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A tall hardy Butia with bluish leaves. -10 to -12°C (14 to 10°F). Buy it online in 5-litre pots (5- to 8-cm trunk) and 70-litre pots (60/80-cm trunk, 2 m 50 in height).
Yatay palm, Palma yatay, Cocos yatay, Syagrus yatay, Cocos pulposa
The woodlands of Argentina, Uruguay and the south of Brazil
-10 to -12°C (14 to 10°F)
The tallest of all Butia (8 to 12 m), it is close to Butia capitata. Its large beautiful pinnate leaves are bluish, ant its symetric grey trunk grows slowly. It blooms in long inflorescences of yellow or red flowers.
Place it in a rich soil, in full sun, and water its base. It can withstand windy conditions.
The fruit is edible, but it has a sour taste.
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A tall hardy Butia with bluish leaves. -10 to -12°C (14 to 10°F). Buy it online in 5-litre pots (5- to 8-cm trunk) and 70-litre pots (60/80-cm trunk, 2 m 50 in height).