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Wooly Jelly Palm 
Butia eriospatha
a.k.a. Pindo Palm  


Beautiful cold-hardy palm bearing small orange-red fruits with tasty pineapple-orange like pulp. Fruits are often considered even higher quality than those of its close relative the jelly palm.

Description: Small, hardy palm, usually only to 10 or 20ft.

Hardiness: The wooly jelly palm is even hardier than the jelly palm, and can usually survive temperatures to 0-5F.

Growing Environment: Grow in full sun. This species does expecially well in cooler and foggier climates. Water fairly regularly, although it doesn't need intense watering.

Propagation: By seed, which can take a few weeks to several months to germinate.

Uses: Used to make jellies and jams. Fruits seem to be very popular with small mammals. The jelly palm is also frequently grown as an ornamental for its silvery-green fronds.

Native Range: Native to mountainous regions of extreme Southern Brazil.