#1735 most planted
Butia
Pindo palm · also Brazilian butia palm, Yatay palm, Jelly palm
PalmEvergreen
20
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
13 in
median trunk (34 cm, 19 measured)
18 yr
median age (65% have a planting date)
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Butia is a genus of South American palms known for their arching silver-green fronds and thick, sturdy trunks. Many species produce edible fruits. These palms are valued in urban landscapes for their drought tolerance, salt tolerance, and unusual cold hardiness, making them suitable for warm and temperate regions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 200.01%18 yr13 in
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 13 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Butia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
