When I was a foreign exchange student teaching in London back in the Dark Ages I took a trip to Cornwall and the Scilly Islands. Friends make the job go quicker. In fact, I labeled it syrup. Hello! Then I made a pudding with tapioca. Pictures are attached. The store planted the palms for landscaping. The jelly palm (Butia capitata Becc. It can fit in small yards, especially pretty with a modest beach house, an old-fashioned Florida bungalow, or dressing up the yard of a ranch-style home. I cut & scraped the fruit off before cooking. I only eat the fruits that fall to the ground with a gentle shake of the peduncle, as they are fully ripe and less fiber. Its botanical name is Butia capitata (BEW-tee-uh kap-ih-TAY-tuh.) Butia capitata is the Latin name.”. I am doing the standard jelly and syrup, and will be doing wine. Common Names: Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm, Wine Palm. Note the spines on the fronds in the upper right picture. I do have a little problem with my jelly firming up enough to suit me. My tree also produces orange fruits – quite small with a large seed inside and not much flesh. 500 grams sugar Of course, you also don’t have to filter it, and can use three cups as is, the texture and clarity will be slightly affected, but it is just as wholesome. I’ve heard so much about how sweet the fruit is, but I’m wondering if something is wrong with the trees? So my question is two fold. Mine are Yellow with very red tops. METHOD OF PREPARATION: Fresh  fruit off the tree, juice made into jelly and wine. AS the Fruit are now dropping ( March) I’m going to collect them and try to preserve some for jam making. I am located in Ocala if that matters. At first I thought. All Right Reserved. You’ll also find a recipe for pindo palm jelly in her post. Looks like I will have enough for about 5 or 6 jars. My jelly making process different from others I have read. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I thought of trying to contact someone native to South America who may have recipes, just not sure how to go about that. I am very interested in roasting the pindo seeds as a coffee substitute. They do hydridize. Fronds are very long. And it tastes great. But I feel better that I at least do some part to honor such extremely fruitful production. Full sun. ENVIRONMENT: Landscape plant that likes full sun,sandy well-drained soil but needs moisture, grows fuller if in partial shade. Back to y Also, I always cut my fruit off the nut before cooking the fruit. I have a pindo palm in my yard and have been harvesting the fruit for jelly for three years. I just tried some of the fruits from one of my queens that I had never sampled, and it is as good as a Pindo Palm, or any of the edible Butia palms I have sampled. Growing Pigeon Peas in North Florida (Redux). I once harvested about 50lbs from the Ocala agricultural extension offices and made jelly with them. Just made some jelly. Do you have any links or articles on the Queen Palm that may give some more information on the topic? Planning on cutting them off sometime this week. We stew them into an absolutely delicious jelly with sugar to taste and jar them. In this video I highlight the characteristics of the edible and tasty Pindo Palm. Do you have any advice on how I should do it? You cannot prevent the immediate inclination to hold in your hand a drink blended with ice and topped with a frilly paper umbrella.”. So, one should add pectin. After the fruit ripens, local residents harvest it for making an elegant jelly. Is there a way to get rid of this bitterness? Pindo Palms are also usually squat and not very tall. Very ripe queen palm fruit can be used. Smells like a peach/mango cross and tastes like a peach with pineapple overtones. It’s in full sun, clay soil, and I rarely water it, as it’s part of my xeriscape. Thanks. If not, toss it. I’m in South Australia and have just picked a bowl full of dates (May). They used to use rock and a grinder turning donkey. I am getting the dates from my neighbor and I am going to make fig and palm mixed jelly. I have one jelly palm and one tree that looks exactly like the jelly palm, but it has red fruit. Look for short spines on each side of the frond. They look very similar, but the pejibaye are much larger and more fibrous/starchy and are boiled in salted water (like hot boiled peanuts) until tender. I double the pectin in just about every jelly/jam I make. The name Pindo comes from the town of Pindo in southern Brazil where the palm is native. Agree to the comments re. The Pindo Palm fruit, however, is always yellow, and when very ripe very yellow but not orange. Unfortunately it requires crushing the seeds and or heating and crushing. Will they make you sick from eating them? They can cross with the Queen Palm and get reddish. Add crushed Campden tablet and leave, covered for 24 hours. Step 1 Locate queen palm dates on your queen palm tree. It tastes great although not quite as “tropical” flavored as the plain fruit. What I ask is are you sure it was a Pindo Palm? