• Image of Sabal 'Birmingham' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Sabal 'Birmingham' taken at Jaycee Park, NC
    Jaycee Park, NC
  • Image of Sabal 'Birmingham' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Sabal 'Birmingham'

Birmingham Palmetto Palm

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Item #: 4084

Zones: 7a to 10b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 180" tall

Culture: Sun to Light Shade

Origin: United States Hybrid

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Imagine a supersized Sabal minor, and you've got Sabal 'Birmingham'...one of the most coveted palms by hardy palm enthusiasts. This massive, but slow-growing palm, is thought to be a rare hybrid between two North American natives, Sabal minor x Sabal palmetto. At fifteen years, it finally starts to develop a short trunk. Our 20 year old specimen has reached 7' tall x 10' wide. The original palm, grown from California-supplied seed, survived for more than 40 years in the private garden of a Mrs. Alexander, before being moved to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Alabama in 1976. All plants are seed-grown from the original, first distributed by Woodlanders Nursery.