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Comments:
Pindo palm is the hardiest feather-leafed palm currently in wide
cultivation, functioning well in median and avenue plantings. THe
arching blue-green leaves are crowded with many upward pointing leaflets
that form a pronounce V-shape. The best quality pindo fruits are very
sweet with a flavor reminiscent of a banana/pineapple mixture, and make
a very tasty jelly.
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Scientific Name: Chamaerops humulis |
Typical
Height: 15'
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Cocoeae |
Hardiness
Zone: 8-10B
Growth Rate: Slow
Origin: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay |
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Landscape Characteristics |
Salt
Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: High
Soil Requirements: Widely adaptable
Light Requirements: High, moderate
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Uses: Small tree, edible fruit
Propagation: Seed, germinating in 6 months or more, faster after
dry storage
Human Hazards: Spiny
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Morphology (Identifying Characteristics) |
Habit:
Solitary, canopy of 40-50 leaves.
Trunk or Stem Characteristics: Thick, covered with overlapping,
stubby and woody leaf bases for many years.
Leaf Type: Pinnately compound, reduplicate, stiffly arching, with
numerous leaflets.
Foliage Color: Blue-green.
Leaf Size: About 4-6' long; leaflets about 2.5' long, 1"
wide.
Petiole: 4-6' long with slender fibrous spines on margins.
Crownshaft: None.
Inflorescence: 3-4' once branched.
Gender: Separate male and female flowers on the same
inflorescence.
Flower Color: Creamy yellow to reddish.
Fruit Size: 1" in diameter.
Fruit Color: Yellow to orange.
Irritant: No; edible. |
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