GREEN SAW PALMETTO

Serenoa repens

Variable; 3 to 18 feet

Slow rate of growth for the first several years

Full sun to partial shade

Good salt and excellent drought tolerance

Cold hardy; zones 8 to 11

Reclining to upright, thicket-forming palm with evergreen, green, fan-shaped fronds.

Clusters of fragrant, tiny white blooms in spring are followed by black berries in autumn.

Excellent wildlife habitat. Very long-lived. Very low-maintenance.

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2664

http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sererepe

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