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am from Zimbabwe. Im going to try the water and blender idea. But a queen palm is not just eye candy, for these trees also offer a delicious fruit that is completely edible. Very tasty. The seeds can even be roasted for a coffee substitute. I was thinking about blending the fruit once seeds are removed with coconut milk..was thinking about muffins, drinks, popsicles and cobblers. It might be a coinsidence but my husband reminded me that I had complained a week earlier of the same symptoms only more mild. Added whole banana to sterilize, folded in sugar, then let cool. Pindo palms are often used as a specimen tree and draw a variety of wildlife with their sweet fruit. I live in the Florida panhandle where the temperature if very hot and humid. Very sweet, a bit pulpy but fully ripened very juicy and very eatable. (The fruits spoil almost a quickly as they ripen. The preferred method of eating Pindo palm fruit is as jelly hence it's common name, "Jelly Palm". The fruit it produces is edible and is sometimes made into jelly-which is why it is also nick-named “Jelly Palm”. Taste great! Really nice apricot/banana flavor with a very buttery/oily finish. I feel sure that it is a Pindo Palm. This year, it produced large clumps of a yellow-orange fruit that has a tough skin and a large seed inside each one. Your Selection: Sort by: Price Low to High Price High to Low. Use a cherry pitter to remove the seeds. ‘Hot Button’ - click here to learn more about this feature! My kids have been eating both fruits for years and really enjoy them. Light Req: Partial shade to Full sun. This year I am adding more pectin and making a bigger batch since I know it tastes really good! I have been searching the Internet trying to find recipes for Queen Palm Fruit – I can’t find anything!! I made jelly and thought all was going great. (Don’t rotate around, that does not cut away all of the pulp.) Like many of the posts, I have very ripe, bountiful fruit falling off of the Queen Palm in my yard & would love to use it. I have a pindo that is roughly 12-14 feet tall. I am wondering the same… Green Deane, do you know? Always looking for something different. I planted two in my North Florida food forest because I was so impressed with the flavor of the fruit. 1.5 TBS citric acid I have queen palms that produce the orange fruit when they ripen. But its definately a Pindo because of the stout thick trunk and I am guessing its about 10 years old, maybe a big older. Lastly, don’t confuse the fruit of the Queen Palm with the Pindo Palm. Pick the fruit as it ripens, or off the ground. My first question is are you sure it was a Pindo Palm? Not sure but an excited to have an unusual gift for friends at Christmas. Usually has four or five peduncles, so fruit ripening continues for several weeks. Insert the edge of the metal measuring spoon and push down against the side of the seed which cuts the pulp away from the seed. Known to be cold hardy to as low as 15-10F degrees. I have a Pindo Palm in the front yard. Make up the wine starter. They are at least 30 feet high. The pindo fruit, or "pindo dates," resemble palm dates. I was surprised that a goodly number of the boiled seed sprouted, so when about 6 inches high, I transferred into pots for me and family and friends.Cathy, I too love free food that most people ignore or throw away—palm fruit, pecans in from of our YMCA, poke berries to help relieve arthritis inflamation. The burning lasted for about 5 hours before it started to wane. Also, I wasn’t very clear. That was my experience with the pindo palm fruit, also known as jelly palm. Then we separated the fruit from the seed, mashed it and strained out the fiber. Find 12 listings related to Edible Arrangements in Palm Beach Gardens on YP.com. Do this on the north, south, east and west side of the seed. I have a test, If you can remove the fruit from the stalk exactly like you open a child-proof med bottle, use it. So far I have done about 50 jars of jelly and will probably do another 25 and that’s from one tree and I have 2 of them so they make a lot of the best jelly you will ever get. The core of the tree is also edible, as like the cabbage palm, but that also kills the tree so reserve that for palms only slated for development execution. So much more out there that we weed kill or mow or ignore. Simmered for a few minutes. Designed and Developed by PenciDesign, When Life Gives You Scrubland, Plant an Amazing Permaculture Garden! The other issue is the seeds. I bought a home with Pindo Palms this year. Brought the fruit to boil in one gallon of water. Pindo is much better. Information about Pindo Palm Fruit including applications, recipes, nutritional value, taste, seasons, availability, storage, restaurants, cooking, geography