Pindo (Jelly) Palm 

Butia odorata

Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade; it typically performs best in a sunny location, though partial shade is tolerated.

Height: Typically 15–20 ft. tall, with a spread of about 10–15 ft.; some mature specimens may reach closer to 25 ft. in ideal conditions.

Growth Habit: Slow-growing, single-trunk feather palm with a thick, stout trunk and arching blue-green to gray-green fronds that give it a soft, graceful, somewhat weeping appearance. The petiole bases also have short spines/teeth.

Hardiness: USDA Zones 8a–10b; very cold hardy for a feather palm and can tolerate temperatures down to about 5°F once established; drought tolerant once established; moderately salt tolerant, making it useful in many Florida landscapes, including some coastal settings.

Maintenance Info: Medium maintenance. Use a palm-specific fertilizer on a regular schedule, provide good drainage, and prune dead fronds as needed since this palm does not automatically shed them. Fruiting specimens can drop edible yellow-orange fruit, so it is best planted away from patios, sidewalks, or driveways where fruit litter could become messy.

Best Uses in the Landscape: Excellent as a specimen palm in a lawn, as an accent in a sunny border, in coastal or xeric-style gardens, and in landscapes where you want year-round tropical texture with relatively high cold tolerance. It is especially useful in parts of Florida where many tropical palms are less reliable in winter cold.

Plant Info: Pindo Palm is native to South America, especially southern Brazil and Uruguay; UF/IFAS also notes Argentina in its native range. Pindo Palm (Jelly Palm), yields sweet, pineapple-apricot flavored berries used for jams. A fun feature is its distinctive blue-gray foliage, which gives it a softer, more ornamental look than many common green palms. It is one of the hardiest feather palms used in Florida landscapes, which makes it a popular choice for customers who want a tropical look with better cold tolerance.