Very nice

Those plants look very healthy too!

I still say those 2 like each other though,they are so adorable,
love to see them on there first date-not knowing how long it's o.k. to
keep talking about plants. 😉

great video......too bad they didn't show John's HUGE Sabal 'Birmingham'..............that palm makes the needle palm and S. minor look like seedlings!!

Tim MA z6

great video......too bad they didn't show John's HUGE Sabal 'Birmingham'..............that palm makes the needle palm and S. minor look like seedlings!!

Tim MA z6

I was hoping they would show that one also. 😡

I'll try to ask John if I can set up a meeting.
My GUESS is that they wanted to focus on plants in the nursery trade, which ordinary viewers might have a chance of finding for sale and keeping alive. Sabal "Birmingham" isn't exactly easy to find.

I've heard back from the folks at Oklahoma Gardening about Sabal minor "McCurtain" for sale. They directed me to a nursery I had not heard of, Bustani Plant Farm ( http://www.bustaniplantfarm.com/), run by a former host of this TV show. They offer 1-gallon Sabal minor "McCurtain county" for US$25. I'll be in that part of Oklahoma for a horse show next month and I'll visit.
--Erik

Plant delights carries them too-your place sounds like maybe a better deal.

I may try and plant one of mine next year-they are just babies/seedlings 😀

Jim,
here is the direct link:
http://www.bustaniplantfarm.com/sabal-minor.html
You can ask if they'll ship it to you; if not, maybe I can get some for you.
--Erik

I may try and plant one of mine next year-they are just babies/seedlings 😀

Erik, thanks for that video link.
Nice looking palms, wish we could have seen more of the rest of the garden.
And of course the "Birmingham".

Nice to also see that big Trachy doing so well.

You're on the road to success with your Sabals...probably more exposed than the video location but they'll make it with your good care.

Barb

Barb,
glad you liked it.
According to the video, his Sabal and needle are on the East side of his house, and he lives right in the city of Tulsa. So, his microclimate is vastly better than mine. I figure I'll be protecting my Sabal minor and Rhapidophylum at least somewhat for quite a few years. His Trachy seems to be in a yard with high fences and lots of trees to cut wind. Again, he is much smarter than I am. 😆
--Erik

I'm laughing as I read your reply, Erik.

'Coz while I was watching the video, and they stated "East (= morning sun), protected from North and West (= winter winds)", I thought to myself "Hope Erik heard that part." i.e. Trachies love the same treatment! hint hint.
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

He's not smarter, just lives in a subdivision 😉
You'll do a good job of protection this winter, I know you will.

Barb

Hey Erik.. Thanks for posting the vid. It's so cool to see them growing in the wild like that. It's also cool that they grow in your state! Have you been down to that part to have a look yourself??

Scotty,
I assume you are referring to the previous "Oklahoma Gardening" video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoRCjQdQEBc
that showed Sabal minor "McCurtain" in the wild.
No, I haven't been there. I'm afraid to admit most Okies are scared of McCurtain Co. as we think the woods are full of meth. cookers. I'm hoping John Lodes will take me along on his next expedition. It is about a five hour drive on bad roads, so it is not a casual jaunt in the country. Oklahoma also has Alligator in the same habitat, which I would like to see.
8)
Barb,
I admit, I selected the worst possible microclimate to grow palms. I really could not have done worse if I had tried. Francko said, "Palms won't grow here"; I think he would take one look at my garden and say, "no myth." 😆
--Erik

Oh, so Scotty's was correct that they're growing wild in the video is out in the country?
Don't know why I thought it was in a subdivision 😐

the worst possible microclimate to grow palms.

I think your decision was made based on the view you wanted to create from the residence windows...versus having to walk 100 feet from the house to look back at the palms planted, say, on the east side against the wall where there's less work protecting them.

We've all done that.
Barb

Great watch, thanks for posting! I really need a video camera, to video stuff down south. I wonder if my Iphone would be sufficient.

Thanks again Erik.

Bill