Butia ************

[Palmfarmer]

Any Butia experts here that can find out what species this is? Seller Claimed it had only been in the ground for 2 years, but that might be completly incorrect. 

 

 

[Steve Mac]

Mate, I am certainly no expert here, or anywhere else. 

But the names, Butia capitata and Butia odorata are often used interchangeably in some places, or at least in different places. 

This may be neither, but I usually start with the most common, start with that and see how you go. 

[Frond-friend42]

I picked some of these seeds off the street in St. George, UT. Cracking them was quite the task, but I saw a thread showing faster germination by doing it. A few things struck me:

1. These bear some resemblance to their kissing cousins, the Jubaea's. Guess it makes sense since they can be crossed with them and they are both in Tribe colossal.

2. Very thick shell (cracking jubaeas was also dicey)

3. Double embryos in some though not all (are they tasty like the Jubaea embryos). 

One embryo did survive my vice procedure. Going slower avoided any more casualties. Just thought this might be of interest.