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Pindo Palm Butia capitata
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| Exposure |
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Sun |
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| Average Height x Width |
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10’ - 20’ T x 10’ 20’ W |
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| Typical Height |
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15’ |
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| Water Requirements |
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Water regularly as needed |
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| Spacing |
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10’ - 20’ apart |
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| Cold Hardiness |
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20° - 30° F |
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| Hardiness Zone |
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8 - 10B |
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| Growth Rate |
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Slow |
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| Origin |
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Central-southern Brazil and contiguous Argentina a |
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| Salt Tolerance |
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Moderate |
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| Drought Tolerance |
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High |
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| Soil Requirements |
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Widely adaptable |
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| Light Requirements |
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Moderate, high |
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| Nutritional Requirements |
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Moderate |
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| Uses |
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Small tree, edible fruit |
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| Propagation |
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Seed, germinating in six months or more, faster after dry storage |
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| Human Hazards |
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Spiny |
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| Major Pest Problems |
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Scales |
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| Major Disease Problems |
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Ganoderma, stigmina leaf spots, praphiola false smut, phytophthora bud rot |
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Pindo Palm is the hardiest feather-leafed palm currently in wide cultivation. It is used throughout the northern half of Florida as a specimen plant, functioning well in medium and even avenue plantings. Despite its relatively small stature, its performance is best above USDA Zone 10B, and it is reputedly hardy as far into the Carolinas. the arcing, blue-green leaves are crowded with many upward pointing leaflets that form a pronounced V-shape. The species is considerably variable in nature. The forms dirrering in ultimate height, trunk thickness, leaf color, amount of arching, and fruit clor and taste. The best quality Pindo fruits are very sweet with a flavor some fine reminiscent of a pineapple/banana mixture. They make a tasty jessy. Butia hybridizes readily with its close relative the Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) and such hybrids, intermediate in morphology and haradiness, are occasionally offered by nurseries. |
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