EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 I found this house for sale in Columbus and checked it on google street view. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
climate change virginia 171 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 this is the same city that the show family reunion takes place 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmTreeDude 1,841 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) I think that’s just a normal Butia species (or hybrid between Butia species), you see them like that all over the southeast coastal plain. Edited January 20, 2021 by PalmTreeDude 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, PalmTreeDude said: I think that’s just a normal Butia species (or hybrid between Butia species), you see them like that all over the southeast coastal plain. The fronds are not as folded as Butia. Its definitely a hybrid. I've seen photos of Butia x Jubaea and this closely resembles those photos. Theres still boots on the top but its probably more Butia leaning, like an F3 of F4. Edited January 20, 2021 by EastCanadaTropicals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 26 minutes ago, PalmTreeDude said: I think that’s just a normal Butia species (or hybrid between Butia species), you see them like that all over the southeast coastal plain. Butia x Jubaea is a hybrid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
climate change virginia 171 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) it looks like a plain old butia to me Edited January 20, 2021 by climate change virginia 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, climate change virginia said: it looks like a plain old butia to me The fronds are different, its probably an F3 or F4, which have less Jubaea DNA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
necturus 560 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 It's a plain Butia. These are all over Houston. They look dramatically different depending on lighting. I see ten or more on my drive to work. This one looks like it gets a fair amount of shade. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chester B 2,930 Report post Posted January 20, 2021 Plain old Butia. Hybrid palms are a real rarity, most of the people who have them are on this forum. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Mondel 818 Report post Posted January 21, 2021 Can't wait to get mine in the ground. This is the mother: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swolte 984 Report post Posted January 21, 2021 22 hours ago, Chester B said: Plain old Butia. Hybrid palms are a real rarity, most of the people who have them are on this forum. Yes, for now! I started seeing them at the local big box stores last year! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Swolte said: Yes, for now! I started seeing them at the local big box stores last year! Weird, it looks more like a hybrid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe NC 581 Report post Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) I had walked by this palm many times. I thought for sure it was too massive to be just a regular old Butia. It even had purple flowers and the trunk is self cleaning at the base. However, I found some dropped male flowers underneath... only six stamens on all that I looked at. Even found a couple of the dried up old seeds, and they were Butia sized (not larger like even F3s or more show). "Just" a massive pindo. Edited January 22, 2021 by Joe NC 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
climate change virginia 171 Report post Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Joe NC said: I had walked by this palm many times. I thought for sure it was too massive to be just a regular old Butia. It even had purple flowers and the trunk is self cleaning at the base. However, I found some dropped male flowers underneath... only six stamens on all that I looked at. Even found a couple of the dried up old seeds, and they were Butia sized (not larger like even F3s or more show). "Just" a massive pindo. that is.. breathtaking 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
necturus 560 Report post Posted January 23, 2021 These two are separated by one street, but one is densely shaded and the other is in full sun. This is an extreme example of how lighting affects these palms. And then add in the variability intrinsic in the species... there's tons of chunky ones like Joe shared. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manalto 678 Report post Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 5:07 PM, climate change virginia said: this is the same city that the show family reunion takes place Is "show" a surname? Verb? Adjective? Not sure what you mean. I can confirm that similar butias with stout trunks are all over Mobile. (Judging by their appearance in humbler neighborhoods, I suspect they might have been cheaper in years past.) They're common enough in the landscape that I'd be surprised if there were Jubaea parentage. By the way, an informal survey of lifelong residents here reveals that nobody has ever had jelly from a jelly palm. In fact, nobody has ever heard of making jelly from the fruit. They briefly feign interest and then the conversation moves on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastCanadaTropicals 165 Report post Posted January 23, 2021 It did look like an f3 or f4 at first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
climate change virginia 171 Report post Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Manalto said: Is "show" a surname? Verb? Adjective? Not sure what you mean. I meant the show 'family reunion' takes place here in Columbus Georgia. sorry about my grammar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
