Saw Palmetto Plant Guide - USDA

Nov 30, 2012 · In 1898, Hale (1898:8) commented on the “great fattening properties of the berries” for wildlife. Saw palmetto fruits are high in crude fiber, potassium, ash, fats, and sodium and serve as an energy-rich food for raccoons (Procyon lotor), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), rats, gopher tortoises (Gopherus poloyphemus), opossums ................
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