Butia yatay

🌴 Butia yatay – Palma yatay
 📏 Height: 5–7 m | 🌿 Pinnate, long and elegantly curved downward leaves, blue-green in colour
 🪵 Single trunk, thick and fibrous, with a thickened base
 🌍 Origin
 🌎 South America: 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇧🇷 Southern Brazil
 🌿 Habitat: Savannahs and open grasslands
 📍 Ideal for
 🏡 Exotic, Mediterranean gardens, isolated as a sculptural plant
 🌞 It tolerates well in windy and hot areas
 🌼 Blooming
 📅 Spring-Summer
 🌸 Branched inflorescences with purple/yellow-green flowers
 🥭 Fruiting
 📅 Summer-Autumn
 🍑 Yellow-orange fruits, edible and aromatic , similar to small dates or apricots
 💧 Resistance
 🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Excellent drought tolerance | ❄️ Frost: up to -12 °C
 🪴 It prefers well-drained soils, even sandy ones
 🧰 Care
 ✂️ Remove dry leaves to maintain a tidy appearance
 🌱 Medium-slow growth
 🛡 Very rustic, not very susceptible to diseases