General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 10 to 65 feet or more
Plant Spread: 12 to 15 foot
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of 1/2 inch Back drupes, each containing a single seed
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Creamy Yellowish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: Plant when fresh for best germination which takes from 18 to 33 days
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Cabbage Palm
  • Cabbage Palmetto
  • Carolina Palmetto
  • Blue Palmetto
  • Swamp Cabbage

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Location: Rockledge, Florida
Date: October 11, 2009
Location: Rockledge, Florida
Date: October 11, 2009
Location: Real Botanico de Madrid
Date: 2023-11-11
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Paseo del Parque, Malaga
Date: 2015-03-22
Location: Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida
Date: 2018-03-25
the fibry trunks without the brown leaf petioles
Location: Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center - Apollo Beach, Florida
I think it looks like a melting candle!?
Location: northeast South Carolina
Date: 2022-02-10
a tree at a rest stop in fruit
Location: Real Jardín Botanico de Madrid
Location: BG La Conception Malaga
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-03-16
Location: Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida
Date: 2018-03-25
palms planted in a long strip in avenue
Location: Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center - Apollo Beach, Florida
Location: Ft. De Soto Park, FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.
Location: Southern Pines, NC (at Gulleys)
Date: January 23, 2022
Cabbage palm #89, RAB p. 255, 31-2-2; LHB p. 169, 27-8-2, "Name u
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-09-24
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: Mar 15, 2011 5:34 PM
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-09
Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-06-21
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: June 2012
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-06-08
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-03-05 
Sabal Palm in my yard
Location: West coast of FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.  The trees closest to th
Location: West coast of FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation on the west coast of FL when this was taken.
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: Sep 25, 2011 8:27 AM
Location: Blue Springs State Park, Florida
Date: Jan 23, 2011 3:01 PM
Location: Merritt Island, Florida
Date: 2012-11-04 
Photo taken at Haulover Canal, Merritt Island, Florida
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: June 5, 2022
Cabbage palm #89, RAB p. 255, 31-2-2; LHB p. 169, 27-8-2, "Name u
Location: Ft. De Soto Park, FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.
Location: Ft. De Soto Park, FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Ft. De Soto Park, FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.
Location: Ft. De Soto Park, FL
Date: 2006-01-25
We were on vacation when this was taken.
Location: Florida
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: June 5, 2022
Cabbage palm #89, RAB p. 255, 31-2-2; LHB p. 169, 27-8-2, "Name u
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Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 17, 2013 7:17 PM concerning plant:
    Florida's state tree.
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 29, 2011 11:22 AM concerning plant:
    The Cabbage palmetto is native to the Southeastern U.S. from North Carolina through Florida, and also Cuba and the Bahamas. It is a popular landscape tree attaining heights to 65 feet or more and a trunk circumference up to 2 feet. This is a fan type palm with leaves reaching 6 to 8 feet in length. The Cabbage palmetto blooms in mid summer with the creamy yellowish white flowers produced in panicles extending out from the leaves. The blooms are followed in late fall or early winter by black drupe type fruits that contain a single seed, a favorite of both birds and squirrels. The Sabal Palm is very cold hardy and can survive short periods of temperatures around 10ºF with protection. Once established, this tree is very drought tolerant as well as wind resistant.
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 23, 2012 5:57 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and white pollen from this plant. The honey is white and mild in flavor.
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