EatTheWeeds: Episode 31: Jelly Palm » How To Make Jam

Thanks for writing. Then pindo palm and the queen palm are close and can hybridize. As for edibility, yes, it is edible at the last possible moment but it is toxic until then, very fiberous and not too tasty. From my liability point of view it was just safer to say avoid it. If you do try your fruit, do so when they are extremely ripe, and only a little.

Here in manicured Florida it is indeed considered a trash tree. You have to understand that 99% of the people who have them don’t like the fact it drops fruit on their lawn. They also don’t eat it the fruit because they don’t know it is edible. And some times in some seasons sugar has to be added to help it jell. Not all trees in all seasons produce sweet fruit.

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