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100% Truely Canadian

Las Palmas Norte

By Las Palmas Norte
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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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I was given a gift today, one of which is truly Canadian. A friend and fellow palm enthusiast stopped for a visit and garden tour today. We live on Vancouver Island, the largest island in the eastern Pacific ocean. His Butia capitata growing in Victoria, British Columbia, is a large flowering and fruiting palm. This in itself is a rarity in Canada, moderated by the Pacific ocean, is unique to what many people around the world believe is a land of ice and snow. Here we are mainly zone 8b to 9a and Butia can be grown to maturity.

I have what is most certainly the first ever Butia (Jelly palm) preserve grown, made and packaged on Canadian soil. Behold a Canadian first, and uniquely west coast item.

Cheers, Barrie.

 

 

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Laaz Veteran

Laaz

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Nice Barrie. Some of the old timers down here make wine from the fruit.

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Howeadypsis

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Oh that's cool!

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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27 minutes ago, Laaz said:

Nice Barrie. Some of the old timers down here make wine from the fruit.

That fruit is good! It varies from palm to palm, but the best ones are just like apricots.

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12 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

I was given a gift today, one of which is truly Canadian. A friend and fellow palm enthusiast stopped for a visit and garden tour today. We live on Vancouver Island, the largest island in the eastern Pacific ocean. His Butia capitata growing in Victoria, British Columbia, is a large flowering and fruiting palm. This in itself is a rarity in Canada, moderated by the Pacific ocean, is unique to what many people around the world believe is a land of ice and snow. Here we are mainly zone 8b to 9a and Butia can be grown to maturity.

I have what is most certainly the first ever Butia (Jelly palm) preserve grown, made and packaged on Canadian soil. Behold a Canadian first, and uniquely west coast item.

Cheers, Barrie.

 

 

Jelly Palm.jpg

That is a first!

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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How cool!  Looks delicious! 

-Chris

San Antonio, TX - 2023 designated zone 9A 🐍 🌴🌅

(formerly Albuquerque, NM ☀️ zone 7B for 30 years)

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SailorBold Grand Master

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So curious as to how it tastes.  I hope my palms will fruit someday !

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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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I remember tasting the fruit fresh off the tree and being surprisingly impressed. The preserve is more bland but sweet as expected.

Cheers, Barrie.

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On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2016‎ ‎8‎:‎02‎:‎07‎, Las Palmas Norte said:

I remember tasting the fruit fresh off the tree and being surprisingly impressed. The preserve is more bland but sweet as expected.

Cheers, Barrie.

I have never had the opportunity.  When I read your thread I started googling looking for peoples experiences. Sounds like they taste amazing.... apparently you can eat Jubaea nuts whole (not sure if you can do that with Butia) and it tastes like a miniature coconut. I wonder if the hybrids taste different ?

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Butia nuts taste just like coconut meat also. Same texture and flavor but no coconut water inside. People crack them and eat them in Brazil. 

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Josh-O

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enjoy!

when ever I see a fruiting one around town I always make it a point to see if I can get some of the fruit.

I love that stuff

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

PalmTreeDude Grand Master

PalmTreeDude

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On July 28, 2016 at 1:08:53 AM, Las Palmas Norte said:

I was given a gift today, one of which is truly Canadian. A friend and fellow palm enthusiast stopped for a visit and garden tour today. We live on Vancouver Island, the largest island in the eastern Pacific ocean. His Butia capitata growing in Victoria, British Columbia, is a large flowering and fruiting palm. This in itself is a rarity in Canada, moderated by the Pacific ocean, is unique to what many people around the world believe is a land of ice and snow. Here we are mainly zone 8b to 9a and Butia can be grown to maturity.

I have what is most certainly the first ever Butia (Jelly palm) preserve grown, made and packaged on Canadian soil. Behold a Canadian first, and uniquely west coast item.

Cheers, Barrie.

 

 

Jelly Palm.jpg

British Columbia is basically the palm haven of Canada. Very cool!

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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

Las Palmas Norte

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14 hours ago, PalmTreeDude said:

British Columbia is basically the palm haven of Canada. Very cool!

Well, along the southern coastal areas anyway.

Cheers, Barrie.

PalmTreeDude Grand Master

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8 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Well, along the southern coastal areas anyway.

Cheers, Barrie.

Yep!

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