6 Palmettos; Morris Island; 4' X 5'; acrylic

Yes, we love our Palmettos; Palmetto is in the Palm family and one is not incorrect (sorry for the double negative) in saying, "those are nice palms lining Lockwood BLVD". However there are 2600 species of palms, so one is not being very descriptive when you call our Palmetto a palm.  Unfortunately, our Palmetto has become TOO popular and palmettos are being yanked our of their homes and transported anywhere. Many die in the process of transplantation yet people claim, "we have lots and lots of these trees!" Well, we used to have lots of ducks and whales, but no longer. Just like whales, palmettos are not easily replaceable. Palmettos do not have an identifiable trunk until they're about 25 years old! Those palmettos they are harvesting are 50-75 years old! These are not easy to replace, therefore these palmetto harvesters aren't putting seeds in the ground as they would be long dead prior to getting a similar replacement. The correct name for a palmetto is to call it Sabal palmetto to