and history. Also called Jelly Palms, the pindo palm is a common landscape tree for drought-tolerant hot areas. Would be fantastic to locate recipes for this fragrant fruit. http://oneminutehealings.blogspot.ca/2012_09_01_archive.html. Acid Level: 4.5 When you have three cups, cover with three cups of water. Learn how your comment data is processed. You can post photos on the green deane forum on the UFO page, unidentified flowering objects. is that true? A lawn service person told me to cut the penducles out of the pindo palm in my yard because they will harm the tree..Will taking the penducles out before the berries come in harm the tree? They grow in bunches and have a similar shape to grapes. The fruit is about 1.5 inches in size. Is this normal? The fruit of these common palms can be eaten by both humans and dogs with complete safety. I got to the fruit of the pindo in the Publix parking lot before the landscapers cleaned up and now have 2 palms growing that are a couple of years old. “On the short walk from the pool to the house we rent in the “low country” in South Carolina, Winter picked a berry from the tons of these little palm trees in the community and said, “Mom, smell this.” Well, I’ve played that game before and it’s not always fun. or do anything with them? Thanks —. At what age do pindo palms begin to bear fruit? Yes, queen plam fruit is edible when ripe. PINDO PALM, butia capitata, jelly palm edible fruit seeds $8.92 Tree Seeds - 5 Seeds of Jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis (Edible, Long Lived Desert Shrub, Hedge) I’d love your favorite wine recipe and sorbet recipe. SG: 1050, SG: 1002 to secondary 6.3% Add the sugar syrup, tannic acid and yeast nutrient and make up to 5 liters. Left seeds. Related Species: Yatay Palm ... Fruit: The 2 inch, oval, egg-yellow, edible fruits hang down in bunches and are fleshy and sweet. Try only one at first, they don’t agree with everyone. Its common local name is Yatay. Have been making blueberry and strawberry jam with citrus as natural pectin. I am located in Destin, Fl. Could the red fruit be a pindo/queen hybrid?? Add the pectinase dissolved in a little water and leave for several hours. Thank you! Open a Jackfruit the Easy Way: an Illustrated... http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/ST/ST10500.pdf. Going to be interested in how the jelly tastes. I believe the red fruit is Queen palm, but the tree is not any taller than the jelly palm. Jelly palms do indeed bear edible pindo fruit, although with the abundance of fruit dangling from the palms and its absence from the consumer market, most people have no idea the fruit of the pindo palm is not only edible but delicious. I still have pictures of Pindo Palms growing there. One year we were in a hurry and didn’t have the big strainer yet, so we experimented with not straining it, but left the pulp in the jelly. Pindo palms grow in the southern United States in areas such as South Carolina and Florida. I once harvested about 50lbs from the Ocala agricultural extension offices and made jelly with them. I was cautious at first, but then quickly began oohing and aahhing over the fragrance that in an instant transports you to the warm sunny place of your dreams. The fruit of Pindo Palms are often called palm dates and were used to make jelly — hence Jelly Palm — because they contain a good amount of pectin. Is this normal? (Pt. Thank you. They fruit when quite young, you have only a few years to wait. I had always wondered what the local wild parrots were eating outside a Home Store in the SF Valley. On the other hand, cutting the fruit off the seed is a chore. Anyone experience this? I purchased a 2.5 ft tall Pindo from a tropical nursery here in Corpus Christi, TX. Put all in fermentation bag. )”, “That’s a pindo palm! Too cold for queen palm to thrive. I was told it is butia but the fruit is a mix orange/red and yellow. In fact, they are a very common landscape plant in southern climes and most owners are glad to give you the fruit and surprised to learn they are edible. One would think it would be easy to make jelly out of the fruit of a plant called the “jelly palm.” The answer is yes and no. Thank you. They are inexpensive, hardy, showy and bountiful. Cook for 15 minutes then add 5 cups of sugar and cook another 15 minutes and it’s ready to can and is the best jelly you will ever get. Cut and scrape as much fruit as you can off the seeds. Has anyone experienced a reaction to Pindo jelly. The seeds contain an edible oil. Hmmmm…. