Sabal 'Birmingham'

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:43 am

This Sabal 'Birmingham' seedling (8" - 9") was planted last year. It's managed just fine with nothing more than a wire cage to keep browsing rabbits and deer away. The newest emerging leaf appears to be the start of divided leaves and has pushed in March dispite the cool weather.

Cheers, Barrie.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:35 am

Barrie, Nice little palm! God to see someone growing some of the Sabals out there!
I'm about 2 years from that point with my one remaining Sabal birmingham... The damn crows got the other 10 seedlings (I was not impressed to come home to Sabal minor and birmingham seedlings thrown everywhere!)... Hopefully I can keep that little guy alive for a while!
Cheers,
Paul

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:27 pm

Looks good Barrie. Did you grow it from seed?

John

macario · Post by **macario** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:46 pm

Nice! where did you buy it? Does it seem to grow fast or slow?

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:26 pm

Barrie, just to let you and maybe get your expectations booming, I know a guy in Wichita, Kansas that grows these on the South faceing wall. THEY ARE HUGE! The leaves in August are at least 5' long and the trunks are about 3' out of the ground. THey are amazing, and in Wichita, kansas no less. I bet if he can grow these big, you can too.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:53 pm

I got this one from Banana Joe on Salt Spring Island. He's close by and on a trip over last year, he laid this Sabal on me. The seed source is quite limited with 'Birmingham', and I consider myself to be quite lucky to have one.
It's reported to be a responsive grower as opposed to some Sabal species.
Paul, sorry to here about your seedling episode with the crows. Critters of all sorts can be responsible for untold beginings. A word to the wise ... always use caution when seeds and seedlings are vulnerable.

Cheers, Barrie.

Cali-wanna-b · Post by **Cali-wanna-b** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:01 pm

Hello Barrie,

It looks like your palm is about the same size as my birmingham. Any idea how old your sabal is? Here is a pic of my largest birmingham going on it's 5th year. These are slow growing for me.

Craig

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:04 pm

I have no idea Craig just how old this 'Birmingham' is. I should ask next time I visit Banana Joe.
BTW ~ yours looks great!

Cheers, Barrie.

virtualpalm · Post by **virtualpalm** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:29 am

This is an interesting thread for me primarily because I have never heard of Sabal 'Burmingham'. I have heard of a couple similar names, such as S. bermudana (a valid species from Bermuda) and S. blackburniana (which some believe is a synonym of S. palmetto, while others think it is a synonym of S. domingensis). Based on this particular varietal name, I would assume that S. 'Burmingham' is most likely a form of S. palmetto that originally came from the Burmingham, AL, area... anyone know any more about this?

Jody

turtile · Post by **turtile** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:18 am

virtualpalm wrote:This is an interesting thread for me primarily because I have never heard of Sabal 'Burmingham'. I have heard of a couple similar names, such as S. bermudana (a valid species from Bermuda) and S. blackburniana (which some believe is a synonym of S. palmetto, while others think it is a synonym of S. domingensis). Based on this particular varietal name, I would assume that S. 'Burmingham' is most likely a form of S. palmetto that originally came from the Burmingham, AL, area... anyone know any more about this?

Jody

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