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Pindo or Jelly Palm
Butia capitata


Location: Quintana Way
District: Mission San Jose
Native to: S. America
Tree type: palm
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Palm Native to Brazil and Uruguay where it grows in large groves. Feathery blue-green fronds and yellow-orange fruit. This palm is frost tolerant and fast growing to 40’.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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