Cabada Palms, Delivered and Planted in SW Florida
Cabada palm is a clumping tropical palm with slender canes ringed in pale bands and arching feather fronds, and it grows well in warm, protected spots in Southwest Florida. It is a specimen for a courtyard, pool corner or entry, or a soft screen at 15 to 25 ft. It is frost-tender. Clumps come in 25 and 45 gallon, delivered and planted.
- Light:
- Full sun to part shade
- Water:
- Regular; good drainage, never soggy
- Salt:
- Low to moderate; keep out of direct salt spray
Cabada Palm sizes we deliver and plant
Every size below is planted by our crew, set at the right depth and watered in. Send the size and how many, and we text back a planted price, usually within the hour during the day.
| Plant | Sizes |
|---|---|
| Cabada Palm | 25 Gallon, 45 Gallon |
Cabada Palm in SW Florida, at a glance
- Mature size here
- 15 to 25 ft tall and 8 to 12 ft wide as a clump
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Regular; good drainage, never soggy
- Salt tolerance
- Low to moderate; keep out of direct salt spray
- Cold tolerance
- Frost-tender: fronds burn near freezing and a hard freeze can kill it. Plant coastal or sheltered and cover young clumps on frost nights.
- Growth rate
- Slow to moderate
- Spacing
- 6 to 8 ft apart for a screen
- Florida native
- No
- Botanical name
- Dypsis cabadae
Where Cabada Palm works in a SW Florida yard
Cabada's slender canes and arching fronds look best with some room around the clump, so use it as a specimen at a courtyard, pool corner or entry, or in a row 6 to 8 ft apart for a soft screen.
It reads lighter than a Royal or Foxtail Palm and fits mid-size yards. Underplant with Bromeliads, Philodendron and Ti Plant, and keep it out of frost pockets and open inland lots.
- Clumping specimen palm
- Soft privacy screen
- Courtyard and pool corner
- Entry accent in groups
How our crew plants it
A Cabada clump goes in with the top of the root ball level with the soil, in sun to part shade with good drainage. Dig twice as wide as the container, water in well and keep mulch off the canes.
Large clumps need steady moisture while new roots form, and new plantings can be watered beyond the normal watering schedule in Lee and Collier.
Care after planting
- Feed with an 8-2-12 palm fertilizer with micronutrients in spring and fall, and skip the June 1 to September 30 nitrogen and phosphorus ban in Lee County, Naples and Marco Island.
- Yellow or spotted older fronds point to a potassium, magnesium or manganese shortage in our sandy soil, which palm fertilizer with micronutrients corrects over time.
- Remove only brown fronds, and thin crowded canes at the base if you want a more open clump.
- Cover young clumps with frost cloth on the few nights a year that dip toward freezing.
What to watch for
- It has little cold tolerance, so a freeze can burn the fronds or kill the clump, and open inland sites are a poor bet.
- Nutrient deficiency shows up fast in sandy soil if feeding lapses, with yellow or spotted older fronds.
Cabada Palm questions we hear
How big does a Cabada palm get?+
A typical clump reaches 15 to 25 ft tall and 8 to 12 ft wide, with several slender canes. Growth is slow to moderate, so a 25 or 45 gallon clump gives you size now. Each cane stays thin, and the clump widens as new suckers form.
Can a Cabada palm take cold in Southwest Florida?+
Only a little. It is rated for zones 10b and 11, and the fronds burn near freezing. Coastal Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Naples usually stay warm enough. Inland sites like Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers need a protected spot and a frost cover for young clumps.
What is the difference between a Cabada palm and an areca palm?+
Both are clumping Dypsis palms. Cabada has thicker, silvery-green canes with pale rings and a bigger, more arching crown, and it grows more slowly. Areca has slimmer yellow-green canes and fills in faster, which makes it the usual choice for a quick privacy screen.
Updated October 2026
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