Jubaea Species, Chilean Wine Palm, Chile Coco Palm
Jubaeachilensis
Synonym
Cocos
chilensis
Jubaea
spectabilis
Palma
chilensis
Native to central Chile, the Chilean wine palm is a stately tree, and can reach a height of 82 feet. It is extremely cold hardy.
Jubaea chilensis is a slow-growing feather palm. It can get very old and in old age is one of the biggest palms in the world. I own a juv...Read More
This palm has surprised me with its cold hardiness. I have been growing one in Eastern Maryland for a few years now and it shows minimal...Read More
I love these palms I have 3 with 3' barrel looking trunks they are probably 30 years old to my guess and three 15 to 20 year olds with tr...Read More
As noted below, this is a VERY slow growing variety. It prefers partial shade in low latitude locations when young and it can be picky a...Read More
Planted a very small Chilean Wine Palm in autumn 2009 in my garden in Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a. The seedling had just two leaves and it...Read More
love these trees; have hundreds, have Ben collimating them for 25 years have starters form some old girls of some 300 years or it seems, ...Read More
The seedlings get sun burn easily. I got 3 strong seedlings, there is only one survived. I should have tried the Buitia X Jubaea.
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There're some facts to add to this marvelous specimen:
- Total height: 30m
- Diameter: 2m
- Oldest specimen: 1600 ye...Read More
A Jubaea seedling with two strap leaves survived -2 F in Bellevue WA, with its only protection being that it was sbmerged in one foot of ...Read More
Though slow growing, this is one of the prize palms for most collectors in the South Western States. It is the world's most massive palm...Read More