Scientific name:
Butia capitata
Common Name: Jelly
palm, Pindo palm
Sub-Variety:
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Butia
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Growth rate: Slow to
Medium
Trunk: 16 to 20
inches
Height: 15 feet
Canopy / Diameter: 8
to 10 feet
Leaves: feather palm
pinnate leaves that arch inwards, silver-grey, blue-green
Use: Small Specimen
tree
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Maintenance: Moderate
Hazards: spiny
Light exposure: Moderate
to High
Water requirements:
Moderate
Salt toleration: Moderate
Soil moisture / water
toleration: Moderate
Drought toleration:
High
Cold toleration: 15 F
Growing Zone: 8b-11
Pest:
Scale, lethal yellow (moderate)
Flowers: Pink
Fruits: Edible,
yellow, orange.
Propagation: Seeds.
