Lazz, There are some silver saw palms across from my daughter's home in Daytona. She is going to watch them and collect some seed when they get ripe. The green ones are not right around my home, but there are plenty in the area.

You should plan to go to one of the Southeastern Palm Society's meetings. The one held a the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens is fairly close (near Savannah) and they have quite a few unusual palms planted there. Also, Gary Hollar almost always brings a load of palms to sell. I am sure he would bring anything he has, on request. Fact is, the next meeting will be held near Gary's place (which is near Wilmington, NC), with a visit scheduled to his nursery.

Ned

Thanks Ned. The Silvers are hard to get here as you know.

For anyone unfamiliar with the Saw palm (Serenoa repens) here is a nice site on them. Very hardy shrub palms.

http://www.fairchildgarden.org/palmguide/images.php?family=ARECACEAE&genus=Serenoa

Here is a picture of the palmetto on my lot in Alabama. The fruit are still green, but there are plenty of them.

I also have a few cabbage palm fruits, but they are still green as well.

Thanks Skeeter. Are you sure those are Saw palms & not Sabal minors ? When they are small they look very much alike. Saw palm grow a short trunk, minors rarely have any trunk at all.

Lazz, they may be-- I am not a palm expert. There is a little trunk, but I looked on the internet at both and the fruits may be the easiest distinction. The Sabal minor (and the one in my picture) both seem to have round fruits while the Saw Palmetto has a more elongated fruit.

are you still looking for Washingtonia (what you called california palms which are bigger than mexican variety) we have several in our area and they grow wild/native in the springs at the edges of the mountains. I'd be glad to round up a few for you.
Arthur

Hi Arthur. Yes if you can get the real thing. Washingtonia Filifera. Most sold as Filifera are actually hybrid with the Robusta.

Hi Laaz, I have 2 cabbage palms grown from seed. The person that gave me seeds (6 yrs ago) said that cabbage is also called sabal. Is that true?

Hi Patty. Yes the Cabbage palm is the Sabal palmetto.

Yes, that would be great Arthur.

OK, I found you a nice cluster of seeds. I didn't see any Mexican around. Just be aware, to get a really big trunk, they need to be gowning in the ground and have very consistent water. Growing in pots will stunt them. These are actually still on the branch with the tiny bit of fruit meat still on them.
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