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the palmetto tree

the palmetto tree. By Evie W. Description . Where it grows is native to the coast The leaves leaves can be 5 to 6.5 feet The trunk the trunk can be 2 feet wide How tall the palmetto can be Can be 65 feet tall. the uses of the palmetto. Fort Moultrie

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the palmetto tree

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  1. thepalmetto tree By Evie W

  2. Description • Where it grows is native to the coast • The leaves leaves can be 5 to 6.5 feet • The trunk the trunk can be 2 feet wide • How tall the palmetto can be Can be 65 feet tall

  3. the uses of the palmetto • Fort Moultrie Fort Moultrie was made of the palmetto • Salad the salad the heart of the palmetto is a salad made with the palmetto’s heart • Good coastal plant hurricane resistance tolerance of salt water, spray, and cold

  4. the battle at Fort Moultrie • Protected many soldiers protected many of the soldiers at the battle • The 3 sided Fort the fort only had 3 walls because there wasn’t time to build a fourth • Cannon balls the cannon balls got stuck or bounced off the log fort

  5. Why it’s on ourflag • The design the flag was designed with the crescent badges and was blue • Why was the palmetto added The palmetto tree was add because it saved soldier’s lives • The palmetto’s part the palmetto saved many soldiers lives

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