Somewhere I vaguely remember hearing that these Sabals (species... variety...? not sure what to call it) have a certain soil requirement (either acidic or basic, I can't remember though Im leaning towards basic). Maybe that is why?
This plant is great, I almost would say it smells like artificial banana smell (like in candies) but better. There are quite a few smaller and medium sized species of michelia (now classified as magnolia) that are becoming available and the best part is that many of them are cold tolerant! I...