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Also Known As

  • Cabbage Palm
  • Palmetto

Plant type

tree, perennial, palm / cycad, aquatic

size

  • H: 3'-80'
  • W: 15'

planting zones

  • 8a-11

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Sabal palmetto plant details

Sabal palmetto is a fast-growing evergreen perennial aquatic palm / cycad or tree with green foliage. In summer cream and white flowers emerge followed by black and brown fruit. Grows well with sun and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sabal palmetto

Plant type: perennial aquatic palm / cycad or tree
Plant family: arecaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 15 FT wide, 3 FT - 80 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sabal palmetto

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This magnificent, stately 60'palm native to the southeastern U.S. and Cuba features a crown of large fan-shaped fronds each up to 6' long, splendid as an avenue tree, for framing a building or as a picturesque specimen for a coastal bungalow; needs a warm climate to thrive, wonderful for the coast as it is highly salt tolerant; the cabbage like terminal buds are eaten as hearts of palm!. S/M-W
From seeds shared with us by fellow plant nut, Hayes Jackson, in Aniston, AL, from his quick growing specimen, one having survived a couple of dips below 10ºF no worse for wear. The state tree of South Carolina, this stately palmetto reaches 30 ft or more, though quickly in the southeast, quite slowly in the cool summer night West. Lovers of heat and consistent summer moisture: fast growing in any hot-summer-night area and slow to form a trunk elsewhere. Because it stretches from the coast of the Carolinas to the Gulf to the Caribbean, we are always on the lookout for northern forms. "Don't be dumb, get you some" -- Hayes Jackson 2002. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.

Gardening facts about Sabal palmetto plant

How to Grow Sabal palmetto

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • adaptable
    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • white
    • cream
  • Fruit

    • brown
    • black
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen

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