Louisiana Dwarf Palmetto. This are commonly seen in North Carolina in ravines. high salt tolerance. sabal louisiana (sabal x texensis) - elevated pseudo-crown shaft. Sabal palmetto (/ ˈ s eɪ b ə l /, SAY-bəl), also known as cabbage-palm, palmetto, cabbage palmetto, blue palmetto, Carolina palmetto, common palmetto, swamp cabbage and sabal palm, is one of 15 species of palmetto palm.It is native to the Southern United States, as well as Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas.. Cabbage palms are moderate in growth rate. Some times larger in rich, damp, shady sites. This dwarf palm is the smallest of the Sabal, and an important and popular species because of its legendary cold hardiness. SABAL minor 'Louisiana' Plant Common Name. 10-15’ at maturity. It is a selection of a rare trunk-forming variant found in the western part of the species' range. One of the most intriguing questions in palm biology is the rate of growth of various species, especially in the wild. Sabal is a group of 15-16 species of New World palms with seven native to the southern US including Sabal etonia, Sabal mexicana, Sabal miamiensis, Sabal minor, Sabal minor var. General Description. native plant. louisiana, Sabal palmetto, and Sabal x texensis. Sabal Brazoria had some significant foliage damage, but quickly recovered in spring. clumping, trunkless growth habit. This is a great palm to try if you can find a place that sells them. The growth rate has been faster than sabal palmetto, minor, and louisiana for me. It also will adapt well to our wet, poorly drained soils. drought tolerant. Louisiana Dwarf Palmettos are cold hearty to below 0 degrees. As a genus, Sabal palms prefer sand over clay, although they will grow in amended clay soils. This Palm has High Wind Resistance which makes them great for hurricane prone areas. Sabal minor. hardy to 5 º f. fast growing. Seeds for sale starting at € 5.10. Highly recommended, this species has a faster rate of growth than Sabal minor and reaches a mature size of approximately 8'High x 8'wide. Another of the toughest cold hardy palm trees, the Dwarf Palmetto palm, also referred to as Blue Palm, is a low lying palm tree that can handle temperatures as long as -10°F. For the first time Sabal buyers you should know they come slick, booted, curved, or regenerated. Sabal minor is usually a small, evergreen palm with a subterranean stem; however, one can find individuals with larger features and well-developed aerial stems. 3-6’ tall at maturity. Age and growth rates of sabal palm have been studied by the University of Florida, and preliminary results indicate some startling news: under average conditions in the wild, plants require ten to fifteen years or more from seed to the first sign of a trunk at ground level; thereafter, trunks will … As the years went by the palmetto really speeds up as the Birmingham continues to grow at a much slower rate. They were both planted in this location from a five gallon pot in 1991. It is the largest of all Sabal palms grown in south Louisiana. saw palmetto (serenoa repens) - green and silver forms. (3)Texas Palmetto (S. mexicana): This species of palm is native to northern Mexico and southern Texas and may reach a height of 60 feet. In Louisiana, these individuals were recognized as separate species, but more recently they have been treated as merely ecological variants of a single widespread species[ It was also completely unprotected and exposed to the windchill which was -20F at its worst. The Sabal palm is very cold hardy and can be grown farther North than most other palms. sun to part shade. Its greater size and aerial (rather than subterranean) trunk set 'Louisiana' apart from most other dwarf palmettos. The Sabal palm has a slow growth rate but can grow up to 60 feet tall. Above: The palmetto on the left was planted as a seed in the Fall of 1986 when the Sabal Birmingham was already 2 years old. stout trunk.