Cabbage Palm

Also known as Carolina Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto, Swamp Cabbage, Sabal Palm

Cabbage palms dominate coastal landscapes across the southeastern United States, anchoring sandy shorelines and maritime hammocks against hurricane winds. Their fan-shaped fronds emerge from a single growing heart, while dense clusters of dark autumn berries sustain migrating songbirds and small mammals. The fibrous trunks frequently retain old crisscrossing leaf bases that shelter epiphytic ferns, tree frogs, and roosting bats.