Dwarf Palmetto - Sabal minor
The dwarf palmetto, native to much of the southeastern US, has blue-green costapalmate leaves and matures at around 10 feet. Although this palm is extremely cold-hardy, it requires hot summers to survive. A slow grower, this fan palm likes plenty of moisture and full sun. While it sometimes sports a short trunk, S. minor usually appears trunkless due to its subterranean trunk, which actually grows downward into the soil.

Sabal minor - October 2008 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Yardstick for scale
October 2008
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor - October 2008 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Yardstick for scale
October 2008
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Seeds
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor seedlings - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor 'McCurtain' - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
'McCurtain'
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor var 'louisiana' - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
'Louisiana'
Dec. 2006
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Small Sabal minor, MD, zone 6b
Sabal minor
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Small Sabal minor, MD, zone 6b
Sabal minor
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal Minor growing at Fairchild Tropical Gardens in FL
Sabal minor
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
Coral Gables, FL
USDA Zone 10b
Sabal minor growing in MD, zone 6b
Sabal minor
October 2008
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor in MD, z6b (03/2002)
Sabal minor
March 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor in MD, z6b (03/2002)
Sabal minor
March 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Flower spike on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (05/2002)
Sabal minor
Emerging flower spike
May 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Inflorescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (07/2002)
Sabal minor
With flowers
July 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Inflorescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (07/2002)
Sabal minor
Flowers
July 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Infructescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (10/2002)
Sabal minor
Seeds
October 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Infructescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (10/2002)
Sabal minor
Seeds
October 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a
Sabal minor seeds harvested in Nov. 2002 from a palm growing in MD, USDA z6b.
Sabal minor
Seeds
November 2002
Bowie, MD
USDA Zone 7a

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