Are palm trees native to Florida?

Answer by  Ginny (2251)

Twelve palms are native to Florida, of the almost 3,000 worldwide. They are the Everglades Palm, Florida Silver or Thatch Palm, Buccaneer or Sargent's Cherry Palm, Needle Palm, Florida Royal Palm, the Sabal palms, ie. Scrub Palmetto, Miami Palmetto, and Dwarf Palmetto, Cabbage Palm, Saw Palmetto, Keys Thatch Palm and Florida Thatch Palm. All others were imported from elsewhere.

Answer by  melissa23 (1002)

Palm trees are native to Florida, palm trees flourish when there are warm and wet conditions in an area such as Florida.