Sabal ID please help

15 years ago

I purchased this Sabal a few years ago, and it was sold as a Brazoria (Sabal x Texensis), but every pic I see of a Brazoria, they have rigid upright leaves. It does have the bluish color, but the leaflets always droop except with the newest leaf. It is pretty fast growing for a Sabal though, probably 3 or 4 leaves a year, even in a pot in Michigan. You can also see it is starting to form a small trunk. Definitely not a typical Palmetto though.

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alex_7b
15 years ago
To me it looks more like louisiana.
The Brazoria I have is bluish, almost waxy. Leaves are much stiffer. How pronounced is the midrib?
islandbreeze
Original Author
15 years ago
The second pic is of the midrib. It's not very pronounced, that's how I know it's not a palmetto. But I also have a Louisiana, and those leaves are also much stiffer and don't have a midrib like this one does. Is there maybe some variation within Brazorias?
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jimhardy
15 years ago
Sabal Lou can be blue too!(-:
islandbreeze
Original Author
15 years ago
So it looks like one and only one vote for Louisiana. Any chance it could actually be a Brazoria?
tropicalzone7
15 years ago
I think there is definitely a chance it could be a Brazoria. It has a trunk so that pretty much eliminates Minors from the running and isnt Sabal Lousianna, basically a different form of Sabal Minor (a trunking form?). I dont think they trunk at that early of an age, but I could DEFINTIELY be wrong because I have never seen a S. lousianna in person.
It looks like S. Lousianna and S. Brazoria are your possibilities!
-Alex