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Originally Posted by Taylor
Wow, Randy, you got it cleaned up and looking good!
Is your Sabal palmetto going to be ok? It seems to be very brown rather than pushing the tight growth I typically see from Hurricane Cut ones...
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Taylor,
The palmetto has bit the dust. I purchased it last spring from a nursery that received them not hurricane cut and not even balled and burlapped. The owner and I had traded some plants and seeds in the past and he made me such a good deal and told me that if it did not make it, he would replace it. Well, I went ahead and brought it home which was a 3 hour drive, hurricane cut it, and planted it within 6 hours of them pulling it up out of the wet sand they had it in.
Jump ahead to this week, after waiting and monitoring all spring, I finally came to the realization that it did not make it. I emailed the owner of the nursery, not so much to ask for a replacement, but to advise him again that he should find another source for his palmettos because they will almost never survive the transplant unless they are hurricane cut and the root ball is B&B'd. Well, to my surprise, even thought it has been a year and a half, he is willing to replace it. I am working out the details with him now and if he is willing to wait until next May, I may try him again. I will definitely make sure it is prepped properly and has been cared for properly before I take it. Hey, it is a free 10' palm and I could still drive another 2 hours south to another nursery that many of my friends have recommended for one... Keep your fingers crossed.
Randy