KYpalmer

Awesome! I have a small pindo palm. :-) If there's a way I can get some pindo fruit from somebody I would be glad to pay for the shipping. Here is my pindo. it's only a year or two old.

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Pindos will take low teens easily. That is, besides compatibility, why they crossed it with the Queen palm to create a extremely cold hardy feather palm that would imitate a coconut palm in looks.

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Abnshrek

Those Mule Palms you have do have a nice look to them.. :^)

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Richard

I thought I'd never grow a Palm tree on my property (long story) until about 5 years ago when one of my customers in the coastal town of Leucadia showed me his Pindo. It is in a corner of his yard with pit fruits on either side, and for convenience he feeds it a fruit tree formula. The dates are large and have an apricot-like flavor. For me, it is a palm worth growing for the fruit. If you feed it with 2:1:3 ratios of NPK for a couple of years, with otherwise good care it should start putting out some great fruit for you too.

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Abnshrek

A Bunch of Pindo's in Shreveport.. :^)

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Abnshrek

More Pindo's in Shreveport.. 1st is front of where the Duck Commander Bowl will be played @ the end of the year..



Some Pindo's from Downtown Shreveport..







So you can guess where I'm going to go seed hunting come the end of July.. :^)

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Hmm... now you've got me thinking I could put my pindo in the ground...

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Abnshrek

Some Pindo's & other Palms by Bass Pro & Casino.. The sign's definitely detract from the landscaping, and could've been better placed.. :^)

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Abnshrek

Just some Pindo's around Galveston.. :^)

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A Pindo across from the Bakery.. :^)

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Hammocked Banana

I may only be in zone 5a but I'm gunna try planting my pindos outdoors when they are bigger.

Abnshrek

A Pindo down from the Ferry.. :^)

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barnetmill

Are there any cultivars of pindo or related palms that have larger fruit? I have so far only observed pindos with fruit on our nearby island that is really most years a mild zone 9. Do they bear fruit in the colder parts of Zone 8b for example? I tend not to grow things if they do not product food or some other useful product/service for me. If they will yield fruit in my zone, I will try and grow it.

Abnshrek

I don't know about larger fruit..
I had fruit last year, and I'm a good 3 hours North of you & West of course.. and some day hope to get fruit in Lower Arkansas.. :^)

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barnetmill

This thread has certainly sparked an interest for me in palms that fruit. I see that date palms are also claimed to have a good tolerance of cold.
This is certainly a topic that bears further looking into.

This is better than many citrus trees.

Abnshrek

The Only problem w/True Dates is you need male & female trees where as Pindo's you don't have to.

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barnetmill

Here is pricing from Willis for date palms. It is claimed they can grow in zone 8.

Abnshrek

If Willis Farm Sells them (I wouldn't buy anything from them if they were the last place on Earth) I would find the farmer that supplies them. I found the grower for what I pick up in S. La. just happens to be on my way back from Crabbing.. My pocketbook likes the discount (1/3 over retail). There is a place a decent drive from you that grows them, you can get a bigger, cheaper plant, and Ca$h talks.. I'd call Brooksville (FL) Palms and see if they know a grower that grows them.. I found a place in S. Tx that grows them a few years back, but my weather I just decided to play it safe. :^)

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barnetmill

Willis is not the same as Ty Ty; but of course I do not know if they are ok. Ty Ty has been waging a battle with their former employees that set up at Willis.

Abnshrek

Willis send me some bad stuff.. Dead stuff.. The reason I have 4 almond trees instead of 9 right now. I think I'd order trees from TyTy 1st if it were my last choice or only one, but Banana's from none of them.. :^)

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