Jubaea chilensis (blue)

[bayerntt]

Has anyone informations about Jubaea chilensis (Blue)?

I have seen this name the first time at RPS, who sells seeds of this species.

The leaves should be silver-blue. Maybe someone has a photo of this palmtree.

[NCpalmqueen]

Not the best photo, but the blue does stand out.   Lovely....

[SubTropicRay]

Nice specimen.

[Kris]

Dear Cindy  

thanks for the lovely still.and iam very glad that i had the

oppurtunity to have glimpse of this wonder..

Dear Bill is this the palm you were talking !

thanks & love,

Kris  

[BS Man about Palms]

(krisachar @ Jun. 02 2007,08:24)

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Dear Cindy  

thanks for the lovely still.and iam very glad that i had the

oppurtunity to have glimpse of this wonder..

Dear Bill is this the palm you were talking !

thanks & love,

Kris  

Yep, sure enough Kris!

As I said, freeway close, the cars you see in the background are zipping by at 60mph...

[Kris]

thanks Bill for the confirmation_yes its quite a charm !  

[mjff]

(BS, Man about Palms @ Jun. 02 2007,10:31)

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Dear Cindy  

As I said, freeway close, the cars you see in the background are zipping by at 60mph...

I guess that's why he has a car for his avatar, did anybody else notice the cars with all the beautiful palms to look at in that photo instead?  

[LJG]

(BS, Man about Palms @ Jun. 02 2007,08:31)

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As I said, freeway close, the cars you see in the background are zipping by at 60mph...

60? Do you live in the same SoCal I do? I am saying 80-90 minimum. You do getthe slow elderly drivers sometimes, so maybe they are doing only 60.

[NM_PALM_BOY]

Absolutely Gorgeous!

I gotta get me one of those! Actually, heard that they can take 0F but they like more of a Med. climate. Any info. on this?

(Of course, I may have to rename the palm "Chilly Jubie" if I try one out!  )  

Doug

[JakeK]

Wow! That's a great looking Jub!

Doug, I doubt a Jub could handle 0*F, even with the best draining soil possible. I thinks its cold tolerance zeros out at about 15*F, maybe a tad lower.

[NM_PALM_BOY]

Thanks Jake...

As I said, freeway close, the cars you see in the background are zipping by at 60mph...

60? Do you live in the same SoCal I do? I am saying 80-90 minimum. You do get the slow elderly drivers sometimes, so maybe they are doing only 60.

By the way..does ANYONE here live in SoCal or am I in a parallel universe?   You guys must live in the "hinterlands". I don't think I've even been ABLE to go faster than 40MPH on the freeway since I've been here!!

Doug

W.LA/Westwood, CA (until Dec.)

[DoomsDave]

(JakeK @ Jun. 02 2007,17:31)

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Wow! That's a great looking Jub!

Doug, I doubt a Jub could handle 0*F, even with the best draining soil possible. I thinks its cold tolerance zeros out at about 15*F, maybe a tad lower.

Supposedly they have survived 0 F in western France, Burgundy.

THAT'S cold. . . .

dave

[NM_PALM_BOY]

Supposedly they have survived 0 F in western France, Burgundy.

THAT'S cold. . . .

dave

Thanks Dave,

Got a link from a board member that lists the cold hardiness of palms (I forget who, my apologies)...its from

across the pond. Those Brits have been trying this for more than a century. They've got it down pat for the most part (although I am currently arguing over the hardiness of the Med. Fan):

http://www.trebrown.com//palms_arecaceae.php?z=7b

The below listed species are considered hardy to zone: 7b   View the UK & US zone maps

Scientific Name Common Name

Butia capitata Jelly Palm

Butia capitata var. odorata Southern Jelly Palm

Butia eriospatha Woolly Jelly Palm

Butia yatay Yatay Palm

Jubaea chilensis Chilean Wine Palm

Nannorrhops ritchiana sp. silver Silver Mazari Palm

Sabal palmetto Palmetto Palm

Sabal uresana Sonora Palmetto

Trachycarpus fortunei Chusan palm

Trachycarpus nanus Dragonhead palm

Trachycarpus sp. nanital Nanital Kumaon palm

Trachycarpus takil Kumaon palm

Juby here we come!!

