Butia odorata (capitata) - 25 Seeds - Blue Form - 2018 harvest - Cold hardy palm - $10 - (Aiken, SC)

This listing is for 25 palm nuts from the blue/silver form of the pindo palm Butia odorata (formerly known as B. capitata in the nursery trade). The parent palm is growing in USDA zone 8A. Palm nuts were collected fresh and cleaned (Sept. 2018). Photos show parent palm, cleaned nuts, and an example cracked nut showing the seeds. Each nut contains 1-3 seeds (embryos) and sometimes multiples will sprout from the same seed. Instructions: Sow in very well drained / sandy soil. Seeds may remain viable and sprout erratically over several years. Germination can be accelerated by carefully cracking the nuts to remove individual seeds and/or by incubating them at higher temperature (~100F). Seedlings can be directly planted in the ground in zone 8 and above but it is helpful to insulate them from extreme cold in the first few years.

Posted in Aiken, SC, Farm & Garden
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