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. The core of the tree is also edible, as like the cabbage palm, but that also kills the tree so reserve that for palms only slated for development execution. Thanks. I have one recipe that I think is very good; however, would be interested in hearing from others that have made wine from the Pindo fruit. There is no way I could process that much fruit. Perhaps I should do a separate article on the queen palm. Easy way to remove the seed. . Actually am making jelly with the first ripening of fruit today. It is definitely a pindo and not a queen, but my fruit is reddish orange. Water Req: Moderate. Their silvery foliage and cold-hardiness makes them very popular. Excellent small-scale palm for any soil types except wet soils. If it’s the size of a ping pong ball and slight soft under pressure, use it, otherwise…. I wonder if your neighbor was talking about pejibaye? I am wondering how long is the shelf life of a Pindo?…and, do you or anyone have any recipes for making Pindo Wine. TIME OF YEAR: Evergreen, fruits in late spring in Florida. I ask because if a palm is not edible it is usually calcium oxalate that is the offending chemical (which can be ease with lime juice, or if no lime juice lemon juice.) Coconut, pineapple, passion fruit – you taste notes of different tropical delights in it. One would like to say cut the fruit out but it hangs on so tenaciously to the pulp you really have to cut the fruit off the seed. Definitely “cut” the whole head when they’re ripe. 1 whole banana (later cut into slices) and a second banana skin. I place the cleaned fruits in a large pot and cover with about an extra inch of water and simmer. Add the yeast. Can you post how it went? I use a metal 1/4 teaspoon to remove the seeds. What did you find? Could that have a bearing on the color of the fruit? That is a relief because once you’ve tasted the ripe fruit you’ll be thrashing through the fronds trying to pick more of them. I have what I was told is a pindo palm – not a queen palm. One of my dearest friends has discovered Pindo Palm fruit and had me over to show me how to process it. I bought my house from someone who owned a rare plant nursery. I have a queen palm tree loaded with fruit, can I eat them? We moved to the Panama City, FL area recently and have two of these trees in our back yard. The internet seems to be down on that — I was researching edible palms the other day because the queens all over my apartment complex have carpeted the ground with their orange fruits. Thank you. Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Orange Red/Burgundy Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Some people can swallow the fiber and have no tummy problems, in others it can upset stomachs. Photo by Green Deane. We do not know how delicious the fruit of the jelly palm is. They were once the stable of every southern yard that didn’t dip below 12º F degrees or so. A friend asks if a beautiful palm has edible fruit: “There is a palm tree in the front yard of a house we bought in Ocala about 18 months ago. Best flavor ever. Do I perhaps have a male tree and need a female tree? The Palm tree is a member of the flowering plant family, Palmae which produces the Palm fruit. Great fruit. Very sweet yet has a pleasant tartness to it. She said that they can make you feel intoxicated. It is, however, very sugary and full of fiber that’s tough to eat. I know in wine making boiling does not reduce pectin. I’m just an amateur when it comes to making jelly. You can see one of them here: Pindo palm fruit are not great off the tree, but the jelly… incredible. Cold Tolerance: Pindo Palm Tree can tolerate cold down to 5F when mature enough. Interesting! Edible's fruit arrangements and fruit baskets are perfect for any special occasion. For wine: Cover the fruit with water then use clean hands and rub out the seeds. Most people just kind of suck the sweetness off the fruit then toss the fiber and seed away. The house we bought came with a mature pindo in the front yard. The tree is about 9 years old and has grown berries before but I never used them. So, chewing the fruit and spitting out the fiber is accepted practice. After discussion we realized that it was the day that I had tried raw ripe Pindo fruit for the first time. Stir 3 times per day for 6 days before sieving into a demijohn. Should I cut them off as new growth appears? I’m in Australia and the fruit on my tree are orange not either yellow or red and taste like apricots. This is very effective as long as the fruit are not too small. Striking form includes a stout, thick trunk with bold foliage sprays from the top. Of course, once you have juice from the palm many things can be made from it and no southern home should be without a jelly palm. Pindo palms are often sold in ornamental nurseries. If anyone has some information on how to do this, or can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. We live in central florida. Pindo Palm is a slow-growing palm taking years to … I never get any fruit off of it. Above it says they fruit in late spring, and drop said fruit in the heat of the summer. The smell is strong and very fruity. Mash up the fibrous fruit pulp. Very, very good. They dry