P1 Butia capitata (Pindo palm, Jelly palm)

Pindo Palm in front of Office

One of the hardiest palms (down to -10°C). Grows in Seattle and New York. Delicious fruit.

Native to: Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
Growth: 18-25 feet. Slow.
Frond: Pinnate fronds that arch inwards
Trunk: Thick, stout
Fruit: Edible, delicious, orange, pineapple-apricot-valnilla-mango-flavored
Water requirements: Year-round water, medium.
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoseae
Subtribe: Attaleinae

Pindo palms in front of nursery office.
From the 1915 nursery catalog.
Pindo palms were once called Cocos australis.

Learn more about Butia capitata:

• Palmpedia, is now Butia odorata? Many pictures of the palm in its native area.
• Wikipedia
• Palm Society
• SelecTree
• Monrovia
• San Marcos Growers
• Etymology: Butia (corruption of the Brazilian name used to describe one of the species in the genus ) capitata (the flowers (or plant?) form a head-like cluster)