| 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.