cabbage palm - Sabal palmetto

USDA Plant Code: SAPA
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Height: 30-70 feet
Leaves: evergreen
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: white
Bloom Period: summer
Fragrant: yes
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Planting; new installation with bracing still in place
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Planting; Temporary supports for a new installation
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Planting; using scrap wood to protect the trunk from the temporary supports
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Planting;
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Planting;
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Split petioles and leaf bases.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Stems with and without old leaf bases.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s);
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Ramenta on abaxial midrib of young leaf segment.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Persistent leaf bases attached to stem.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Stem with leaf bases no longer attached.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaf curved by costa.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaf curved by costa.
Patti Anderson, Division of Plant Industry, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Location - Circle Bar B Reserve 2017.
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Native landscaping tree
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Native landscaping tree
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Native landscaping tree
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Pollination by wasps
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Pollination by wasps
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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