A passage from Wild Edible Plants of California (Vol 1):
A healthy Fan palm can produce large fruit clusters, some weighing up to 20lbs. each. Clusters on small to medium tall trees can be knocked to the ground with a long pole or pool skimmer. But more often than not the tree will need to be scaled. Or, simply wait for what the weather knocks to the ground.
View photos of the edible plant, Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto), profiled in the Wild Edible Series: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas: Vol 1.
Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)
Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)
Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)
Sabal minor (Dwarf palmetto)
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Arkansas:
Like all Palms, Dwarf palmetto has an edible core/heart/lower stem. If the individual plant is old enough to have a central new–frond growth sprout, it will be a good edible specimen.
A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Texas (Vol 1):
The large pea to small grape–sized purple/black fruit are ripe from late summer to mid–fall. Although they are mostly seed, the thin outer flesh layer is sweet (but odd–tasting) and edible.
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