Butia capitata

🌴 Butia capitata – Jelly Palm
📏 Height: 4–6 m | 🌿 Pinnate, gracefully arching leaves in a gray-blue tone
🪵 Stout, solitary trunk with a slightly swollen base
🌍 Origin
🇧🇷 Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay
📍 Ideal for
🏡 Mediterranean, exotic, and coastal gardens
🌞 Perfect as a specimen tree in lawns or gravel areas
🌼 Flowering & Fruit
📅 Summer
🌸 Yellow to reddish flowers → 🍑 Edible, sweet, and fragrant fruits (used for jams and liqueurs)
💧 Tolerance
🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Drought-tolerant
❄️ Hardy to –10 / –12 °C (one of the most cold-resistant tropical palms)
🌊 Excellent for coastal areas | 🪴 Prefers well-drained soils
🧰 Care
🌱 Slow-growing | ✂️ Remove old leaves at the base
🛡 Very hardy, low-maintenance plant
⚠️ Avoid planting too close to pathways: leaves can be wide and arching