General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 32 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Fragrant, 3/4 to 1 inch, round to ovoid, yellowish-orange, each containing 1 to 3 seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Russet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Pindo Palm
  • Jelly Palm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Butia odorata
  • Synonym: Cocos odorata

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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