Sabal minor - Dwarf Palmetto

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 - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor seedlings - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor 'McCurtain' - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
var McCurtain; Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Sabal minor var 'louisiana' - Dec, 2006 - Bowie, MD z7.
Sabal minor
var louisiana; Dec. 2006; Bowie, MD z7
Small Sabal minor, MD, zone 6b
Small Sabal minor, MD, zone 6b
Sabal Minor growing at Fairchild Tropical Gardens in FL
Sabal minor growing in MD, zone 6b
Sabal minor in MD, z6b (03/2002)
Sabal minor in MD, z6b (03/2002)
Flower spike on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (05/2002)
Inflorescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (07/2002)
Inflorescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (07/2002)
Infructescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (10/2002)
Infructescence on Sabal minor in MD, z6b (10/2002)
Sabal minor seeds harvested in Nov. 2002 from a palm growing in MD, USDA z6b.