Palm trees, how far inland can you find them (Columbia: apartment complex, house)
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I want to move south. We are looking into Summerville, but after our recent trip...I'm not sure. It was nice, but main street..alt 17 was very congested!!! It took 11 min. to just go 3 miles. Then with all the developements they are putting in...OMG...leave some woods behind people...So I'm concerned that if it's that congested now, what will it be like when all the developments are built....CRAZY...I want a nice house on some acreage. I don't want to be in a cookie cutter lot & it seems that that's what there is a whole lot of...unless you pay $600,000. to $700,000. I was shocked.. I want big mature trees on my property, but also palm trees.. I just love they way they look..Plus if we are moving, I want a different scenery than I have here & there are def. no palm trees here in the tundra of northeast Pa. I was wondering where else can we look into that has palm trees & good schools?
Palmetto trees (not exactly Palm, but they look similar) are sold by landscaping companies in Columbia which is 2 hours or so from the nearest shore line. The Palmetto is the State Tree and kinda the mascot as its the main item on our state flag. Columbia being the state capitol has palmettos in various areas. My apartment complex has a couple on either side of the entrance. They're probably not exactly native to the inland areas, but the climate does support them.
I too noticed that most of the newer developments clearcut the land so they don't have (m)any mature trees. KB Homes has a new development in the Corley Mill area of Columbia that has all of the mature hardwoods left. I've been to other KB neighborhoods that didn't have many mature trees. It seems they don't have a company policy of clearing the land by default, but can decide based on the development and the trees that are there.
Many developments 10 or 15 years ago didn't clear cut the land, so you may be able to find a slightly older house that will have more mature trees. If they don't have palms on your land, just buy 'em and put 'em in yourself.
Palm trees are found most everywhere in SC, but the more inland you get, the fewer you see. The Sand Hills region of the state is full of palms and palmettos, after heading into the Upstate you will see them less frequently (a general rule of thumb is if you see 'long leaf pines' then palms can and will survive in the area).
I live in Columbia and I have 4 different kinds of Palm Trees in my yard: one Palmetto Tree, 2 Pindo (Jelly) Palms, 3 Mexican Fan Palms and 3 Chinese Windmill Palms. The Mexican Fan Palms experience frond burning every winter, but they come back nicely in the spring. They all have southern exposure and are somewhat protected from the wind. I would not recommend a Mexican Fan Palm any further inland than Columbia. The other 3 could survive a little further inland (maybe up to the upstate of SC and lower Piedmont of NC) if they are in a sunny location with protection from the wind and southern exposure. All 3 of the other palms do beautifully in my yard.
Palmetto trees (not exactly Palm, but they look similar) are sold by landscaping companies in Columbia which is 2 hours or so from the nearest shore line. The Palmetto is the State Tree and kinda the mascot as its the main item on our state flag. Columbia being the state capitol has palmettos in various areas. My apartment complex has a couple on either side of the entrance. They're probably not exactly native to the inland areas, but the climate does support them.
I too noticed that most of the newer developments clearcut the land so they don't have (m)any mature trees. KB Homes has a new development in the Corley Mill area of Columbia that has all of the mature hardwoods left. I've been to other KB neighborhoods that didn't have many mature trees. It seems they don't have a company policy of clearing the land by default, but can decide based on the development and the trees that are there.
Many developments 10 or 15 years ago didn't clear cut the land, so you may be able to find a slightly older house that will have more mature trees. If they don't have palms on your land, just buy 'em and put 'em in yourself.
Actually, Palmettos are also sold in the Greenville area at landscape supply companies. One business that comes to mind is on S.C. 14, just off of I-85.
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