Pindo Palm - Jelly PalmButia capitataThe South American pindo palm, Butia capitata, sets a delicious, edible fruit. The berries are tasty when eaten raw but they also make wonderful jelly and wine. This is why the pindo is commonly called the jelly palm.
Buy a 5' Pindo - Medium Palm Tree The fruits form in dense clusters weighing as much as 50 pounds per stem. Each 1 inch, bright yellow or orange berry houses 1-3 seeds. The fruit is fragrant, juicy and tastes of
pineapple
and apricot.
This is a commonly seen natural occurrence in Florida palms and is not damaging to the tree. Some gardeners even place the ferns into the palm tree's boots themselves. Butia capitata features pale blue-green or blue-gray recurving fronds which grow out of a stout, heavily textured trunk. It can grow to over 18 feet in accommodating climates. While the tree is still fairly short, the arching fronds can touch the ground.
This palm can withstand a considerable amount of frost being hardy down to 10 degrees F. It is the most hardy of the feather (pinnate leaved) palms. It is also drought tolerant and low maintenance. It will grow in sun or shade. Shade will cause the fronds to grow larger and "greener". Unlike many palms, jelly palms transplant easily. They also don't seem to have a preference for one side of the U.S. over the other. They will live happily on the east or west coast.
The jelly palm is slow growing and so can thrive in a pot for years. Propagation is by seed. To get pindo palm seed to germinate, plant it fresh and prepare to wait. The seed is very slow to sprout. Keep the seed container warm and damp and eventually, you will succeed.
Buy Jelly Palm Trees HereThese are large palms that will establish quickly and add instant tropical ambiance to your indoor and outdoor rooms.  Buy a 3' Pindo Tree - Small Palm Tree - $94.95 Retail Price: 113.94 You Save: $18.99  Buy a 5' Pindo - Medium Palm Tree - $399.95 Retail Price: 479.94 You Save: $79.99 More Palm Tree Pages:Hyophorbe verschaffeltii is the Highly Ornamental Spindle PalmThe Graceful Phoenix roebelenii Palm Traveler's Tree: a Large, Exotic Pseudo Palm Go from Butia capitata back to Florida Palm Trees The Sugar Date Palm Bears Bitter Fruit Go back to Cold Hardy Palms Go from Pindo Palm to Plant Guides Home Page |
Ferns are growing in the boots of this jelly palm tree. 
Newly planted pindo palms in Lake Mary, Florida.