Sabal id

[NBVIBI]

Hello do you know this Sabal ? Location South of France. Thanks

[PalmatierMeg]

First, I really do not know for sure, as very young Sabals look very much alike. In Europe I would place my bets on the following:

1. Sabal minor

2. Sabal palmetto

Sabal minor tends to be a non-trunking Sabal considered to be the 2nd or 3rd most cold hardy palm in the world. They also tend to have flatter, less costapalmate blue-green leaves like your palm has than other Sabal species. Minor is widely cultivated and reasonably common.

Sabal palmetto is the smallest trunking Sabal and by far the most common species. The other Sabals are less common to rare and cultivated mainly in the northern New World. When I see photos of Sabals in other parts of the world, I immediately  think of palmetto. Good luck finding any other. Sabal palmetto fronds are quite costapalmate, not flat like Sabal minor. Their leaves are usually a matte green.

I see a lot of yellow that appears abnormal to my eyes on your plant's petioles. Nutrient deficiency? Maybe someone else can give you a clue. 

[redbeard917]

The leaves look exactly like Sabal palmetto to me. A Sabal minor of that size should be showing a strong V split down the middle of that leaf, which this isn't. The base of the plant looks very odd, but it's on a new continent.

[Chester B]

22 minutes ago, redbeard917 said:

The leaves look exactly like Sabal palmetto to me. A Sabal minor of that size should be showing a strong V split down the middle of that leaf, which this isn't. The base of the plant looks very odd, but it's on a new continent.

I agree

[NBVIBI]

Hello, thank you for your answers. The photo was taken in a botanical garden and in a Mediterranean climate. No one here has any idea of the name of this palm tree. Last summer we had a severe drought and water restrictions, this may be the origin of the yellow color. Plantnet systematically gives me S. causiarum, do you think this is possible? Otherwise I take S. palmetto which suits me well.