Butia paraguayensis

Butia paraguayensis
Dwarf Yatay Palm

An interesting, rare, dwarf Butia, this palm rarely grows to more than 180 cm (6 ft) tall. It has a short, slender trunk and strongly arching, blue-green leaves, with the leaflets held in a V-shape. This dwarf Butia is most useful as an ornamental palm in the temperate and subtropical garden where it will tolerate summer heat and extreme cold. We can now, for the first time, offer commercial quantities of these rare seeds from the Campos of southern Brazil at a VERY LOW PRICE.

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Seeds from this species ...

...difficult to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
i haven't germinted these seeds, but since it is a temperate palm I think it would prefer lower humidity and cooler temperatures. This is the case with jubaea chilensis, parajubaea, and butia capita.
Submitted on 01/10/2003 by kyle kewondom@yahoo.com

...very difficult to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
Erratic sprouter, a bit challenging to germinate ; sown early July at 40°C in rich compost the first seed germinated after just 3.5-4 months ; others still dormants after 6 months. Keeping high temperatures and high levels of humidity should help a bit.
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If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.

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Palms of Southern Asia (Princeton Field Guides)
by Andrew Henderson

Hardcover - 264 pages
Covers all 352 naturally occurring palms in Southern Asia!

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The only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each species account includes the correct scientific and common names, and fully describes morphology, habitat, and uses. Featuring a distribution map for most species and 256 full-color photographs. A book of major importance for botanists and an invaluable aid for naturalists and conservationists, and it's the perfect field guide for ecotourists traveling in the region

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