Butia mystery

[John Case]

A local nursery has a few of these oddball Butias.....short leaves, almost lime green in color, not at all what I normally see in B. odorata..

Any ideas on what these might be?

Thanks,

JC

[Dan in Vallejo]

looks like a jubaea to me... I'm no palm expert, though.

[Brad Mondel]

Those are Jubaea Chilensis, and they're magnificent.

[Dan in Vallejo]

woohoo.. I wasn't wrong lol

[Brad Mondel]

They're actually closely related to Butia. They can be crossed creating unique hybrids.

[John Case]

Thanks....bad labels confuse the weak of eye.....

[palmsrgreat]

Well, how much were they asking for it?

[Pip]

Buy them all. They are awesome

[Brad Mondel]

Im curious to know how much they're asking as well. If they're labled as butias then they're most likely much cheaper than a Jubaea should be.

Edited February 23, 2015 by ArchAngeL01

[Alicehunter2000]

Yes, buy Butia's ....

[Scot from SC]

If those are listed at Butia prices than they are quite a bargain. Jubs take forever to gain size. I can't imagine a nursery offering them as Butias. They must not have a person there familiar with palm trees.

[John Case]

I plan to talk to the owner later this week....

[Chris Chance]

Yeah those are Jubaea for sure. At that size they should be expensive since they grow slow. Maybe the owner might give you a deal.

[John Case]

_{No deals...they belong to the former owner of the nursery who is keeping them as a legacy to his children......he is asking way over what any reasonable person would ask for palms that are beginning to show some stress at the ground level......}