Tropicals > Sabal > Sabal rosei > Sabal rosei
Sabal rosei
Palma De Llano
Origin: Western Mexico.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Sabal |
| Species |
| rosei |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a – 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H1c |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 |
| Height |
| 4.7 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Leaves deeply re-curved and costapalmate. Mature height: 14 m, Mature spread: 6 m. Green with a tight compact crown, and fairly slender trunk. Very attractive leaf base pattern on trunk. |
| Cultivation |
| Sunny, moist, but well drained position in the tropics and sub-tropics. |
| Habitat |
| Can be found in dry savanna and tropical deciduous forests. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Slender palm 15 m tall, trunk 15-30 cm in diameter breast high grey, smooth. Trunk is more slender than that of S. palmetto. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves 10-30 evenly green, strongly costapalmate, petioles 1.8-2.4 cm wide, 1-2 m long, hastula acute 5.1-7.0 cm long. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United State of America. |
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