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Spacing: 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m) 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
I have two of these, each being about 12' tall. They have grown very well, but are somewhat slower than S. palmetto. The foliage is greener than palmetto and not as pendant. A beautiful palm that has increased in cold-hardiness as it as grown larger.
On Feb 1, 2005, BROforest from Brownsville, TX (Zone 9b) wrote:
We call this palm tree a Sabal texana in Brownsville, TX. Our commercial landscape ordinance allows this palm to be used as a parking lot tree as it's crown spread is said to be 30' or more at full maturity. The Sabal palmetto has a lesser crown spread, is smaller in diameter, and our dry hot and windy conditions here appear to be less desirable for Sabal palmetto's survival rate. Sabal Texana(mexicana), on the other hand is a Texas native and does well here. Other opinions on differences in the two palms are welcome as landscapers here disagree on the pluses and minuses of both palms.
On Jan 8, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
This is a similar looking plant to the SAbal palmetto from Mexico and the southern tip of Texas. It has a slightly larger crown S palmetto, but otherwise is about the same. It is nearly as cold tolerant, too, taking temps as low as 10F without too much damage. Here in So Cal it's not a commonly grown tree since it is such a slow growing one here (compared to warmer climates like Texas and Florida), and not terribly unique in appearance.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Los Angeles, California Palm Springs, California Thousand Oaks, California Hampton, Florida Augusta, Georgia Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Cayce, South Carolina Austin, Texas Brownsville, Texas Edinburg, Texas Galveston, Texas Houston, Texas La Joya, Texas La Villa, Texas Linn, Texas Mcallen, Texas (2 reports) Mission, Texas San Antonio, Texas Weslaco, Texas
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