Best Butia Shots - Put em' here

[_Keith]

Since this palm was ID'd as Butia capitata in another thread, and since it was swooned over so much, I guess I would be remiss not to give it a place in the Butia pics thread.

[feef706]

Best looking butia in my area for sure.. Looks like a coconut leaf to me... Id like to get some seed from this beast.. Its the healthiest I think ive ever seen

[_Keith]

(feef706 @ Mar. 29 2008,16:52)

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Best looking butia in my area for sure.. Looks like a coconut leaf to me... Id like to get some seed from this beast.. Its the healthiest I think ive ever seen

And a fine looking one it is.  Sure wish it was in MY front yard.  Maybe one of my 5 will look like that some day.  Now that I think of it, I do need another one don't I.

[PalmGuyWC]

Wow Keith,

You sure have beautiful Butias growing down there. I suppose they might be a different strain from the ones growing in N. Florida and S. Georgia, but your climate might be just suited for them. You get cold snaps in the winter but also many warm toastey days and they grow year round. Could be your soil too. Whatever, they look beautiful. And yes, I'm still swooning over the droopy one. What a beauty.

In the inland areas in N. Calif where we have hot summers, Butias grow relatively fast, but they are fairly rare and not many are seen. I think it's because nurserys don't carry them and not many people know what they are. Butias even grow in San Francisco, but very slowly, and its really chilly over there.

Dick

[_Keith]

Any one want to add on some Butia shots to this long dormant thread?

And I might note, I miss Dick's contributions to PalmTalk.

[Daryl]

Here's a couple from the weekend...

[coolricksfromtijuana]

Took this pic and seeds, they were awesome!

[ErikSJI]

Some Butia. Parrish Florida.

[ErikSJI]

Few more.

[_Keith]

Keep em coming. I just loves me some Butia.

[ErikSJI]

Some more.

[Maxim]

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[Maxim]

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[Flow]

One of my favourite Swiss butias:

[Darold Petty]

Butia yatay, Parque nacional el Palmar, northern Argentia

[Flow]

Butia yatay, Parque nacional el Palmar, northern Argentia

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This picture reminds me a lot of the palmar in Rocha (UY), except that those are B.odorata as far as I know.

[turfpro01]

This is one of my favorite palms.

[DCdesertpalm]

This one started it all for me!

[ErikSJI]

One more.

[Alberto]

First two pics> My bluest B.eriospatha + spatha; This was bought in the state of Santa Catarina.

Third pic- B.eriospatha from here

Fourth pic-Butia catarinensis growing in shade

[Astrophoenix]

I am thinking of planting a butia eriospatha in a place that sees a few hours overhead sun and mostly bright shade,as its situated between two buildings.

Can someone tell me how fast they grow and from what age,size ,I can expect to taste their tasty fruits?

Also ,how about the fruits of butyagrus,are they even remotely edible?

Thanks in advance.

[Alberto]

My B.eriospatha began to flower 5 years after planted.

Butyagrus rarely bare any fruit, so I don´t know the taste.

[Astrophoenix]

Thank you Alberto.

I am between a butia eriospatha,or butia eriospatha-catarina syagrus mule.

I prefer the growth of the mule,but I sure would like to have the tasty fruits of butia.

I have a dilema and indecision,but I will decide soon which to plant.

[caranday]

^{A beatiful one Butia ododrata}

[caranday]

Butia Yatay Botanic Garden, Montevideo

[Tropicdoc]

Im gonna go find the pic of the awesome leaning one in my hood

[Tropicdoc]

here we go

[_Keith]

The one on the right is incredible. Thx for posting.

[Tropicdoc]

Same palm love it

[JimStPete]

For some reason I have problems growing these. I've lost three so far. This one is just getting to the size where the others started to have problems. Fingers crossed that this one makes it!

[Alicehunter2000]

Here's a nice one.

[NorCalWill]

Butia yatay at Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

[_Keith]

I made a short run to Jungle Gardens at Avery Island. It was a bitter sweet visit, as I feel like this garden is just slipping away. The plantings are getting old and have what appears to be minimal care, and no renewal in the garden. But on the upside, was this Butia. It sits at the bottom of 15 foot ravine, and its color was jaw dropping. The silver was perfectly offset the the bright green sago's underneath.

[howfam]

Here's a picture of a tall butia (20 + ft of trunk) in an older neighborhood here in Jacksonville , Florida. I'm sure we have some of the better looking butias of all the places I've seen them. Butia is a staple in this area and represents one of the most successful introduced palms here in North Florida.

[stevethegator]

Butia yatay, Parque nacional el Palmar, northern Argentia

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These resemble Sabal palmetto!

[Palmdude]

Here's a night shot of one I incorporated into a landscape I did for a friend. Illuminated by the brights on my truck not the best shot but here it is

[Sutter Bob]

Looks like a beauty. A spotlight on it at night would be cool.

My one and only odorata.

[NorthFlpalmguy]

I love growing butias (as you can tell from the pics). I have them from seedlings to 8ft overall . Butia capitatas are my favorite. We have some very nice specimens locally but I do not have any pics of them.

[smithgn]

Good lord those are some big butias!

I thought we had some big ones around here, but wow! I'll add to this thread. I pass by a cluster of 7 in a row on my way to work every day that are pretty decent size, close to, if not 20 feet.

[displaced_floridian]

Will, what is the palm on the far left of the Butia picture. Looks rather coconutty. though a bit frazzled.