Testing Jubaea Chilensis in Humidity

[pptn]

I am thinking of bring a very mature Jubaea Chilensis into Houston, Texas. Our average humidity is measured at 75%, which is very high. I know that the Jubaea do not "reportedly" like humidity, but the more that i am researching this, i keep finding stories of where it has supposedly worked. Am i about to throw away $30,000????

There is one living in Dallas, Texas and it was a large transplant also. It has been there for years but the humidity average is only 65% in Dallas. Slightly lower than Houston, but it's living.

I also just read about one in a specific part of Australia and that area is also 65% average humidity.

Is 75% to 65% comparison the difference between life and death?

Does anyone have any stories to share about a large Jubaea being transplanted into humid areas like this?

[Jamesasb]

jubaea can take humidity no problem but not with heat. try a smaller one for a year before blowing $30k......

[richnorm]

Average here would be over 80% but little heat...

 

[fiji jim]

They could not last in our climate.

I tried twice and had some germination but within 1 to 2 years they faded and rotted.

[Palm crazy]

1 hour ago, Jamesasb said:

jubaea can take humidity no problem but not with heat. try a smaller one for a year before blowing $30k......

 This is totally true James… 

My year round average humidity is 78% and in winter is goes up to the mid 90%.  Jubeae hate heat and humidity and also hate really hot humid nights. Here we can have 15F − 25F degree drop at night in summer. Makes all the difference. 

PPNT, it would be better for you to try a Jubaea mule palm, thats my two cents worth. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

There are 6 mature jubaea south of i30 at the dallas aquarium owners house. None of them look particularly good. I suggest doing what we did and get one with a few feet of trunk in a 42" box.  24" box to a few feet of trunk sizes seem to do well and putting them in the area with the best airflow will help.  

There are four Jubaea in cleveland tx that were planted in pine understory from 15g and are quite large and doing well. There is also one in Shreveport in pine forrest as well that is doing well. The key is to not try a plant any smaller than a 15g or get a huge massive plant from california.  These are the toughest seedlings that i grow and have killed a few thousand to only have 600 to show for it. 

Jubaea will grow in hot humid climates with out nematodes as long as they are planted with size; but not mature. Planting any smaller than 15g will result in a dead plant in Houston.  I hope this helps. We have 10-20 jubaea and jxb hybrids in 40" containers.  

[Tassie_Troy1971]

My humidity is mostly  ^{over 70 % an they do well down here !}

[pptn]

On 5/20/2017, 5:16:51, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

There are 6 mature jubaea south of i30 at the dallas aquarium owners house. None of them look particularly good. I suggest doing what we did and get one with a few feet of trunk in a 42" box.  24" box to a few feet of trunk sizes seem to do well and putting them in the area with the best airflow will help.  

There are four Jubaea in cleveland tx that were planted in pine understory from 15g and are quite large and doing well. There is also one in Shreveport in pine forrest as well that is doing well. The key is to not try a plant any smaller than a 15g or get a huge massive plant from california.  These are the toughest seedlings that i grow and have killed a few thousand to only have 600 to show for it. 

Jubaea will grow in hot humid climates with out nematodes as long as they are planted with size; but not mature. Planting any smaller than 15g will result in a dead plant in Houston.  I hope this helps. We have 10-20 jubaea and jxb hybrids in 40" containers.  

This is what made me think that this would work if i brought big ones in, like the one i saw in Dallas, Texas. It will be planted around some other tall pines and they keep the area a little bit cooler than being out in the open heat here in Houston. I know it is a risk, but i thought that i would have a better survival chance bringing in a large mature one.

[pptn]

10 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

My humidity is mostly  ^{over 70 % an they do well down here !}

What is the maximum heat you get in temperature?