Love for Sabal

[Fusca]

On 2/5/2025 at 2:46 AM, Mazat said:

pretty name 😊

In case you aren't familiar with the history here's an interesting link:

https://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/sabel-palmetto-lisa-the-silver-anniversary-of-a-love-story/

[PalmatierMeg]

25 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

So sorry to hear about your hip. I had a repair done in mine when it broke almost a year and a half ago. Hip pain is consuming , it took months before I could get down the hill to pull weeds around my palms. Now , it looks like necrosis has set in so some of the pain is back, replacement is imminent. I will put that off as long as possible. I hope your husband comes through shoulder surgery ok. Like hip surgery ….super painful! 
   I remember when you had those Sabal removed , I hope they are ok . If I remember correctly they were going to be re-rooted or something. Harry

Corey told me he hoped to place them on his nursery property. Last I heard they were doing okay. Sorry you ran into problems with your hip replacement. Hip displacement is brutal - pain level 12 out of 10. Hospital won't provide painkillers or even a sip of water. Displacement is rather rare so they make no provisions for it unless it displaces more than 1-2x per year (2x in 18 months for me). I've heard knee replacements get ugly, too. My husband does not tolerate pain like he used to. I learned to be stoic by observing my WWII vet father, whom I never heard cry, whine or whimper. J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't tolerate blubbering, self-pitying, crybaby Agents. Unfortunately that behavior influenced my desire to grab such a wimp by the collar and slap them silly. Wrong, wrong, wrong but so tempting.

[Mazat]

2 hours ago, Fusca said:

In case you aren't familiar with the history here's an interesting link:

https://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/sabel-palmetto-lisa-the-silver-anniversary-of-a-love-story/

no i was not familiar with the story. thank you for this great, touching and true story. simply wonderful. 
i was already interested in a sabal palmetto, now i know which one to take first, besides, the hardiness is good for us here. the summers are warm and sometimes humid here.

[donalt]

a natural stand of sabal palms is quite beautiful!

[PaPalmTrees]

On 2/2/2025 at 8:13 AM, gyuseppe said:

I lost all these!
Sabal domingensis
Sabal pumos
Sabal causiarum
Sabal rosei
Sabal mauritiformis
Sabal uresana
Sabal hibrid causiarum x palmetto
Sabal mexicana
and also 3 unidentified species

=(