The Dwarf palm (Dwarf Palmetto) is indigenous to the southeastern of the United States. Its native range is territories of the Atlantic coast, the Gulf of Mexico, eastern North Carolina, estern Oklahoma and eastern Texas.

The Sabal Minor grows naturally in wet coastal areas, swamps, lowlands, ravines, woodlands, streams, river terrace areas. They rarely grow in uplands. In areas where water is always available this palm forms dense thick fronds.

The shrub is also grows naturally  near the roads and driveways in Florida, North and South Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma.

The Bush palmetto is one the hardiest palm trees and can take temperature below -4 F with no damage. The Sabal Minor ranges as far north as New York, Illinois and Washington. The Dwarf palm looks very attractive and exotic in these areas. This shrub looks amazing under snowfall.

This palm is highly variable. Some are really small with subterranean stems. Others can grow little bit taller and develop a short trunk. The common size is 3-4 feet, sometimes you can see this palm about 5-6 feet high, but it occurs really rare. In most cases the bush type plant has unvisible stems.

In wild the Dwarf palm provide food and protection to birds and small animals. 

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