San Antonio Jubaea

[Takil-Explorer]

In Chili I have noticed that the biggest Jubaea where growing in more humid spots close to creeks. Maybe in warm climates some soil humidity would be beneficial.

Alexander

[Mandrew968]

Humidity + Jubea = alive and very large?????????

[Takil-Explorer]

Here a link to where they grow wild in La Campana. The biggest specimems where in found in the humid valleys on more fertil soil near water. The same I have noticed with Butia odorata in Uruguay, near Castillos. Big ones on more humid fertil soil and smaller ones on granit cliffs.

Alexander

http://maps.google.nl/maps?t=h&hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=-32.945983,-71.089339&spn=0.014117,0.026286&z=16

[Austinpalm]

Here is a recent picture of the Riverwalk jubaea or hybrid. It is starting to put on some height.  Guess the trimming or removal of some tall trees shading it really helped.  The trunk seems more reminiscent of jubaea then butia to me now that the boots are starting to fall off. Anymore thoughts on what it is?

[Fusca]

Clay, thanks for resurrecting this thread - I never noticed this palm in previous strolls down the Riverwalk.  According to JV it had yet to flower - do you know if that's still the case?  It doesn't look like it's added more than 2-3 feet in 8 years, but still looks good.

Jon

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

As of late last year it hadn't flowered.

[Fusca]

Interesting palm for sure.  Took a walk myself this past weekend and no sign of flowering.  Saw the mules, rhapis, arenga, etc. but no sign of foxtail or triangle palms mentioned previously.  I guess recent cold winter did them in.  Is this palm below brahea edule?  Didn't recognize it and hadn't seen it mentioned in previous posts.  Looks nice.

Jon

[Meangreen94z]

On 6/11/2009 at 8:48 PM, TonyDFW said:

Here are some additional images of the Jubeas in Austin

Here is the neighborhood they grow in Austin.

Old post but I thought I would update, house has additions but these are unfortunately gone. I was up there today

[fr8train]

On 2/5/2023 at 1:16 PM, Meangreen94z said:

Old post but I thought I would update, house has additions but these are unfortunately gone. I was up there today

Sad to see. I wonder how the Riverwalk Jubaea fared?