Butia capitata....

[John Case]

I ate a bunch of apples off this tree last year, sweet and delicious! More coming this year, it looks!

[edric]

Very nice tree John, mine is just getting ready to open its third spath, I eat nearly every piece of fruit myself, I raised mine from a seedling I got under its dead mother fifteen years ago, still only eight foot or so out of the soil, how old is yours? Ed

[John Case]

It isn't mine, I just wish it was. It is a speciment at a local nursery here. The owner is a semi-palm nut. He makes most of his money on hardscape materials, but he has a few truly fabulous palms. I posted a few photos today, including the enormous Chaemerops...

last year I got busy during the ripening phase and could have collecting all of the seeds ( the workers sit under the tree during break and snack on the fruit; this one is quite tasty) but they has to keep it cleaned up so the customers would not complain.

By all that is holy, it will not happen again!

[John Case]

Please excuse me if a got a bit religious, but this tree is very nice.....

[sonoranfans]

I ate a bunch of apples off this tree last year, sweet and delicious! More coming this year, it looks!

Beautiful butia John, when they are in good form they are fabulous!

[edric]

Ya, I noticed that, not all trees have the same quality fruit, Ed

[freakypalmguy]

Nice color, an excellent Butia John.

[paulgila]

i have never heard of palm fruit being referred to as "apples" before.

or were there "real" apples on that palm?

if so,you better cut down on the "lunch" vodka tonics!

[John Case]

i have never heard of palm fruit being referred to as "apples" before.

or were there "real" apples on that palm?

if so,you better cut down on the "lunch" vodka tonics!

They are the size of small apples and have a citrusy apple taste, hence apples. 'Palm Fruit' is so non-committal......

BTW, my "lunch" vodka tonics are prescription.....

I am now preparing for the snark.....

[Kris]

Very nice Butia,and it has pretty big trunk too_ i love that aspect in your palm..

Thanks for those lovely stills..

Love,

Kris

[FRITO]

Nice Butia! nice form - I agree

the fruit out this way in the land of Butia are called 'pindos' hence the common name: Pindo Palm.

[John Case]

Nice Butia! nice form - I agree

the fruit out this way in the land of Butia are called 'pindos' hence the common name: Pindo Palm.

OK, I'll bow to the locals......last year I ate a bucketfull of pindos..... and they tasted the same even with the old name!

[Dave-Vero]

When I lived in Jacksonville, Fla., the nice young butias in my yard (full-sized leaves, but just getting started on trunks) were offspring of older butias in the neighborhood. They grew from seeds that had been planted in shrubbery beds by squirrels.

[Kris]

OK, I'll bow to the locals......last year I ate a bucketfull of pindos..... and they tasted the same even with the old name!