Help me identify my palms

[newbie101]

Hello, We have two palms in the house we've moved to, can anyone help me as to what variety they are and what I can  do to make them look better. Excuse the mess underneath, have just been trimming. Thanks 

[gyuseppe]

are butia odorata

[quaman58]

Nice ones too..

[Fusca]

10 hours ago, newbie101 said:

Hello, We have two palms in the house we've moved to, can anyone help me as to what variety they are and what I can  do to make them look better. Excuse the mess underneath, have just been trimming. Thanks 

Next spring you should see them flower and set A LOT of seed.  The fruits are sweet and delicious - I make jelly from the fruits from mine.  Each fruit contains a fairly large seed and can contain a lot of fibers.

[gyuseppe]

45 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Next spring you should see them flower and set A LOT of seed.  The fruits are sweet and delicious - I make jelly from the fruits from mine.  Each fruit contains a fairly large seed and can contain a lot of fibers.

They are also good to eat, I eat them all the time, here they ripen in September

[awkonradi]

Overall, those two palms look healthy.  I think maybe there is some yellow on the fronds, especially on the closer palm.  So, I think maybe those palms would benefit from some fertilizer.  PalmTalkers wiser than me may suggest specific fertilizer.  I looked up monthly rainfall in Whangerei, and I think Butia doubtfully ever will need watering in your climate.

And, Welcome to PalmTalk!

[Fusca]

4 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

They are also good to eat, I eat them all the time, here they ripen in September

Yes, I ate my share of the fruit as did a few squirrels!  What I harvested for the jelly in the photo is only about 1/4 of the total fruit produced!  Thankfully the fruit on mine isn't nearly as fiberous as fruits that I have eaten from other palms.  Lots of variation with this species.