Cabbage Palmetto, Cabbage Palm Sabal palmetto

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Botanical Name:

Sabal palmetto

Family:

Arecaceae

Genus:

Sabal

Species:

palmetto

Common Name:

Cabbage Palmetto, Cabbage Palm

Seeds Per Pound:

3,164

Quantity:

5.97 lb

Average Viable Seeds/Packet:

Germination:

98%

Germination Test Type:

cut

Purity:

99%

Height:

15-20 feet

Collection Locale:

Louisiana

Crop Year:

2022

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 5.97 lb

Prices

Sabal palmetto

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Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:

1 packet (~ 13 seeds)

$5.95

1 oz (~ 198 seeds)

$15.95

4 oz (~ 791 seeds)

$24.66

1 lb (~ 3164 seeds)

$59.50

1 kg (~ 6975 seeds)

$125.00

Characteristics

Plant with Edible Parts

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in hot tap water, let stand in water for 24 hours.

Stratification: none required.

Germination: sow seed 3/4" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed.

Other: if boiling water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required.

In a Nutshell:

* Sabal palmetto , also known as Cabbage Palm , Palmetto , Cabbage Palmetto , Palmetto Palm , and Sabal Palm , is one of 15 species of palmetto palm (Arecaceae, genus Sabal ). It is native to the southeastern United States , Cuba , and the Bahamas . In the United States . It was originally found near the coast from St. Andrews Bay in the Florida panhandle to extreme southern coast of North Carolina, and throughout most of the Florida peninsula. more...

* An excellent fibre is obtained from the leaf stalks. The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older leaves or the bases of old leaf stalks surrounding the bud. The fibres are up to 50cm long, they are harvested commercially and used to make brushes, especially where these have to remain stiff in hot water or caustics

* The trunks are used to make wharf piles, whilst polished cross-sections of the trunk have been used as small table tops. The wood is also largely manufactured into canes.

* The berries or seeds have been used in the treatment of grass sickness, low fever, headaches and weight loss. more...

Usda description:

More info on http://plants.usda.gov

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