easily and very well. Should we cut it down or try to save it? I think it works better than the strainer and will do that from now on. Then I put the all the smashed fruit into a big stainless steel pot, cover with water, and boil till mush (about 30 minutes), occasionally smashing even more w potatoes masher. It has been raining almost every day for around a month now. Also, It seems that if you boil too long you lose pectin? One peduncle ripens at a time, with 100 to 150 individual orange fruits. The fruit naturally contains pectin and is used to make jelly and wine. If too thick I add a bit more water. From affordable fruit baskets to delivery and pick-up options, shop the entire collection here! That would be unusual but perhaps not possible. The core of the tree is also edible, as like the cabbage palm, but that also kills the tree so reserve that for palms only slated for development execution. Our 13 year old Pindo started losing color, then limbs began drooping to the ground. The fruit of this graceful palm is light orange to brownish red and can be used to make jelly. None of them produced fruit. It truly ensures a good set and I’ve never had any product turn gummy because of this, nor is the taste affected. Fruit: Fruit Color: Gold/Yellow Orange Red/Burgundy Fruit Value To Gardener: Edible Showy Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Width: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: The fruit is spherical to ovoid, yellow to red, and 1 inch. I named them after me, Lou nuts. It is great for growing in USDA Zones 7b (5 to 10 F) to 11 (above 40 F). Besides Florida, it’s a popular landscape plant throughout the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coastal regions and northern California, places that are subject to only occasional frosts. I suspect the fruit of the B. capitata was made into jelly more often than pies et cetera because eating it is similar to eating sugar cane, in that it is tasty but very fibrous. Five Pounds of Whole Pindo Palm Fruit And the aroma of the fruit is intoxicating. the land. They often just fall on the ground unused and are available for the asking. I drink the juice early in the mornings with a little honey added for a sweet fiber drink without fussing to get the pits out. How did it turn out? The providers of this website accept no liability for the use or misuse of information contained in this website. I’ve never met one that was so tall you couldn’t reach the fruit from the ground. It happens. She picked and I did not see the tree. But there is a ton more fruit on the tree yet to ripen. The Queen Palm’s fruit when ripe is always orange to red in color. We have snow & ice here so we have covered it like a snow glob & put lights at the base during the winter to keep it warm. Great info, we recently moved to Uruguay and discovered a plethora of hanging fruit from our palm out back. Thanks. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/ST/ST10500.pdf. I may be dead before they make fruit, but they sprouted from seed easily. We bought it at the beach & planted it about 8 years ago. Of the fruit is about the size of a regular marble, toss it. The jelly, pindo or wine palm (Butia capitata) produces fruit that's edible, tart and sweet, and often used for making jellies and wines. It is about 10 feet tall. Now there are machines for such things. It was hanging from the lower part of the palm in a long cluster. Pindo Palms help create a tropical atmosphere on our campus and require nearly no maintenance. Also, some time the Pindo will hybridize with closely related palms. Nature provides. I have been making Pindo Jelly from my Pindo Palm for many years; however, this year I am going to attempt to make Pindo Wine. It is reported in isolated microclimes in North Carolina, Washington DC and British Columbia. I usually eat them fresh (ah, how wonderful they taste! Got a photo? Going to add the pindo pulp to the jam to see what happens. Thanks.Lori. Copyright 2007-2018 – This web page is the property of Green Deane, LLC. It is full of fruit right now, and just starting to ripen on one stalk. Coconut, pineapple, passion fruit – you taste notes of different tropical delights in it. I’m sorry to say this, but Pindó is the Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana), not the Butia Capitata nor the Butia Yatay. Photo by Green Deane Lastly, don’t confuse the fruit of the Queen Palm with the Pindo Palm. You won’t regret it. Seed is large and what pulp there is sticks to it pretty firmly. One writer said they have a “terrific taste that starts out like apple and transforms to tart tropical flavors as it tantalizes the tongue.” To me they taste like a banana and a nectarine put together. I have what I thought was this Pindo palm, but the fruit is not pulpy at all and it is more orange than yellow. Picking up dropped ones is easy work, and they are usually ripe. I have