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Jelly Palm Live Plant - Butia odorata - Cold Hardy - Pindo Palm - Size #1
🚨 NO SHIPPING TO CA | OR | WA | HI | AK | UTPlease confirm that your shipping address is eligible before placing your order. Thank you for understanding! 🌱Add a distinctive tropical look to your landscape with Butia odorata, commonly known as the Jelly Palm or Pindo Palm. This attractive cold-hardy palm is prized for its graceful, recurved feather-like fronds and beautiful green-to-gray foliage.Jelly Palm is one of the more cold-tolerant palms with pinnate foliage, making it an excellent choice for gardeners in suitable Zone 8 and 9A landscapes who want a tropical-looking palm with greater cold tolerance.
🌿 Plant DetailsBotanical Name: Butia odorataCommon Name: Jelly Palm, Pindo PalmPlant Type: Cold-hardy feather palmGrowth Rate: SlowTypical Height: 15–20 ftGrowth Habit: Solitary palm with graceful arching crownHardiness Zone: USDA Zone 8Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial sunDrought Tolerance: Tolerant once establishedSalt Tolerance: LowLandscape Use: Specimen palm, residential landscape, tropical garden, lawn accent
☀️ Growing RequirementsLight: Performs best in full sun to partial sun. Good sunlight helps maintain strong growth and attractive foliage.Water: Tolerant of dry conditions once established. Provide regular water during establishment and during prolonged periods of heat or drought.Soil: Prefers well-draining soil. Avoid prolonged waterlogged conditions.Climate: Suitable for USDA Zone 8 and warmer climates. Jelly Palm is known for its ability to tolerate cooler temperatures better than many other feather palms.Cold Tolerance: Established plants can tolerate temperatures around 10°F under suitable conditions, although actual cold tolerance can vary with plant age, duration of cold, moisture, and local growing conditions.
🌴 Beautiful Recurved FrondsOne of the most attractive features of Butia odorata is its long, gracefully recurved pinnate foliage.The fronds range from green to attractive gray-green tones, creating a soft, tropical appearance with plenty of texture and movement.Its arching crown provides a beautiful contrast to the more upright growth habit of many fan palms.
❄️ Cold-Hardy Tropical AppealJelly Palm is especially valued for bringing a tropical appearance to landscapes where winter temperatures may be too cold for many other palm species.It is considered one of the hardier palms with pinnate, feather-like fronds, making it an excellent candidate for suitable Zone 8 and 9A landscapes.
🌳 Landscape UsesButia odorata works beautifully as:Cold-hardy specimen palmResidential landscape accentLawn or garden focal pointTropical-style landscape plantingPatio or courtyard featurePalm collection specimenWarm-to-temperate climate gardenIts mature size and graceful crown make it especially attractive as a standalone specimen.
📦 Plant Size & ShippingThis listing is for one Butia odorata (Jelly Palm / Pindo Palm) live plant, Size #1.Plants are living products, so natural variations in height, leaf size, color, shape, trunk development, and overall appearance may occur. Minor cosmetic changes may also happen during shipping or seasonal transitions.Please note: A Size #1 nursery plant will be much smaller than the mature landscape size of an established palm.This listing is for a live nursery plant, not seeds or a bare-root product.
🚨 Shipping InformationWe currently ship within the United States only.NO SHIPPING TO: CA | OR | WA | HI | AK | UTWe do not ship internationally.Please confirm that your shipping address is eligible before placing your order.
💚 Why You\'ll Love It✔ Cold-hardy feather palm✔ Beautiful green-gray recurved fronds✔ Tropical appearance with greater cold tolerance✔ Drought tolerant once established✔ Excellent specimen palm✔ Suitable for Zone 8 landscapes✔ Slow-growing and long-lasting✔ Great choice for cooler palm-growing regions
Add a Jelly Palm (Butia odorata) to your landscape for graceful silver-green foliage, a classic tropical silhouette, and impressive cold tolerance compared with many other feather palms.For best results, plant promptly after arrival and provide full to partial sun, good drainage, appropriate water during establishment, and suitable protection during extreme cold while the palm becomes established.
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