Thanks for sharing!

Thanks again for the pics (your backyard looks nice too!).

good luck

It must be pretty near the coast to be doing that well though.

Also, I remember seeing pics of sabals being mummified to survive in virginia beach, but I dont think its really necessary, they probably do it as a precaution (and im not sure they even do it any more). I think sabal palmettos are pretty good going (with some protection) up to the delmarva penninsula. Once you get into maryland they are very rare to find though and by the time you reach deleware and southern new jersey they suddenly become non-existant. I wonder if they would make it in the cape may area (with a ton of protection of course). They would look very nice along the beach!

Interesting debate of the line of demarcation for sabals along the east coast. I would love that line to continue moving north and here's a few thoughts.

Years ago (1995) Virgina Beach barely had any palms, along the coast I visited the winter wind was too strong "some" years. I could have guessed a mile from the shore they would have done better and indeed Palms have caught on and are doing better. As street trees, by the Spring they appear to me to need help(colder years), but as yard trees they do well. The pindo palm is relatively new and catching on well also.

One may measure a "natural" line of demarcation to see if the palm can successlly bloom and have seeds grow. TZ7 has a good point that they may be able to survive the delmarva penninsula, but that's within microclimates (against a house or building). For me its amazing more people have not tried it.

Usually you see them planted on beaches in the north(maryland, del, Jesey, even Long Island) and they do not make it - 1, because cold wind, 2, temps temps too low too long.

However, I theorize that we may be able to have cabbage (sabal) palms survive in our better sheletered microclimates (in those areas) with winter proetcion from wind. Against a tall house with a heated basement for example. During milder years it would not need protection.

T7 I beleive correctly pionts out many of the cabbage palms north are not that large (except Laura in VB) with rare exceptions. She's an expert and knew where and how to cultivate best. With that know how it is very doable - but for regular folks planting along streets, I am not sure the natural line is that far north.

I do not mind to be proved wrong about this.