Thursday, June 16, 2016

Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm Tree


We are learning our way around the the landscaping at the River House.  There are lots of trees, most of which we have little experience with in growing.



Here you see a pretty palm tree behind the garage, right at the corner of the property.  Ok, I think I can identify a palm tree.


Then we walk around the side of the garage to get a good look and see these very large bunches of fruit hanging from the tree.  Are they dates?  Dates grow on palm trees don't they?


Looking closer at the fruit that has fallen to the ground I'm pretty sure they are not dates.  They are small and round. About the size of a quarter.

My internet research (not always accurate) leads me to believe it is a Pindo Palm also known as a Jelly Palm.  Here's a description I found of the fruit.  Fruit: The one-inch, yellow to orange-colored fruits are round to oval-shaped, and hang in large sprays from the tree. Each fruit contains a single seed. The sweet-tart flavor is reminiscent of both apricots and a pineapple-banana mixture.

I did taste a couple and they kind of reminded me of mango.  I also found some instructions for making jelly from the fruit but it is a lot of work as they are mostly "pit".  The jelly would probably be tasty though.

Have you ever seen this palm tree growing?  

10 comments:

  1. Ah yes, we have these growing in our garden Darla. I never thought of eating those yellow fruits though - they are eaten by fruit bats and possums here. They would not be at all impressed if we took their beloved fruits...

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  2. Since I live in a climate that cannot grow palm trees, all I can say is, I love palms, but have no idea what yours is. You are SO lucky to have one in your yard. Your river house must be south of the bay, because a landscaper friend I visited in that area said they were harder to grow there since they were better acclimated to southern CA.

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  3. Maybe using a cherry pitter, since there's only one seed, might be helpful. If the flavor is worth making jelly out of. You ought to give it a try - call it research. Thanks for educating us - I had no idea there were many kinds of palm trees.

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  4. Love that palm tree, and the fruits sound really interesting. We don't really have any palms here! Hugs, Valerie

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  5. What a superb blue sky,envy you your warm weather,constant rain and lanes flooded.☔☁💧😳

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  6. I've seen them; in Los Angeles and San Diego there was just about every kind of palm. And a couple of times we stopped at the date palm orchards on the way to Yuma. I never had any idea those fruits were edible, though!

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  7. No palm trees in Fargo--LOL! Therefore, no palm knowledge at all. ;)

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  8. well, no Palm trees here;) but the taste of mango sounds fine to me!

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  9. You are rather brave to try something when you don't know what it is. :)

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  10. You are rather brave to try something when you don't know what it is. :)

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