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x Butiagrus nabonnandii
Mule palm
Origin: Occasionally found in the wild in South America, Mule palms are an intergenetic hybrid. They are grown from seeds taken from Butia capitata (Pindo Palm) which have been fertilized with the pollen from Syagrus romanzoffiana (Queen Palm).
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| x Butiagrus |
| Species |
| nabonnandii |
| Synonyms |
| Syagrus x fairchildiana |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-12.2) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 40 |
| Height |
| 10 m |
| Spread |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Focal or accent points. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best with some shade to full sun in a variety of soils as long as it is well-drained. |
| Shape |
| Single upright trunk with full canopy. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Single; 30 - 75 cm thick; clean trunk in most older individuals; younger plants have unsplit leaf bases retained on trunk with a heavy weave of thick brown fiber. |
| Leaf Description |
| Pinnate; 3-4 m long leaves; over 100 leaflets per side per leaf, very closely spaced; leaves mild to moderately 'V'; leaflet droop varies from almost none to over half leaflet length; dull to medium green in colour. |
| Flower Description |
| A densely branched Inflorescence, 60 cm long, arching and drooping, tan spathe often retained above each inflorescence, flowers light yellow. |
| Fruit Description |
| Medium green turning orange when ripe; spherical; 2 cm in diameter. |
| Texture Description |
| Slightly curved trunks have coconut-like appearance. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Palms must be carefully propagated by hand cross pollination, germinating the resultant cross bred seeds. |
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