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Wild Sabal Palmetto at Myrtle Beach S.C. (Streetview)


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The reason why I am posting this is because Myrtle Beach only has a sliver of the Sabal palmetto range, it extends about 1 - 4 miles in from the shore. Here are some I pass while driving to the hotel we stay at in North Myrtle Beach, these are growing naturally on the edge of the woods and you can see some planted Washingtonia robusta closer to the road. 

 

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I'm seeing some nice planted Butia capitata nearby and plenty of Sabal palmetto.  I'm fairly sure the particular critters in your photos are Washingtonia.  

Here's some palmettos that look planted, probably quite a lot of years ago.  

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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7 hours ago, Dave-Vero said:

I'm seeing some nice planted Butia capitata nearby and plenty of Sabal palmetto.  I'm fairly sure the particular critters in your photos are Washingtonia.  

Here's some palmettos that look planted, probably quite a lot of years ago.  

sabal palmetto Lk Arrowhead Rd.jpeg

Not the Washingtonia in the front, but the wild Sabal palmetto in the background. 

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Just adding something, here is a Sabal palmetto native range map of South Carolina that I agree with, it seems about right, from what I have seen so far. 

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I saw many wild palmettos growing in the estuaries near Georgetown S.C. 

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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