What Butia is this?

[Palmfarmer]

Bought 2 palms advertised as Butia. One was really leggy and had long fronds. The other one was fat and it has grown faster than my other Butia I have in Ground despite it being in a pot.
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Edited November 23, 2022 by Palmfarmer

[idontknowhatnametuse]

Does the palm have spines?

[tim_brissy_13]

There’s nothing really to indicate that they both aren’t B odorata. It’s by far the most common species in cultivation and quite variable depending on growing conditions. I’ve seen B odorata specimens look very similar to the your photos. 

[Palmfarmer]

1 hour ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

Does the palm have spines?

I would say it is more like a sharp edge like a knife on the fronds like you see in the third photo. 

[Palmfarmer]

1 hour ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

There’s nothing really to indicate that they both aren’t B odorata. It’s by far the most common species in cultivation and quite variable depending on growing conditions. I’ve seen B odorata specimens look very similar to the your photos. 

I am thinking it might be eriospatha due to the really rapid growth of the other bigger one I bought at that Nursery. The other big one is in a pot and grows faster than my other Butia I got from an online source and that one has been allmost 3 years in the ground.