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COMMON SUNCOAST PALM TREES

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The Gizella Kopsic Palm

Arboretum is north of the

Vinoy Resort at 901 North

Shore Drive & 11th Avenue,

Downtown St. Petersburg.

There are more than

500 palms and cycads

representing 150 species

from around the world.

Parks Department:

727-893-7441

stpeteparksrec.org

TEXAS PALMETTO

Slow growth & produces creamy

white flowers in spring

PINEAPPLE PALM

So-called nut, like a pineapple,

at bottom of crown

CABBAGE SABAL PALM

Florida State tree & grows up

to 65 feet

JAMAICAN COCONUT

Rapid growing palm with a

crooked trunk

RIBBON FAN PALM

Tall, slender & grows to 30 feet

CUBAN ROYAL PALM

White, marble column-like trunk &

thick crown of leaves

BOTTLE PALM

Slow growing & can grow 10 to

20 feet tall

FOXTAIL PALM

Very durable & tolerates variety

of soil conditions