The South Florida Palm Society (SFPS) volunteered to assist Montgomery in planting over 120 palms. The trees planted were primarily Sabal palmetto, Butia paraguayensis, and Butia yatay.
These palms, part of MBC’s living collection, came from fieldwork in the Bahamas, Paraguay and Argentina, part of MBC’s collections development work.
Dr. Larry Noblick states, “I greatly appreciate the generosity and work ethic of the palm enthusiasts from the SFPS. They saved us a lot of time and helped us achieve our goal of getting all of our palms in the ground by the end of September.”