Saw palmetto
Deep inside an oak hammock was this beautiful example of an incredibly old saw palmetto. They are amazingly slow growers of only 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch per year and it can take 100 years for one to become an adult. The long pithy stem is an identifier for this plant and I estimate the length of the stem to be15 foot at minimum. Do the math this is a very old palmetto.
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Saw palmetto
Deep inside an oak hammock was this beautiful example of an incredibly old saw palmetto. They are amazingly slow growers of only 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch per year and it can take 100 years for one to become an adult. The long pithy stem is an identifier for this plant and I estimate the length of the stem to be15 foot at minimum. Do the math this is a very old palmetto.
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Uploaded on May 2, 2022