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Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 23, 2025, 9:41 pm My hardy Sabal Minor which I think is of North GA origen has three flower stalks. Will this slow the growth of fronds? It’s in recovery mode after a tough January so I want as many fronds as possible. This one appears to be trying to trunk.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by AJ Mid TN on June 23, 2025, 9:55 pm, in reply to "Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Common sense says it does

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Kevin seTN on June 24, 2025, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Some say it does, others suggest no. I'm of the belief that it does. Kevin seTN

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Fred SC on June 24, 2025, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Tom , I agree with about everybody that it would.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Barry Senatobia MS on June 24, 2025, 5:49 pm, in reply to "Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Board Administrator Beautiful palms and yes, the benefit is redirecting the plant's energy away from reproduction (seed production) and towards vegetative growth (fronds and trunk development. Trim them off.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Steve in N Alabama on June 26, 2025, 6:51 am, in reply to "Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Tom, the inflorescence primarily utilizes phosphorus for growth while leaves primarily utilize nitrogen for growth. If you had a field dug Sabal with few roots I would suggest removing the inflorescences because it would slow root growth. I tested the theory of one affecting the other multiple times in several states by removing or leaving all stalks on individuals and the leaf counts by late fall were identical. I did notice that individual Sabal minor plants that received 45 minutes or greater of late afternoon, direct sun tended to produce .50 to 1.0 additional leaf each season. This applied to plants with up to four bloom stalks or none.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Kris OK on June 27, 2025, 8:38 am, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " That is some very interesting observations. I love hearing stuff like that. Thanks for your research, Sir.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 27, 2025, 7:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Thanks for information Steve! That’s very interesting. I did cut stalk off the one that has three. The rest I’ll leave alone. Palms are seeding like crazy this summer.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 27, 2025, 7:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Barry, I did a stem off the one that has three. The others on Steve’s recommendation I’m going to keep. Actually but one stalk is starting to bloom anyways.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 27, 2025, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " That was my thought too Fred. Steve’s information is very interesting and surprising.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 27, 2025, 7:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " You would think it would stop leaves from growing. Steve’s observations are very surprising to me. I’m going to leave most of them.

Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question Posted by Tom in PA on June 27, 2025, 7:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Sabal Flower Stalk Question " Yeah I agree it sure seems like it should.

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