Here's my new Sabal Minor. Pretty small but I'm still excited about it.

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Could be marceli. Do you protect yours?

Mine germinated in May, so has a long way to travel 😀

Henoh,
Yes, but there are several clumps, frutiing and growing, on higher and rockier terrain than this. Generally under trees birds use for roosting. 😆

Erik, is that northernmost Oklahoma Sabal minor habitat, Beavers Bend State Park? Nice to see they are doing great!

my new Sabal Minor.

Nice long leaves already, Jeff.

Good that you watered it, looks a little wilted.

Great specimen.
Barb

Here's my new Sabal Minor. Pretty small but I'm still excited about it.

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Small?

No,not really.

That thing will be a monster...should start producing divided leaves real soon. 😀

"Nice long leaves already, Jeff.

Good that you watered it, looks a little wilted."

Thanks Barb. I was wandering if it was wilted or not. It still looks that way. I wonder if that's because it had been sitting out in the sun in a FedEx box for a few hours before I got home? Should it be perking up by now?

"Small?

No,not really.

That thing will be a monster...should start producing divided leaves real soon. "

Great! I can't wait to have it a little more palmy looking! 😀

Yup, I'd keep it well watered each day.
It'll perk up nicely.

Those nice strap leaves will be standing up in no time.

Keep an eye on it; maybe gently repot it into a pot only an inch or two wider/taller than its current pot.
Use decent soil.
Its existing soil might be shedding water down the sides of the pot if soil is mostly clay.

Barb

EDIT; sabals like to be near water, some even in swamps as Erik has proven.
They can handle all the water you give them.
I wouldn't let a Sabal dry out.
Mine stopped growing when I neglected them...basically stalled for a couple of years.

Henoh,
I believe so. I was shown this population by Dr. Chris Butler who did the most recent study on their distribution (his paper easily found by Google).
Barb,
yes, I have not been able to kill mine with too much water! And yes, most in wild are in swampy habitats. BUT, we alfind them in uploand rocky habitats. A tough palm, all around.

EDIT; sabals like to be near water, some even in swamps as Erik has proven.
They can handle all the water you give them.
I wouldn't let a Sabal dry out.
Mine stopped growing when I neglected them...basically stalled for a couple of years.

Barb, that's why I wrapped it, so it's constantly moist, but only in summer, when it's hot. Don't need any mold there.

I can't imagine those leaves are normal for McCurtain.

More than likely it was grown packed in with other palms
with indirect,filtered light-possibly shaded by other plants
with plenty of heat and water...although I think the overall
shape is right.

Heres a link to more pics...unfortunately Erik is in most of them 😉 😉 😉

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=sabal+mccurtain&w=all&s=int&referer_searched=1

http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Sabal_minor

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😆 😆 😆
One has the bright red sneakers of my son; he took the ones I am in.

Nice pics! Thanks Jim!

I heard that a single Mccurtain will produce viable seed. No male and female needed. Does anyone know if that's true?

Does anyone know if the Mccurtain in the Kansas City Botanical garden is protected in winter?

My sabal minor mccurtain hasn't grown a lick since I got it in the mail and potted it. Does anyone know if this is normal. Could it just be in shock still?