Roseburg Oregon Jubaea Palm

[Zach K]

Recently on our way down to Port Orford, OR to see the stunning blacklock cliffs, I decided to swing by Oregon's Largest Jubaea palms (unless someone else can show me a larger specimen?) and was Not disappointed. I did not expect the trunks to be THAT big.

The owner was outside so I conveniently asked him about them. He says he bought them in Santa Rosa CA. (Santa something…pretty sure he said Rosa) and after a couple decades here they are. The easternmost one completely defoliated when they hit 9°F but recovered nicely since. 
 

He was kind enough to let me take some fallen seed home. I’ll give germination a shot 👍 

 

If you’re down in that area, definitely check it out! It should be a roadside attraction in my opinion. He is aware of palm talk so if you mention that’s why you’re down there, he’ll probably say he already met someone from Olympia and now someone from Vancouver WA.

I found the location on the other thread talking about these behemoths. Too lazy to link it now. 

(The last picture shows the cliffs)

[jwitt]

"The easternmost one completely defoliated when they hit 9°F but recovered nicely since."

 

So the others did not defoliate @9f?  

Wow!

Double wow for the post!

[scarecrow]

Why does one look way bigger than the others?

[Zach K]

Yea strangely enough the rest did not? 
 

That angle shows them as smaller (and they are but not as much as the picture distorts)