Sabal palmetto (Cabbage palm)
Cabbage palm can reach up to 20 m high. It has a rough, fibrous trunk that is quite variable in shape, from straight and erect. This palm is topped with a very dense, round crown of deeply cut, curved, palmate leaves. The flowers are creamy white very showy that become green to black fruits during summer. It is a very salt tolerant palm and tolerates any light and soil condition. It could be used as a specimen, or as a street tree since it is tolernat to urban conditions.
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French Name: Palmetto nain
Pronunciation: SAY-bull pahl-MET-oh
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: USA South Carolina, Florida
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Heat Zones: 7 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
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Uses: Specimen, Container, Wildlife, Street, Pollution Tolerant / Urban
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: oval
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 8 to 15 m
Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Palmate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Costapalmate
Leaf Blade: Over 80 cm
Leaf Shape: Star
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Rough
Leaf Scent: Unpleasant
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Flower
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: White
Seasons: Summer
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Black
Seasons: Summer
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Good
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes
Mowing Height: 5 - 7 cm
Surface Rooting: Yes
Life Span: 25-50 years
Pests: Mites, Nematodes
Plant Propagation: Cutting