Needle Palm beside a creek at Gary's Nursery near New Bern, NC. This palm survived minus four degrees in 1989 with little to no damage and has been under water for several days during numerous hurricanes.
Needle palm in native to the southeastern US far far north as Beaufort County, SC. It is usually an understory shrubby palm attaining heights of 10 feet. Needle palm can be grown in full sun with proper moisture and fertilizer.