Palmetto Palm

Palmetto Palm
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or palmetto(plmt´) [Span.,=little palm], common name for trees of the genera Sabal and Serenoa, ranging from the sandy pinelands of the S United States to Colombia.

Sabal palmetto (Palmetto Palm)
The 40' tall Sabal palmetto is the dominant trunked palm in the Southeast US. Its native range ranges from Florida north to coastal North Carolina.

The palmetto palm is proudly presented on both the South Carolina (left) and the Florida state flags (right). Florida's official state tree appears on the flag within the great seal which is shown in detail (above).
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Blackburn Palmetto Palm [English]: Sabal blackburnia
Blackburn Pink Frill Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Blackburn Pink Frill'
Blackbush [English]: Coleogyne ramosissima
Blackbutt [English]: Eucalyptus pilularis ...

Ten to 20 feet is a common height and the growth rate is slow to moderate. This palm is not quite as hardy as the palmetto palm and requires winter protection below 15 ºF. They are hardy in South Carolina from zones 8a to 8b.

See also: Sabal Palmetto, Sabal palm, Palmetto, Cabbage palm, May