Euterpe catinga

[Palmtreehugger]

Anyone have any luck growing this in SoCal and getting a colored crownshaft?

[Frond-friend42]

Did this one get its name changed to euterpe edulis 'orange crownshaft'? Or is there a separate orange crownshaft euterpe?

[Dypsisdean]

  On 9/6/2022 at 11:42 PM, Frond-friend42 said:

Did this one get its name changed to euterpe edulis 'orange crownshaft'? Or is there a separate orange crownshaft euterpe?

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I have both, and as far as I know, E. catinga and Euturpe edulis 'Orange Crownshaft" are two similar but different palms. But as everything these days - subject to change.

[John hovancsek]

They are both so beautiful but I personally love catinga the best. The pic is catinga seedlings from a friends tree

[Frond-friend42]

I was looking at some palpedia pics and descriptions and the only definite difference I could see was the black spots "adpressed scales on the proximal petioles--on catingas.

[Dypsisdean]

  On 9/8/2022 at 12:19 AM, Frond-friend42 said:

I was looking at some palpedia pics and descriptions and the only definite difference I could see was the black spots "adpressed scales on the proximal petioles--on catingas.

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Yes - I seem to remember that as one of the distinquishing features.