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Pindo Palm

Butia capitata

Pindo Palm (Butia capitata) is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 20-35 ft × 10-15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs.

USDA zones
9-11
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
20-35 ft × 10-15 ft
Maintenance
Medium
Foliage
Green
Bloom season
Summer
Native to
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina

In the landscape

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Freeze survival

Will it survive your winters?

Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pindo Palm is hardy to about 10°F, so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.

Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.

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