Jubaea chilensis

[Darold Petty]

1 hour ago, Banana Belt said:

Regarding "Jubaea Seeds",  I have two older Jubaea with 12 foot tall trunks that have been flowering for over 10 years but have never produced seeds.  Why is that?   They are healthy, growthing very well and seem to try and form fruit, but the tiny fruit always abort and fall off before they get half inch in size.  Picture of my Palms from last Feb.

One possible explanation would be that your microclimate is just a bit too cool and humid.  I have this issue with Howea, very sparse or none for seed set.

[Banana Belt]

6 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

microclimate is just a bit too cool

That is my impression, which is why I posted the Snow picture.

[Banana Belt]

Current picture of same Jubaea.  Trunk is about 12 feet tall.

Edited September 6, 2023 by Banana Belt

[Tom in Tucson]

13 hours ago, Banana Belt said:

Regarding "Jubaea Seeds",  I have two older Jubaea with 12 foot tall trunks that have been flowering for over 10 years but have never produced seeds.  Why is that?   They are healthy, growthing very well and seem to try and form fruit, but the tiny fruit always abort and fall off before they get half inch in size.  Picture of my Palms from last Feb.

I'm not an expert on this species, but I'm always receptive to trying to understand it's requirements, and preferences.

My guess as to why your seeds are aborting prematurely is because of the tree's location. I took a drive up to Brookings OR one time to see what the palms look like north of Crescent City, and was surprised how many homes had planted a variety of palms in their yards. Unfortunately I didn't see any Jubaea, but I did notice that although it was in the Summer, it was much cooler than even San Francisco. So my guess is the lower amount of heat might play a part in your observation. FWIW

Hi 106˚, Lo 66˚

Edited September 7, 2023 by Tom in Tucson

[amh]

On 8/23/2023 at 2:29 PM, amh said:

I purchased a batch of pure jubaea seed and a batch of jubutia seeds earlier in the year. I started both with the baggie/heat mat method, but only 1 jubutia germinated. I've since moved the seeds to community pots outside, but have not seen any germination. The seeds do not rattle and still do not float in water. I haven't given up, but this is my first experience with jubaea seeds.

I had two of the pure jubaea seeds sprout today, now hopefully, the hybrids and the rest of the pure seeds will sprout soon.

[MobileBayGarden]

So, now that things have calmed down…🤣

Does anyone have any Jubaea seeds they wouldn’t mind parting with? PM me if you do please. Thank you everyone. 
 

Philippe