Light
Full sun is best; light shade is fine.
Growing guide · Trees
Butia capitata
How to grow Pindo Palm.
A palm that tolerates a cold snap.
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 8–11
- Size
- 10–20 ft tall, 10–15 ft wide
- Spacing
- 10–15 ft. from other trees and the house.
- Pets
- Not pet-safe; keep out of reach
Water
Weekly the first year. Established palms are drought tolerant.
Planting and soil
Spring or early summer, at the same depth as the pot. Never bury the trunk.
Feeding
Palm fertilizer with magnesium and potassium in spring and summer.
Pruning
Remove only fully brown fronds. Cutting green fronds weakens the palm.
Through the year
Evergreen. Cream flowers in late spring; orange fruit in summer. Protect young palms in hard freezes.
If something's off
Yellowing older fronds usually means potassium or magnesium deficiency; use palm fertilizer. Spiny frond stems: wear gloves.
The palm for cooler gardens.
Arching, blue-green fronds on a thick, stubby trunk, and hardy to about 15°F once established. It grows slowly into a broad, tropical-looking specimen. The orange fruit is edible and makes a good jelly, hence its other name, jelly palm.
Why we stock it: A real palm look in places where most palms would die the first winter.
Pindo Palmfrom $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Pindo Palmfrom $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it