Sabal (minor)
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Mike Materne Plant Materials Specialists USDA NRCS - Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center P.O. Box 16030, University Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/lapmc |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Arecaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Palm | ||
| Scientific Name: | Sabal minor | ||
| Common Name: | Dwarf Palmetto | ||
| General Distribution: | Widely distributed in Louisiana. Most abundant in southern Louisiana on alluvial soils and river flood plains. Occasion-ally in the sandy pine hills of eastern and northern Louisiana (Brown 1965). | ||
| Propagation Goal: | seeds | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Collected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. | ||
| Propagule Processing: |
EASE OF COLLECTION: Moderately accessible. METHOD OF CLEANING: Picked by hand, seed separated from the pulp by run-ning through a macerator or rubbing them on hardware cloth. TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed and seedlings. PROPAGATION METHOD: Seeding in light textured soil, 1/2-1 inch deep. Seed should not be permitted to dry. NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: Unknown for S. minor; however, other species of Sabal average 1,4.47 seeds per pound (USDA 1974). PERCENT GERMINATION: Unknown for S. minor; however, other species of Sabal have shown 84%-95% germination (ibid.). |
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| Pre-Planting Treatments: | PRETREATMENT USED: Unknown for S. minor; tests on other species of Sabal have shown that no pretreatment to break dormancy was necessary. However, a 30-day stratification in moist sand at 38§F increases the speed of germination. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
METHOD OF GROWING: Container materials from seedlings obtained from both seed and vegetative materials. | ||
| Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: |
SEED MATURITY DATE: Flowers: May-July. Fruits: September-November. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Data unavailable at date of publication. ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Data unavailable at date of publication. |
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| References: |
Brown, C.A., 1965. Louisiana Trees and Shrubs. Louisiana Forestry commission Bulletin No. 1. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publications. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1974. |
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Citation:
Fine, Gary. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sabal minor seeds USDA NRCS - Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/24). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
