Thorny Issue #3 Traditional Cache
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Cabbage Palm - the Florida State Tree
Cabbage palms are monocotyledons with single seed leaves. The palmetto tree trunk grows more like grass than a typical tree trunk. Cabbage palms also do not have annual rings but grow segments of leaves at the top each year. The leaves are long with straight lines of parallel veins.
Capable of reaching 90 feet or more in the woods (when shaded or protected by surrounding trees) Sabal palmetto is usually seen at 40 to 50 feet in height.
The palm is an amazingly sturdy native tree with a rough, fibrous trunk that is quite variable in shape, from straight and erect, to curved or leaning.
Palmetto is actually a name that comes from the Spanish word palmito or little palm. It was probably misnamed because the tree is often seen as a small tree in the understory.
This is a young one.
Cache is a camo Rx bottle hidden Florida style.
The thorns actually are associated with some vines that protect the location -- watch out!
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