PALM TREES
(sp. Var.)
Palms have grown in North America for 80
million years. The Texas Sabal Palm (sp. Sabal
mexicana) is our closest native - the classic ‘Fan
Leaf Palm’. But here in Rockport (because of
human intervention) we’re loaded down with
various species of Palm Trees.
California Fan Palms
(sp. Washingtonia filifera)
LORE: In Brownsville Texas there still remains
a portion of an ancient Sabal Palm Forest - the last
natural grove of Palm Trees in the U.S. - and is
currently protected as the Sabal Palm Sanctuary.
Rio Grande Palmetto
or South Texas Sabal
(sp. Sabal mexicana)
A Canary Island Date Palm
(sp. Phoenix canariensis)
A True Date Palm
(sp. Phoenix dactylifera)
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