Pindo Palm

Pindo palms are medium height palm trees that bear a delicious fruit used to make jellies. Here is some more information about them.

Facts & Care Sheet

Maximum Height: About 25 feet

Maximum Width(spread): 15 feet

Native Range: Central-southern Brazil and adjacent areas of Uruguay and Argentina.

Scientific name: Butia capitata

Other Common Name(s): Jelly palm, wine palm

Growth rate: Moderate to slow

Propagation: By seed

Hardiness: Quite High

Sun: Full sunlight to partial shade.

Water: Water regularly

Soil: They will adapt to most soil conditions so soil is not a problem.

Fertilizer Requirements: Although they will thrive without a fertilizer but it is good to fertilize them a few times in spring.

Poisonous: No

Cold tolerance: High, can tolerate colder temperatures as low as about 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Drought tolerance: High

Fruit: Delicious edible fruit with large seeds which is used to make jams and jellies. The fruit is oval shaped and about one inch long having yellow to orange colors.

Propagation

Propagate through seeds by germinating them in zip-lock bags with moisture or moist soil mix.

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One Response to Pindo Palm

  1. Jeanne says:

    Thank God! Someone with brains seapks!

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