Sabal Palm trees are shown silhouetted against the orange sky at dawn as the sun rises at Myrtle Beach state park in South Carolina, usa.

Sabal Palm Trees at Dawn

South Carolina, USA

The sabal palmetto is also known as the cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, sabal palm, and swamp cabbage. It is native to the Southeast United States, found in the coastal plain region from North Carolina to Florida. The palm inhabits maritime forests and “high” ground within salt and brackish marshes and near beaches. They are formed with a spongier, scattered tissue and more malleable cells than most other trees, which allow them to bend with the wind during major storms such as hurricanes and tropical storms.

The palmetto has been a state symbol for South Carolina since the American Revolutionary War, when it was used to build a fort on Sullivan's Island that withstood British attack. The fort prevailed because it was built from palmetto logs, which absorbed the impact of the cannon balls without shattering.

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