Mexican Sabal Palm
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Mexican Sabal Palm
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Sabal mexicana
Texas Sabal Palm, Mexican Sabal Palm, Rio Grande Palmetto; Palma de Micharos
30
–
40 feet
15
–
18 feet
Texas
Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Low
Evergreen
Birds






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About This Plant
Full sun. Evergreen, with fan-shaped leaves threaded along the margins. Mexican sabal is a tall-growing, single-trunked palm with purplish fruit in autumn. The arching leaf stems are smooth, without the sharp spines of many palms. The trunk is stocky and robust. Carolina cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) is similar, but Mexican sabal is shorter and stockier, with much longer, arching leaf stalks.
Mexican sabal prefers moist soil, especially when newly planted; once the root system is established, it can tolerate wind and drought. It is slow growing, now found in Texas only in remnant groves along the Rio Grande Valley. The trunk takes about ten years to begin to appear.
Maintenance
None needed. Skirts of dead leaves will encircle the trunk. Bootjacks are the remnants of leaf bases, forming a spiky basket-weave; eventually these all fall off, leaving a smooth trunk.
Features
Plant Type:
Large Palm
Size:
30-40' H, 15-18' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Types:
Clay, Sandy
Wildlife:
Birds
Flower Color:
White
Bloom Time:
May, June
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
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