Bryan runs a reptile business. The palms out back are a side-line.
He does have several Sabal "Lousiana" out front. Here is how they looked a few years ago:
http://www.amazinggardens.com/bryan_front.html

Here is how they look now.

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It was sad but not surprising that he lost some of his well-established palms this winter. What shocked me was that two flowered and set seed despite being dead. I have more photos of that in case anyone is interested. I did not know palms could do that.

Here is Bryan showing me his plastic greenhouse behind his reptile store. The palm I bought is in the door way, where he had set it out for me.

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Here he is loading it into W's station wagon:

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It has a north Texas Sabal minor in there, too. 😀

Here are the Sabal in the back of W's station wagon:

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--Erik

To bad his palms bit the dust. I sure would like to try seed from the survivior.

Nice palm you you bought! 8)

What a tough palm that survivor must be! I've never seen, or heard, of a dead palm flowering... Is it possible that the stalks are a year old? Does the flower stalk not grow from the same growth point as the leaves?

Nice Sabal! Looks like you got a bonus palm too!

Nice haul Erik

Just remember next time that you can't leave the palm in the car while
your checking out the ***** bar 👿 😀

Looks like you got a freebie in the pot with that one!

Did you say the beer was only a dollar? 8)

Thanks, guys. It was a fun day.
Aaron,
Bryan is a good guy. If you emailed or called him, I am sure he would get you seed from the palm of your choice. He also has a bunch of seedlings for mail order sales. He is passionate about cold-hardy palms.
Paul,
I am also baffled by the phenomena. Seriously, two different Sabal "Louisiana" sent up flower stalks and set seed this Summer despite no apparent living foliage. I'll start a new thread on the topic of winter damage/recovery and post my photos from Amazing Gardens. If you (or anyone) wants more details, call or email Bryan. He has been growing cold-hardy palms commercially for ~20 years and so knows way more than I do.
Jim,
I must be getting old. I didn't stop and go in for a, uh, a cold one. And after spending US$40 on gas, US$5 on McDonalds and US$200 on palms, US$1 for bad beer was out of my budget. Good thing W has excellent home-brews here at the house....
--Erik

Erik, yes you are getting older 😆 😆
Besides, W's beer is likely more hygienic

The surviving Sabal is one tough palm, any flower stalk on that one?
Could it be that the roots haven't totally died for the flower stalks to emerge?
Interesting phenomena if the palms are indeed dead.

Great looking purchase!
...and yes, a free palm is in there too.
Barb

Barb,
W took this photo for you so you can see what this old man looks like:

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The roots are coming out the bottom of this trash can. I have a seriously deep whole to dig. 😯

Anyway, I am in love. The leaves have that split look, kind of like the "fishtail" Xate' palms (e.g., Chameadorea ernesti-augusti). Also, in full sun, it is blue, more than Butia and nearly up there with Bismarckia and Brahea.

Oh yeah, W likes that I come home for her, uh, beer.
--Erik

Suck it in, Erik, the palm's showing you up 😆 😆
Thanks to W.

It does have quite the blue tinge, what a great size.
And those roots are desperate to get into good loamy soil.
Lots of water the first couple of weeks should help it settle in nicely.

Congrats on a super find.
It'll be good to see what this one will do next year.

Barb

Barb,

Oh yeah, W likes that I come home for her, uh, beer.
--Erik

Sure your wife's name isn't Jane there Tarzan?

😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉

I bet she didn't give you a lap dance though??????

but hey,if the beers good and your in love.......
sounds lke the perfect woman! 😀 😀 😀

O.K. back to palms-

Talk about survival growth,what better example than a palm using it's last
stored energy to put seeds out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is possible the palm could regrow from the core next year,
Sabals do tend to have deeply buried growth points but it may have exhausted it's last
reserves for survival-

man,you know it's a bad winter when 20 year old Sabals die from cold
as far south as Oklahoma.

I think wet/cold was the killer this time,bad combination for cold hardy palms.

Erik-

your Sabal Lou will probably turn even darker blue now that it's in the sun!

Very nice Erik!

I really enjoyed reading through this post. It was cool to see Bryan's operation too, glad you took those pictures. I just bought his last two live oaks that he had from Quartz Mountain. Very nice guy to talk with on the phone.

That's a great sized Louisiana too, was that the one from picture number 1? Either way it's found it self a good home for sure, and hopefully the winter is more favorable then last year for you guys and it breezes right through for you. I'd cover it just to be on the safe side which I'm sure your going to do anyways.

Looking forward to seeing it planted in it's new home.

Bill

Thanks, Bill.
It was a fun day.
Bryan makes his living selling reptiles. He has a good business--lots of customers.
Cold-hardy palms are a passion, not a living, for him.
He said he enjoyed talking to you, too, about the oaks.
It was neat to have a conversation with someone who could throw out a phrase like, "...takil, really naini tal..." and not feel like he had to ask if I knew what he was talking about. He could leave the whole "Chinese windmill palm" and "Trachycarpus" part out. I am pretty sure he is the only palm vendor in Oklahoma like that.

Some of you like yuccas. He has some amazing trunked Yucca that came through this past winter untouched. I don't know if he can ship those big ones, but you can call and ask. Or just drive there. And get some cheap, uh, beer, down the street.

😳
--Erik

Are you starting a new trend, topless with palms?? Who's next???? haha..