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Growing Jubaea chilensis in Florida

Scott W

By Scott W
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OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

OC2Texaspalmlvr

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18 minutes ago, EPaul said:

Anyone try this in North TX or Georgia coast?

Not North Texas but I'm off the Gulf. Mine has been in the ground since spring from a 15g and about to see its first winter. 

T J 

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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On 9/1/2023 at 2:32 PM, Scott W said:

Yep, still growing!  Here's a couple updated pics...

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Nice to see this  successful zone pushing.  I'll always add for folks starting/growing these. (mine was 5" in diameter at planting and 5' of trunk now) you mostly just watch these become a massive bush first. They just get wider and wider with a little vertical gain. Once they get their full width, they then go up, fairly quickly.

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

OC2Texaspalmlvr

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17 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Nice to see this  successful zone pushing.

Let see your tree hugger palm ! 

T J 

T J 

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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1 hour ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Let see your tree hugger palm ! 

T J 

oh, OK.... I went and took a pic.. just shy of 4' diameter at base, maybe 44".  :wub:

 

 

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

96720 Veteran

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Here are some pictures of mine the first is in full sun and this summer was hell the second is in some shade!!

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OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

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4 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

oh, OK.... I went and took a pic.. just shy of 4' diameter at base, maybe 44".  :wub:

I can only hope to see mine that big one day 🙏🏽 

T J 

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Palmfarmer Veteran

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I just got a small Jubaea Seedling. How many years does it take on average to go pinnate/Develop full fronds? 

Tyrone Grand Master

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38 minutes ago, Palmfarmer said:

I just got a small Jubaea Seedling. How many years does it take on average to go pinnate/Develop full fronds? 

In my climate it’s about 2 or 3 years from germination that they start to go pinnate. 

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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Scott W Mentor

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Latest update....still thriving. 😁

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amh Grand Master

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On 12/22/2023 at 2:15 PM, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

Not North Texas but I'm off the Gulf. Mine has been in the ground since spring from a 15g and about to see its first winter. 

T J 

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I now have 6 seedlings that I will be planting in a few years, if they can survive my crazy 8A climate, they'll survive anywhere in the southeast.

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On 1/10/2024 at 4:34 PM, Scott W said:

Latest update....still thriving. 😁

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Update?

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Scott W Mentor

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2025 update...still thriving!  Looking at last year's pics the trunk does appear to have swelled in diameter.

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Banana Belt Proficient

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On 3/19/2025 at 11:38 AM, Scott W said:

trunk does appear to have swelled in diameter.

Can you notice if the leaves are getting bigger, especially after periods of rain?  The Spear looks really good in your pictures.  Palms that have strong upright Spears always seem grow bigger and faster than those that don't.

Scott W Mentor

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Yes, the newest set of fronda has always been slightly larger than the last.  I'll take some measurements of the last set for comparison with the new set.

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MobileBayGarden Proficient

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Quick question, when it was potted, what kind of growing medium did you have it in?

Banana Belt Proficient

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On 6/17/2021 at 8:48 PM, 96720 said:

I have 4 planted in Phoenix they live but they look like hell I think they like cooler weather and some humidity they look good in California 

I wonder if because of the dry heat in Arizona, Jubaea just can't get enough water.  Several pictures of Jubaea in hot areas like Florida, Arizona and even northern Chile all seem to have more narrow trunks than those in cooler areas like coastal California, coastal Chile.  Here in temperate Southern Oregon near the ocean, Jubaea really bulk up their trunk year after year.  From my log of diameter of the 43 year old Jubaea trunk, it continues to expand every year. 

Could it be that in hot areas the evapotranspiration is so fast, that the Palm can't suck fast enough to satisfy thirst which limits the size of the trunk?  I wonder.

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Here is an updated photo of mine it definitely is different than those grown in cooler areas it has already been dropping it’s boots which ones I have seen much larger still have their boots!

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