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Saw Palmetto(Serenoa repens)Landscape Index Page Native landscape trees Native landscape shrubs |
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Family - ArecaceaeNatural Habitat - Pine flatwoods, Scrub, Hammocks, Coastal Strand, Prairies.Planting Zones - 8, 9, 10Description - Native palm, long lived & slow growing. Two varieties of Saw Palmetto occur in South Florida, the more common has yellowish-green foliage and is found statewide. The other, with silver blue-green foliage, is found near the coast on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in deep, well drained, white sandy soil.Saw Palmetto leaves, average 3 ft. in length & grow from prostrate horizontal stems and rhizomes, sometimes the stems grow upright in tree form.Leaf petioles (stems) are edged with sharp, re-curving spines resembling saw teeth which give this palm it's common name. Overall height is variable dependant on growing conditions, 2 to 10 feet as a shrub, in an upright form Saw palmetto can attain tree like heights of 20 feet.Saw Palmetto's fragrant flower is yellowish-white on many branched inflorescences 2 feet or more in length from spring through summer.Fruit is a deep purple/black when mature and provides food for many animals including Whitetail deer, Black bear, feral pigs and Gopher tortoise.Landscape uses - Used as an accent or under planting to larger palms or pines, as a specimen or in border/buffer zone plantings. Saw Palmetto works well as a screen.Culture - Propagation by seed, best grown in full sun to light shade. Drought & salt tolerant. Virtually maintenance free once well established. |
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