The Sabal Palmetto (Sabal palmetto) is native to the southeast United States and the Bahamas, having an edible terminal bud and leaves used in religious services on Palm Sunday. Also called cabbage palm. In this area these palms can be as large as 40 to 50 feet in height, this sturdy/cold hardy native palm has a rough, fibrous trunk that is quite variable in shape, from straight and erect, to curved or leaning. Cabbage Palm is topped with a very dense, 10 to 15-foot-diameter, round crown of deeply cut, curved, palmate leaves. This is South Carolina's and Florida's state tree. This palm is well-suited for landscaping of all types (i.e. beachfront, street border planting, to highlight other areas, framing an area or in odd number groups of varying size. The Sabal is ideal for coastal areas like ours. The four to five-foot-long, creamy white, showy flower stalks in the spring/summer are followed by small, shiny, green fruits which are appreciated by many of our local animal residents and wildlife.