Cute New Trees At The Temple

 We had two Palmetto Palm trees at the Columbia South Carolina Temple.  One was about six feet tall and the other was way taller.  In the last couple of weeks those two trees were removed and traded in for two Palmetto Palms that are the same size.  This picture was not taken at an angle that shows they are the same size but they are the same height.  They are very cute I think!

When I was outside the temple on my way to the parking lot I happened to run into a member of the temple presidency who told me about these trees.  He also told me that Palmetto Palms are wonderful trees.  When cannonballs hit structures in the Civil War that were made of Palmetto Palms, the cannonballs bounced off instead of splintering like most other wooden structures did. I find that interesting.