The Juania australis today in Ireland

[PalmatierMeg]

On 2/14/2023 at 11:04 AM, Atellyer said:

The plant at Earlscliffe is going strong.  It is now over 10 metres tall and still growing!

David
Earlscliffe

What a great looking Juania! Best I’ve seen out of habitat. Impossible grow for me

[Tyrone]

On 2/15/2023 at 12:04 AM, Atellyer said:

The plant at Earlscliffe is going strong.  It is now over 10 metres tall and still growing!

David
Earlscliffe

Looking stunning. One for the strictly cool and oceanic climates.
 

All mind slowly died. Even cool mild Albany in WA is too tropical for them. Dewpoints above 20C tend to eventually kill these. 

[Slifer00]

On 2/14/2023 at 4:16 PM, Atellyer said:

Hi Kev, firstly, although the garden has always been private,  we can't remember turning down any request from an enthusiast to come and see our wonderful palm. Therefore, you are more than welcome to come and visit next time you are in the area. 

Regards

David Foley, Earlscliffe.

 Wow, that sounds amazing. I live in dublin myself, and I feel like I would do almost anything, see just see the juania in person 😄

[Hu Palmeras]

Congratulations. Ireland and England will be the future breeding grounds for Juania Australis for the world.

[Hu Palmeras]

On 14/2/2023 at 13:04, Atellyer said:

La planta de Earlscliffe está en plena forma. ¡Ya mide más de 10 metros y sigue creciendo!

David
Earlscliffe

Hello friend. I hope you've found the male palm since we last spoke. Ireland may be one of the breeding grounds for Juania Australis. Good luck!

[Hu Palmeras]

On 21/7/2010 at 18:07, palmtreesforpleasure said:

this evening in the rain 17c, high temperature of the day, in a private Dublin Garden the amazing site of a Juania australis was seen. Only heard about it yesterday and was lucky to find it 10 klm from where we were. This is a palm worth seeing, very attractive and hopefully will have an increasing population around the world to ensure its survival.

They are also dioecious so multi planting would be a must create seed in the future.

 

It is about 4-5m tall with green leaves in offset all the way to the earth and is without a trunk. The microclimate has been created by using a dry stone wall about 1.8m tall. This wall appears to be preventing the soil from being wet. When scraping away about 3-5mm of topsoil the ground was dry. It very rarely gets above 20c, occasional 25c but is protected from that temperature by surrounding tree cover.

 

The growing of this palm was a methodically planned event by Professor David Robinson BSc(Hort), MS, PhD, VMM, FI(Hort) who was involved in plant research.

this helps understand how this palm grows in Ireland and gives us all a lesson on proper planning in creating mini climates.

the website for this garden is http://www.earlsclif...id_robinson.htm

The family continue to look after the garden when they get home from work and time permits.

 

enjoy the pictures, what a palm!!

regards

Colin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This palm tree is a great treasure. I plan to germinate more seeds very soon.

[Hu Palmeras]

On 16/4/2023 at 18:45, Tyrone said:

Se ve espectacular. Ideal para climas fríos y oceánicos.
 

Toda mente murió lentamente. Incluso la fresca y templada Albany, en Washington, es demasiado tropical para ellos. Los puntos de rocío superiores a 20 °C tienden a matarlos con el tiempo. 

The only bad thing about this palm tree is that its distribution and sale are prohibited in Chile. Access to it is very secretive.

It's the most private palm tree in the world, along with Tahina Spectabilis and Ladoicea Maldivica. Let's hope these specimens in Europe produce seeds for the rest of the world.