All about growing Jubaea Chilensis

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All about growing Jubaea chilensis.
Hardiness
Feeding
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[@Cesc8170]

Hello, this is a Mediterranean climate palm, which means that in the wild it experiences dry long warm to hot summers and cool to quite cold winters wich are damp and with some snow at the highest locations where Jubaea is found.

[@VCJyJ2010]

yes, I yelled that isn’t true, when I heard that in Chile this has wet summers and dry winters… I’m chilean so…

[@palmcottageguy]

Great video Kris! Very informative. I hope that you will do more of these. . . Butia species?

[@dchalkie]

Nice video Kris, may give this one a try, I must assume it’s your daughter getting in on the act waving 👋 in the background. Thank you 👍

[@sabielromero8581]

9:11 hehe... :D

[@sylviaappleton6816]

Appreciate advice thanks Kris, mine is still only about 2 ft but seems healthy enough.

[@LukeArmitstead]

I think you might be mistaken about the Chilean rainfall. Jubaeas come from a mediterranean climate, which means they get most of their rain in their winter and its dry during their summer. This is why the palm does not do well in places like Florida. However, that being said, You are right about it being ok for them to be watered during summer, but they eventually do become drought tolerant. They just don't like a hot humid environment.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Yes I said it the wrong way round in the video, apologies

[@LukeArmitstead]

@@YorkshireKRIS, All good. Thanks for the video. How much has this plant grown since you planted it?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

@@LukeArmitstead it grows around 4 to 6 leaves per year on average. It's certainly grown wider and noticeably taller but they take decades to start growing upwards.

[@mixiepalms8338]

excellent video. mine looks like a butia.. planted in shade lol

[@alliehill-sutherland5121]

thank you. Very informative!

[@timmillan6701]

Nice video on my favorite palm. Not positive, but I believe the process for extracting the sap for palm wine involves more than " knocking into the trunk" - I believe it's more cutting the whole tree down and draining the sap out of the trunk over a long period of time. Certainly not something I would want to see. Yours look great

[@ignaciomoisesriquelme7263]

Used to be like that in the 1800's. Nowadays agronomists just cut some leaves

[@aWedrownik307]

That little hybrid would be well over $100 now, if you could even find one here.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

I think you're right

[@user-ggkkiiyy4544]

At what temperature Jubea are leaves damaged by cold?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

@user-ggkkiiyy4544 when small I would say minus 6ish but larger established plants colder than minus 10. Damage may not show for several months though

[@user-ggkkiiyy4544]

@YorkshireKRIS So we have that Jubea is palm for 8b zone?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

@@user-ggkkiiyy4544 I would say so, yes.

[@brayancabrera8435]

Hola, soy de Valparaíso Chile, y en este lugar la palma chilena abunda y es muy hermosa

[@sabielromero8581]

También soy chileno y lamento que no haya tutoriales en español para germinar coquitos de Jubaea paso a paso, salvo alguno que leí por ahí redactado en un blog por un entusiasta argentino. En todo caso, el proceso es lento, MUUUUUY lento. Me lance por las mías y llevó DOCE meses para que germinara unos que saqué del Sótero Del Rio, y que recién pase a maceta. Ahora también sé que en condiciones optimas dentro de TRES años RECIÉN va a tener seis hojitas... Ufff..., lleva tiempo y paciencia, llegue a pensar que las semillas se habían malogrado... Saludos...

[@sabielromero8581]

I am also Chilean and I regret that there are no tutorials in Spanish to germinate Jubaea litle coconuts step by step, except for one that I read out there written in a blog by an Argentine enthusiast. In any case, the process is slow, VERY slow. I threw myself for mine and it took TWELVE months to germinate some that I took out of the Sótero Del Rio, and just passed to the pot. Now I also know that in optimal conditions in THREE years, HARDLY is going to have six little leaves ... Ufff ..., it takes time and patience, I came to think that the seeds had spoiled ... Regards...

