Sabal palmetto seed
LATIN NAME: Serenoa repens
COMMON NAME: Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto is the low, tough, fan-leaved palm of the warm, sandy coasts, and its great, round, fan-shaped leaves have been a familiar of the warm lands for a very long time. The low, creeping or upright trunk carries the bold, round, fan-shaped, blue-green leaves on the long stalks, and the long, dense clusters of the small, cream flowers open through the late spring, to be followed by the round, dark, olive-like berries. The berries have a long and careful record of use in the traditional practice of the region. It is a fine, easy palm of the warm, sunny, sandy ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Saw palmetto has a strong and well-documented place in the plant science, and the dark, olive-like berries have been studied for a long time for their place in the traditional practice of the region. Researchers have looked at the chemistry of the berries, which have a very long record of use, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional remedies and the native palms of the warm coasts. The bold, round, blue-green fans and the long clusters of the berries have also made it a fine garden plant, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the warm-climate palms and the plants of the traditional practice.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Saw palmetto is grown for the bold, fan-shaped leaves and the long record of use. The round, dark berries have a traditional place in the practice of the region, and they are gathered and studied for a very long time. In the garden the low, blue-green fans make a fine, bold specimen or a dense ground cover for the warm, sandy ground, and the cream flowers and the dark berries are a fine food for the wildlife of the coast. It has drawn attention in the international botanical and the herbal press for its long history of use, and it is a fine, easy palm of the warm, sunny, sandy garden.
The saw palmetto grows naturally along the warm, sandy coasts, where the low, blue-green fans form great, dense colonies of the sand and the scrub. The round, dark berries have a long record of use in the traditional practice of the region, and the bold fans are a fine, easy addition to the warm, sandy garden. The plant is tough, dependable and slow but very long-lived.
The saw palmetto is a fine, easy palm for the warm, sandy garden, and the low, blue-green fans give a bold, handsome look to the dry ground. The plant is tough, dependable and very long-lived.
To grow the saw palmetto from seed, soak the round, dark seeds in warm water for a day, then sow them at a depth of a couple of centimetres in pots of moist, sandy, free-draining soil, keep them in a warm, bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings come up steadily and grow on slowly, so be patient with them. Give them the sun and the sharp, sandy, well-drained soil, and the blue-green fans will be there in a few seasons.
Sabal palmetto Common name：cabbage palm
It grows to a height of 30 to 80 feet with a stem diameter of 12 to 24 inches. Typically the stem diameter is uniform from the base to the crown.Leaf bases or “boots” may persist on the stem or slough , giving the stem a smooth appearance.Cabbage palmetto leaves are fan-shaped, palmately divided, and spineless. They are borne on a prominately-arching midrib and may be 3 to 9 feet long. Cabbage palmetto flowers are perfect, showy, and creamy to yellowish white. They are borne in arching or drooping clusters. The fruit is a black, fleshy, drupe that contains a single brown spherical seed. The cabbage palmetto root system as a short, bulbous underground stem surrounded by a dense mass of contorted roots with smaller, light orange roots penetrating the soil to a depth of 15 to 20 feet The Sabal Palmetto is the most widely distributed palm in Florida. It grows in almost any soil and has many uses, including food, medicine, and landscaping.