Pindo palms are one of the most cold hardy of the feather palms. They have beefy trunks, covered with persistent leaf bases. The fronds are gracefully arching and curve back down toward the ground and then in toward the trunk. It is a slow but steady grower. They will begin producing fruit at about 8 or 9 years of age. The fruit can be messy when it falls on sidewalks, driveways, or patio areas, so you will want to plant it far enough away from those areas so that it doesn't cause problems. I would say 12 to 15 feet would certainly do it.
This is a palm that can be planted beneath power lines because of its height limit.

Native to South America, ranging through northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.

When mature, it produces copious amounts of fruit. The fruit is wonderfully fragrant, and if you get anywhere near it, your nose will pick up the sweet, tropically fruity aroma. The fruits are used to make jelly and wine. They are very fibrous and have a single large seed, slightly larger than a cherry pit and dark brown in color. You can chew the fruit and spit out the fiber, or bite into it and suck on the juice. Be careful as the juice will run down your hands and arms. Yes, they are that juicy! The flavor has been described in many, many ways, all involving a mixture of more commonly known fruit flavors.

In my personal experience, the first thing that hits your taste buds is tartness, but not horribly so. Less than a second later, strawberry mingles in, followed by banana, and then a sweet mango-orange flavor, all of the flavors mixing together in a delicious fusion, all the while tickling your nose with the scents of the tropics.

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