Pindo Palm
The Pindo Palm is one of the most popular palms in the world. This is because it grows well in cooler regions as well as sunny areas and it produces a yellowish fruit that can be used to make jelly, which is where it gets it's other name the Jelly Palm. The blue-green fronds look great next to a street or a pool.
Common Name: Pindo Palm, Jelly Palm
Type: palm
Family: Arecaceae
Native Range: Argentina, Brazil
Zone: 8 - 11
Height: 15 - 25 ft.
Spread: 10 - 15 ft.
Bloom Time: spring
Bloom Description: white, yellow
Sun: partial sun/full shade
Water: moderate
Maintenance: low maintenance
Suggested Use: pool side, container
Flower: inflorescence
Leaf: re-curving, blue-grey to light green coloring
Fruit: edible, can be turned into jelly, yellow-orange, fleshy
Other:
Tolerant: somewhat drought tolerant