Dwarf Palmetto Palm Shrubs grown in Northern areas as far north as New York State. Dwarf Palmetto is often planted at the base of larger palm trees as an accent plant, and this is a useful plant to plant at entrances to hotels and other buildings and it looks great near a pool or on a patio!Dwarf Palmetto Palm Tree are native palm trees to the U.S. and will survive the cold winters on most Northern states, mainly because they are slow growing and the dense wax covering on the Dwarf Palmetto palm leaf insulates the plant. Dwarf Palmetto Palms grow very low to the ground and provide protection to small animals and the native distribution of the Dwarf Palmetto Palm Trees extends into many Northern states where the palmetto palm can easily survive winters of heavy snow and ice. A native plant to the United States, this plant is one of the most cold hardy palm yet tested, and grows well from Canada to the Gulf with no apparent winter cold damage to the leaves. The Dwarf Palmetto Palm tree rarely grows a trunk but forms dense impenetrable mats of roots. The slow growth of the Dwarf Palmetto Palm tree makes it extremely cold hardy, so the Dwarf Palmetto can easily grow in the North as well as the South, and are often planted in large containers in city business areas.