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Want palmettos in your SC yard? Watch out for these “red flags” and palm tree mistakes
The sabal palmetto, South Carolina’s state tree, is among the most common and best-suited to the area. Pindo palm trees, sometimes called jelly palms for their edible orange fruit, and smaller ...
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Gardening column: 3 native Lowcountry palms for Palm Sunday
“Palmetto” comes from the Spanish word for “little palm.” It is the state tree of South Carolina and Florida. Resistant to hurricane damage, it is planted heavily in Charleston, Savannah ...
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We call them palm trees but they really are something else
The palm tree isn’t really a tree ... as the official state tree by the Florida Legislature in 1953. The sabal palmetto is also the state tree for South Carolina and featured on its flag ...
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Palmetto tree removal stirs response from Isle of Palms homeowners
Unlike an oak tree, where crews can cleave or cut branches, palmetto trees cannot be trimmed ... devastated homes and businesses. The Plant-a-Palm program hoisted a historic marker on Palm ...
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Want palmettos in your SC yard? Watch out for these “red flags” and palm tree mistakes
The palmetto is South Carolina’s official state tree. Several palm species thrive in the South Carolina climate. Jason Lee For many folks, nothing says life at the beach like a palm tree in the ...
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We call them palm trees but they really are something else
The palm tree isn’t really a tree ... Sabal palms were chosen as the official state tree by the Florida Legislature in 1953. The sabal palmetto is also the state tree for South Carolina and featured ...