advantage over inland areas (all things being considered).  Perhaps the most troubling thing is that some have decided to plant Queens and other non-sustainable palms on the beaches in that general region.  These palms are "one and done".  They waste money every year by planting more of these every year to replace the old and dead ones (instead of doing the responsible thing by planting sustainable hardy varieties for the beach area).

Folks everywhere waste money on showy annuals.

[GregVirginia7]

On 1/10/2024 at 5:42 PM, ESVA said:

There are quite a lot of Sabal minors,  sago palms (C. revoluta) thriving in South Bethany Beach, Delaware. youtube user ShoeTELEVISION has a number of videos including the latest for this 2024 winter:

https://youtu.be/fUDCOhXoGIA

Yes…the Cottage Cafe has had the minors for a while…used to be a couple Trachy’s on the side with the minors but gone for a while…I’m really impressed with the agave, too. Is the palm at the beginning a Butia?

[RFun]

19 hours ago, SeanK said:

Folks everywhere waste money on showy annuals.

True, but palm trees never strike me as annuals, by any means.

Edited January 13 by RFun

[Manalto]

8 hours ago, RFun said:

True, but palm trees never strike me as annuals, by any means.

They're treated as annuals by people with some money to burn, but I don't believe there is such a thing as an annual palm.

[Luis Arroyo]

On 7/10/2023 at 8:43 AM, GregVirginia7 said:

Here are the Minors in South Bethany Beach, DE…they’ve been in ground for at least 8-years and have never been protected…never any serious freeze damage all these years either! They are seeding themselves and I have 3 in-ground at home in No. VA from these two…they are just strap leaved at this point but equally hardy. The fronds on the palm by the canal are about 3’ wide…really big. It’s got some seeds brewing so I’ll collect when ready.

This one gets hacked back a bit…it’s really in the wrong place as it gets in the way and emerging seed “spikes” worry me around small children as they are indeed, like metal spikes, so I cut them off but will leave the canal one to harvest seeds from…

This one is a bit bigger for sure…the bases on both are really quite fat…I guess the only negative is that, over time, the fronds collapse under their own weight and loose that nice fan shape, but they stay green so no complaints here…

Here’s one of the 3 in VA…in ground right after sprouting…maybe 3 years or so? It’s getting a double strap so maybe getting ready to take off? Hope so…been painfully slow setting that subterranean trunk!

Anyway…a zone 7 unprotected success story for both parent plants and offspring…wondering if cutting off the flower spikes of the patio one will lead to no seeds on the canal one? I know there are others around but few and far between…🤔

 

They pollinate themselves. I have one in Newark New Jersey the size of the one in the Canal Zone. 7A no other Sabal minor Louisiana of comparable size and yet it gives me at least three stalks of seeds every year. This year my mccurtain finally became Parliament and grew some large leaves but no seeds yet. I have another s minor Louisiana nearby that finally sent its first seed stalk last year. And this year it has multiple seed stocks. Zero protection in Newark New Jersey.

[RFun]

18 hours ago, Luis Arroyo said:

They pollinate themselves. I have one in Newark New Jersey the size of the one in the Canal Zone. 7A no other Sabal minor Louisiana of comparable size and yet it gives me at least three stalks of seeds every year. This year my mccurtain finally became Parliament and grew some large leaves but no seeds yet. I have another s minor Louisiana nearby that finally sent its first seed stalk last year. And this year it has multiple seed stocks. Zero protection in Newark New Jersey.

I've noticed the growth rate on those McCurtains can be pretty speedy, considering.