What Is a Palmetto Tree?
The Palmetto tree can signify different things to different groups of people. For the people of South Carolina, it is deeply tied to their history. For people who merely enjoy various kinds of palms, it is a beautiful perennial tree that can be found across the Southeastern United States and the West Indies. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has several names for the Palmetto tree, including Sabal Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto, Blue palm, and Inodes Palmetto. It is part of the palm family. It is usually grown to provide shade and to make long streets aesthetically pleasing. The Palmetto tree can grow to approximately 80 feet (24 m) in height and is known for its leaves that are shaped like fans. It grows best in finely textured soils and is a slow grower — only reaching 15 feet (4.6 m) tall when it is 20 years old. The Palmetto tree has white flowers which bloom in the summer. It has gray-green foliage that can be quite wide in diameter. The black fruit has a single seed
The palmetto tree is commonly refered to as a PALM tree. There are a few varieties that range fron a few feet tall to 70 feet high. It is the state tree of South carolina. It looks like a coconut tree in shape and size, but the cocanut tree has long single stemed leaves and the Palmetto has multi fingered leaves on each stem like the fingers of the hand. The fruit of the palm trees vary from nuts to dates.
