Butia seeds?

[ZPalms]

Last night I went palm seed searching and It was dark and I couldn't see anything except what the street light was giving but I picked some of these "seeds" and I just wanna know if these are Butia seeds? I should of taken a picture of the palm itself but I was in a hurry LOL

 

Edited July 22, 2021 by ZPalms

[Fusca]

Fruit at the bottom looks like an unripe Butia fruit and the others look like aborted fruits.  Compare with photos of fruit on this page:

palmpedia.net/wiki/Butia_odorata

[Frond-friend42]

Ha! Sounds like something I would do. I've seen seeds or (aborted?) fruits like this. I think it is something other than a palm seed. Doesn't look like pindo to me.

[ZPalms]

3 hours ago, Fusca said:

Fruit at the bottom looks like an unripe Butia fruit and the others look like aborted fruits.  Compare with photos of fruit on this page:

palmpedia.net/wiki/Butia_odorata

 

2 hours ago, Frond-friend42 said:

Ha! Sounds like something I would do. I've seen seeds or (aborted?) fruits like this. I think it is something other than a palm seed. Doesn't look like pindo to me.

Dang thought I scored myself some seeds, I guess I'm better off buying a couple. Thanks guys!

[The Germinator]

Looks like they fell prematurely. They look like they are in the process of morphing from flower to fruit. The brown may indicate a problem though.

[ZPalms]

1 hour ago, The Germinator said:

Looks like they fell prematurely. They look like they are in the process of morphing from flower to fruit. The brown may indicate a problem though.

The palm is still pushing fruit but they are all green so hopefully it wont abort them, I could of sworn it was just fully finished producing fruit

[Fusca]

Once the fruits get to the size of the ones on the Palmpedia page it still takes several weeks for the green fruit to ripen to orange (or yellow or red).  The whole process from flowering to ripe fruits can take 4-6 months.  Like with germinating seeds patience is needed!

[WaianaeCrider]

As long as we are talking about Butia, my yatay just dropped a load of fruit.,  I'll clean one later to see what a pain it is.  Right now it's very sticky.  Anyone tried to taste the ripe fruit?

[Fusca]

Yatay is a nice Butia!  I've only tried odorata and catarinensis fruits.  Palmpedia says the fruits are not edible but not sure if that is accurate.  I've read that CIDP fruits are not edible also but they are - just not very tasty.

[Scott W]

15 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

As long as we are talking about Butia, my yatay just dropped a load of fruit.,  I'll clean one later to see what a pain it is.  Right now it's very sticky.  Anyone tried to taste the ripe fruit?

My neighbor a few blocks over just let me harvest his Butia fruit.  I'm sure it's Ordorata, formerly known as Capitata, as he said his wife planted them over twenty years ago.

With that, he said he munch's on the ripe fruit, as have I.  I also made jelly palm wine once with a recipe I found online.  Have not tried making actual jelly ever but I hear it's good.  I walked back to get pictures and found a few strays that fell ohh yesterday.  They peeled easily squashed between by boot and the asphalt.

@ZPalms if you want a few message me...

[ZPalms]

13 hours ago, Scott W said:

My neighbor a few blocks over just let me harvest his Butia fruit.  I'm sure it's Ordorata, formerly known as Capitata, as he said his wife planted them over twenty years ago.

With that, he said he munch's on the ripe fruit, as have I.  I also made jelly palm wine once with a recipe I found online.  Have not tried making actual jelly ever but I hear it's good.  I walked back to get pictures and found a few strays that fell ohh yesterday.  They peeled easily squashed between by boot and the asphalt.

@ZPalms if you want a few message me...

I'm interested! Will message!

[WaianaeCrider]

15 hours ago, Scott W said:

My neighbor a few blocks over just let me harvest his Butia fruit.  I'm sure it's Ordorata, formerly known as Capitata, as he said his wife planted them over twenty years ago.

With that, he said he munch's on the ripe fruit, as have I.  I also made jelly palm wine once with a recipe I found online.  Have not tried making actual jelly ever but I hear it's good.  I walked back to get pictures and found a few strays that fell ohh yesterday.  They peeled easily squashed between by boot and the asphalt.

@ZPalms if you want a few message me...

I have about 30 B Yatay seeds on the ground.  Why did you soak them in water and for how long?

[Scott W]

7 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

I have about 30 B Yatay seeds on the ground.  Why did you soak them in water and for how long?

Soaked them in water for the afternoon to soften up the seed coat some more.  If you leave it for a couple days the pulp will actually start fermenting...

[Laaz]

Throw the fruit in a 5 gallon bucket & use a wire wheel attachment for a drill, best way to clean them.

[WaianaeCrider]

Soaked 30.  Cleaned one the other day.  Fruit came off EASY.  Scraped the seed w/a knife and cleaned it pretty good.  Tried to crack it w/plyers and it split in pieces.  Hmmmm looks like coconut so I ate it.  Hmmm  not bad.   Also tried eating the fruit.  ?  Not bad.  Not to de=flesh the rest.