Starting Butia from seedling

[Shearwater]

Hi all,
This is my first time posting here, and this was a little on a whim, but I decided to harvest a Butia seedling that was rooted in the ground next to an adult tree and set it into this nursery pot. This will be my first experience cultivating a palm, as well as a tropical plant of any kind. I potted it in typical cactus/palm soil. I was recommended to come here for advice on taking care of this palm as it sets into its pot. I currently live in USDA zone 8b 
What exactly am I in for? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[KPoff]

1 hour ago, Shearwater said:

Hi all,
This is my first time posting here, and this was a little on a whim, but I decided to harvest a Butia seedling that was rooted in the ground next to an adult tree and set it into this nursery pot. This will be my first experience cultivating a palm, as well as a tropical plant of any kind. I potted it in typical cactus/palm soil. I was recommended to come here for advice on taking care of this palm as it sets into its pot. I currently live in USDA zone 8b 
What exactly am I in for? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

If I were you I would keep it in the pot over the winter and let it get a little more size to it and then plant it next spring after your last frost. 8B should easily grow a Butia I would think.

[Fusca]

2 hours ago, Shearwater said:

Hi all,
This is my first time posting here, and this was a little on a whim, but I decided to harvest a Butia seedling that was rooted in the ground next to an adult tree and set it into this nursery pot. This will be my first experience cultivating a palm, as well as a tropical plant of any kind. I potted it in typical cactus/palm soil. I was recommended to come here for advice on taking care of this palm as it sets into its pot. I currently live in USDA zone 8b 
What exactly am I in for? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

Welcome to Palmtalk!  It's definitely a good palm for your area since there's a mature fruiting palm near you.  I don't grow them in containers but have grown them in my yard for several years.  I planted this Butia odorata in my current property in 2019.  It flowered for the first time in March and I just harvested fruits this past week.  You probably already know but the fruits are delicious!  They tolerate clay soil but strongly prefer well draining soil.  In a pot make sure that the medium drains well (I imagine what you have is good) and keep it watered but don't let the pot sit in water and make sure the pot has adequate drainage holes.  They grow slowly at that size.