Today 28 stately Palmetto trees at Linwood are being stripped of their beautiful, billowing, pale yellow flowers turned to weighty branches of seeds but remaining a vision to behold if not taken for granted by the average South Carolinian. The Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto, or Sabal Palm is ubiquitous in the southern United States. Purportedly the sweet/bitter fruit is edible but enjoyed mostly by wildlife.
The incredible spongy consistency of their trunks repelled the British cannonballs at Fort Moultrie in 1776 on Sullivans Island helping the Patriots win the first Naval battle of the Revolutionary War therefore earning the Palmettos’ place on the South Carolina state flag.
Loving Life at Linwood!
