Sabal Species, Blue Palmetto, Cabbage Palm, Carolina Palmetto, Swamp Cabbage (Sabal palmetto)

by Mr_Monopoly Sep 28, 2014 6:17 AM

In a natural enviroment, a Florida barrier island

Young

Flowerstalk (seeded)

Here's how this species looks in So Cal

Somewhat overpruned specimens at a hotel in Orlando Florida

tall pair of palms (about 25') in Busch Gardens, Tampa Florida

common sight along Florida freeways- new palms planted & supported for first year until roots grow

palms in Orlando, Florida

Thailand: all leaves cut and dug up, ready for transplanting in landscape projects

In a landscape environment in a front yard.

The rough bark of the Sabal Palm up close.

Sabal palmetto frond

Natural Cabbage Palm (Sabal Palmetto) hammock on barrier island, southeast FL, USA.

Sabal Palmetto growing at a mall at Paredes Line Rd. & FM802 in Brownsville, TX.

A rare "two-headed" cabbage palm at Cypress Gardens; Photo taken in 2001.

Sabal palmetto under Pinus elliottii at sunset - St, Joseph Bay, Gulf County, Florida - near its western natural range limit

Sable palm flowering with closeup of flowers

Growing on the South side of my yard. Just past the East border of my drain field

flowers on California palm, mid summer

Sabal Palmetto, Washington Park, Macon, Georgia (zone 8a)

Youngster on Magnolia Street, Macon, GA (zone 8a)

These sabals are in front of the old Masonic Lodge on Poplar Street, Macon, GA (zone 8a)

Volunteers growing across the street from City Hall

group of 3 mature specimens. these grow everywhere here on hilton head island, sc, and will live everywhere in the state just about, but with a little protection in the winter in the NW corner

In Summerville, SC. aka Carolina Pametto, the S.C. state tree.

palmetto trees on South Carolina coast behind sand dunes and sea oats, and in front of a salt-pruned live oak

mature trunk detail

double baby trees

baby tree in the woods growing wild on hilton head island. Jan 07

wild trunk skirted with boots

wild trees in january

newly installed trees

newly installed tree

newly installed tree with shaved trunk

Sabal palmetto--interesting trunk on this old specimen--Cumberland Is., Georgia.

An attractive grove of old Sabal palmetto on Cumberland Is., Georgia.

tree in the woods

this live oak is using this unfortunate palmetto as a stilt or a crutch it seems

palmetto trees on South Carolina coast behind sand dunes on HHI, SC

planted in february (18 ft tall) in Bluffton, SC first frond coming out in july... a good sign that its roots are recovering from being moved

This is my palmetto in April

My palmetto in August

Older Sabal Palmettos in Wilmington, NC photo taken March 2008

Closeup. This was taken on the West coast of FL in Jan. 2006.

Ft. De Soto Park, Jan. 25, 2006 12:35 pm.

Ft DeSoto Park, FL. Looking down from the Fort. Jan. 25, 2006 12:04 pm

Closeup. Ft. DeSoto Park, FL. Looking down from the Fort. Jan. 25, 2006 12:05 pm

Fort Pickens, Pensacola, FL.

Fort Pickens, Pensacola,FL.

Newly planted 15' Cabbage Palm in Central Florida.

Approx. 11 months after transplanting, covered in frost on a 20F morning. Just look a few pics back to see this Sabal Palmetto right after it was transplanted back on January 15th 2010.

Looking into the crown of a variegated Sabal Palmetto, Sanibel, FL

Leaf of a variegated Sabal Palmetto (Sanibel, FL)

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

San Diego Botanic Garden

Some Sabal Palmettos in Emeral isle, North Carolina

adaptable palm- doing equally well here in the inland desert California climate (dry and super hot) as well as cool, subtropical conditions on the east coast of US