Cutting a tree down does not necessarily kill its roots. The roots may still be alive and continue to grow even after the tree has been cut down.
if you live in ft. Meyers Florida or south of there. we have the northernmost tree living outside at the pinellas county extension service, as far as i know.
It states that florida law prohibits any live oak trees to be cut down or uprooted!
The Cabbage Palmetto is Florida's state tree.
Mingo county but was atruck by lighting a few years ago and was chopped down.
a tree that is alive
To determine how old a tree is you must chop it down and count how many rings are in the trunk. Use a coring drill bit and count the rings that way. This keeps the tree alive.
Yes, it is illegal to cut down cedar trees in Florida. Because cedar trees make up a great amount of Florida, the need of raising those trees for oxygen and resources are dire. Unless the industry departments are permitted to cut them down, no one should be ridding the trees of their rightful spot. However, if a cedar tree is growing on one's owned land, then they have the right to cut down what they wish; but be warned, it will be frowned upon.
The Sabal Palm
== == The sabal palmetto palm, which is also known as the cabbage palm, and sometimes as the cabbage palmetto, a tree native to Florida, was designated as the Florida state tree by 1953 Legislature.
Cutting a tree down dos not kill it. The roots are still alive and well and often put up shoots from the cut off trunk to replace the original trees canopy. Killing the root of a tree after it is cut down often entails digging the roots up or injecting the stump with herbicide or other poisons.
Florida designated the sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) as the official state tree in 1953. The sabal palm (also known as cabbage palm, palmetto, or cabbage palmetto) is the most widely distributed palm tree in Florida.