bags over the two spines that have ripening fruit so it wont hit the ground. ), but will freeze them as collected, if I make jelly. Thanks for the tip! Taste is similar to a blend of caramel, mango, apricot, with a touch of citrus and coconut, and very sweet. I made my first batch of jelly yesterday! I agree to receive up to 6 autodialed text messages per month from or on behalf of Edible Arrangements, LLC about promotions, special offers, and discounts at the phone number provided above. Thank you for your website. It is called the jelly palm because the fruits, in a good year, have enough natural pectin to make jelly, barely. Put out 4 stems with about 100 or more fruit per stem, guessing anyway. My 2 trees produce a conservatively estimated 1200 pounds a year. Ours are yellow right before they’re fully ripe and then they darken a lot. I have no food allergies but because of this incident I threw the jelly out immediately. You may not believe this, but it’s true. I made jelly with Pindo fruit and taste tested it , about 1/2 tsp. It is fruiting right now in California. Also pick up what drops. That was 11 years ago and it’s now about 8 ft tall at the crown, but fronds grow up another five feet. A native plant sometimes called "Jelly Palm," the pindo produces edible berries that can be made into jelly with a sweet banana/pineapple flavor. I have several Queen Palms in my yard. I’m washing and freezing about 10 lbs of fruit today. Do I need another tree to get fruit? When they’re ripe they’re ripe. You may hear it referred to as Pindo Palm or as Jelly Palm. Very sweet and juicy. The seeds were attractive due to being shaped like chocolate chips and tasting a bit like coconut. Three others are still green. So you apply pressure to the fruit in 1 hand and hold the stalk in the other. Pindo Wine is very tropical, takes a long time, and can have clarity issues because of the natural pectin. Do you have a recipe for making a pie? The Pindo palm tree, as it is known, is a member of the Arecaceae family. Should I mix the two fruit for my jelly and add less sugar or stick to the jelly palm by itself?? definitely fiborous. Now it’s considered a palm that creates a mess on lawns. Comments or questions about this site, or for permission to use photos and information, http://oneminutehealings.blogspot.ca/2012_09_01_archive.html. Search for plants by entering key words and phrases, specific characteristics, or both, then click on the "Search" button. Rack and add sugar as necessary. Photo by Green Deane Lastly, don’t confuse the fruit of the Queen Palm with the Pindo Palm. Is there an easy answer to the problem? And no wood tase in the jelly and I always cook the whole fruit. Pindo palm fruit appears in the summer and is yellowish-orange, about the size of figs. Very, very good. Pindo Palm Care Size & Growth. Usually when they start to look bad there is little that can be done. There is no apparent cause, but it looks to be dying. I have a queen palm. The fruit is described as fibrous. Stately, temperate climate palm with 3 feet long gray-green to silvery green arching leaves. Still a lot of work, but not as time consuming as taking seed and fiber out by hand. Are they poisonous? I love at recipes that you have posted. Jelly avoids that potential issue. Pectin: 2 TBS I have had it for about 5 years now. This year it had a “ton” of fruit. We grew cantaloupes one year and too much rain made them taste bland and watery. I think a jam/jelly is in order, maybe would be good to add in mango or something with a little more substance. Just use Jelly Palm recipies but you may have to use less sugar. I am wondering why you don’t include them with the pindo palm or recommend them for jelly also. I have a pindo (7 to 9 yrs old) that bore its first flower stalks last year – 6-8 of them. You can also eat the fruit fresh. Queen Palms… very sweet and not nearly as much flavor. Needed to nearly double the amount of pectin called for in the recipes, possibly due to cooking the fruit off the sides which may have resulted in “extra” oil??? Several sorbet recipes on the internet, but I like the fresh fruits, seeds removed, lightly chopped, mixed with coconut cream, and lightly frozen. She soaked the fruit in water. I am getting fruit off my tree now, which is November 17. I tried it once before and ended up with some really good syrup for pancakes. They are a common landscape plant in Florida cemeteries, and public parks as well. I have to disagree with you that Pindo Palm fruit is always yellow. These are fresh this year's 2020 seeds, harvested from fully mature fruit … See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Edible Arrangements locations in Palm Beach Gardens, … I freeze the fruit until it is all ripe, then thaw it. Butia is a Portuguese corruption of an aboriginal term meaning “spiny.” Capitata is Latin, meaning “with a dense head” referring to the seed heads.