Doug

By the way, Dave; are you going to the Cycad Day 2007?

[BS Man about Palms]

(mjff @ Jun. 02 2007,11:23)

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(BS @ Man about Palms,Jun. 02 2007,10:31)

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Dear Cindy  

As I said, freeway close, the cars you see in the background are zipping by at 60mph...

I guess that's why he has a car for his avatar, did anybody else notice the cars with all the beautiful palms to look at in that photo instead?  

They slowed down to get a better look.... ..                                              

[Kris]

(BS @ Man about Palms,Jun. 03 2007,03:14)

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They slowed down to get a better look.... ..                                              

Dear Bill Well Said  

i think the oldies always have time to see the beauties,let it

be on or off the road !  

Love,

Kris.

[JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA]

Here is a picture of each form.  From what I've seen, the blue form has a thinner trunk and the green has more upright leafs.

Blue form

Green Form

[deezpalms]

Here's some shots of a blue one.

[deezpalms]

[deezpalms]

It does seem to have a thinner trunk compared to the rest of them.

[Kris]

Dear Jeff  

thanks for that comparative kind of illustration of the jubea..

and my mind is clear that the green form it self will do for me.

since the blue form or sliverish does not have a massive trunk

not its that eye catchy ! i was stunned in the initiall satges that it will resemble the colour of Breha Armeta or super silver.

but to me it just looks like freek kid.

And Dear Dave thanks for the excellant coverage of so many

loved ones_Jubea's.but i like my plants & palms to grown stout.so dave thanks for that information that the blue  form is not as stout as the regular green form.

And yesterday one of your italian friend pointed out to me

that this blue form is now avaliable in the RPS site.and those who are palm collectors do go and have a look...

here is the link_to see still & a brief info...

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/JubBlu.shtml

here is the link to get the price details of the above...

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/small.shtml

Thanks & Love,

Kris  

And dave that wide angle 16:9 last still simply rocks !

[BS Man about Palms]

Cool shots folks! Glad to see the pics.

[bayerntt]

Dave, thank you for this great pictures.

Are there also pictures of some smaller ones?

I`m interested to see if the leaves of younger plants are also blue and silver.

Do you think it`s possible to get some seeds from the great ones?

[deezpalms]

(bayerntt @ Jun. 04 2007,08:09)

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Dave, thank you for this great pictures.

Are there also pictures of some smaller ones?

I`m interested to see if the leaves of younger plants are also blue and silver.

Do you think it`s possible to get some seeds from the great ones?

Hello Peter. Well, out of all the Jubaea's there the one pictured is the only one that has that remarkable coloration. All of the other ones are green. As far as seed goes I really need to get back there and check for seed as I would love to grow some of these!!

[Exotic Life]

Very nice pics!

[bayerntt]

Dave it would be great to get some seeds from this trees. Here in Germany there are only some green jubaeas and they only grow with a good winter protection.

[PalmGuyWC]

Does anyone know when the grove of Jubaeas were planted in San Diego? And what size were they when planted?  It appears many have been blooming for quite some time, so they must have been there awhile.

Dick

[BS Man about Palms]

Pohonkelapa posted a "travel thread" about the area some time back. He posted a sign that indicated that they haven't been there that long, maybe 1985?    Paul is in Bali, but maybe you can find it in the meantime.

Bill

[msporty]

I was in San Diego for the day and I visited the Jubaea grove in Mission Bay. I was pleased to see the blue Jubaea was seeding again. I had kids and a dog, so I didn’t grab seeds, but there was plenty for anyone who wanted to make a visit... 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Nice! I grew a few hundred seedlings from that tree. Bumping them up to 5g in the spring.  

[Kenarr09]

2 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

 

2 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Nice! I grew a few hundred seedlings from that tree. Bumping them up to 5g in the spring.  

Are they look different then regular one?

I have like 40 seedlings blue Jubaea which I germinated last spring and they looking different but never  saw before juvenile so I'm not sure. 

Any pictures? 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

They look about the same as the others right now, which doesn't surprise me as silver butia doesn't really start showing well until a nice 7gallon sized plant.