[@palmtreehostellosviloshost9434]

@@sabielromero8581 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWqxZKiNpceJd6M si hay

[@palmtreehostellosviloshost9434]

Great video Kris. I'm growing a 4 years old Judaea on a pot. I've been having troubles with it since it has become very yellowish and started to miss many leaves. Do I have to wait for the soil to dry completely before watering again? (I realized the soil is too solid so I'll try to change it)

[@YorkshireKRIS]

They soil shouldn't completely dry out, even in winter. Try a nice free draining mix that doesn't compact hard.

[@svarthelikoptern]

Lovely video and a beautiful species. I'm growing one in the front yard, usda zone 7b/8a here. But unfortunately it's turning yellow in its second year in the ground. The top soil is about 30cm deep and quite rocky underneath. I presume there's some ground water that's rotting the roots possibly, but there is little evidence that that is what's going on. Such a pity, it survived the winter just fine but the water is probably killing it. (Here in Europe this spring has been really dry as well, which seems contradictory but I'm just speculating).

[@Salmiyaguy1]

hi what happened to your palm? did it recover?

[@svarthelikoptern]

@@Salmiyaguy1 Thanks for asking! We had a really harsh winter last year. I wrapped it up,.used heating cables. Most of my trachycarpus fortuneis died, my snow gum almost died and I later found out the heating cable malfunctioned. BUT it survived, didn't have one yellow or frost bitten frond! I was really astonished. Every year is a bit of a risk but it has been in the ground for 2-3 years and it likes it there. Jan is mild here but March can dip.down below -5, harsh winters every 4-6 years down to -15C.

[@svarthelikoptern]

@@Salmiyaguy1 turns out the yellowing was just a nourishment issue, fertilizer fixed it

[@Salmiyaguy1]

@@svarthelikoptern I will be planting a mule and mexican fan palm in 6b in ontario. Did you use remote digital thermostats to monitor your protected palms? one of things I learned is to have a remote thermostat to monitor the temperature inside your wrapped or sheltered palm winter protection. so if a cable or christmas lights fail you will see the temperature and can put on replacements before the palm is damaged. Most thermostats allow you to monitor more than one plant. usually up to three so you can keep an eye on your least hardy.

[@svarthelikoptern]

@@Salmiyaguy1 That's sounds like a great project you have there. I would love to see how that progresses and how they do in Ontario. Do you know any one in a 6b climate that has success doing so? I did think of installing a thermostat to be honest but somewhere along the line I just gave up. But you know what? I might give it another shot. And you just gave me an idea, technically if I had Christmas lights connected to the heating cable and the heating cable failed, the light would go out as well, eh?!

[@PumpfunPossibilities]

I have 2 of these outside my house been growing for 15 years, could you do a video on trimming the leaves back. I have done a couple but just leaves brown dead flat ends.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Thanks for watching. I did a video on that exact subject last summer🙂

[@raphlvlogs271]

This plant is the baobab of palms.

[@surefitsandgiggles1512]

Hi Kris, enjoying your videos. I have a seedling of approx. 7 years old, much smaller than your butia x jubaea seedling in the video. Should I keep it in the greenhouse year round or move it outside for the summer? I live in Northern England and greenhouse gets to about 35'c on a sunny day.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Yes you can keep it in the greenhouse all year round to speed up growth but I prefer to grow them hard and slow.

[@eijiroinouye4115]

Do you have clay soil? I have about 18" of good soil? Is that enough? Can it grow in clay below the good soil?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Yes I have heavy clay soil and it's growing well. I have a second in the front garden that's growing very strongly.

[@eijiroinouye4115]

@@YorkshireKRIS Splendid. I didn't know Jubaeas could grow into clay. You don't need a raised bed.

[@gameram6382]

Just transferred one how much frons should i cut off

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Leaves need to balance rootball.

[@Badboyifier]

You seriosly grow that palm in the UK?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Yes we do very well

[@palmlifeuk3553]

Someone waved at me

[@wintermetalhd]

Butia x jubaea? That's a mule palm!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

A Mule palm is generally accepted as a Butia crossed with a Syagrus

[@wintermetalhd]

@@YorkshireKRIS you're right, sorry, I meant it's a hybrid.