PlantFiles Pictures: Jubaea Species, Chilean Wine Palm, Chile Coco Palm (<i>Jubaea chilensis</i>) by Kell

showing two different crown shapes, Lotusland, California

by palmbob Jan 26, 2011 9:43 AM

San Francisco Botanical Garden - There are quite a few of these smaller specimens in the garden.. Can't wait to see what this 'grove' looks like in 20 or 30 years...

by GreenEyedGuru May 11, 2006 10:26 PM

fruit fallen to ground end of summer, southern California

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 2:55 PM

seed/fruits

by palmbob Sep 14, 2006 8:10 PM

by Kell Oct 12, 2006 11:26 PM

by Fruticosa Jan 24, 2010 3:18 AM

Here is a nice mature specimen in the Los Angeles arboretum

by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:10 AM

This is a close up of the trunk with a human for scale

by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:12 AM

Here is a young Jubaea surrounded by Canary Date Palms- note the smooth trunk of the Jubaea. Jubaeas are often confused with these date palms. Eventually this individual may outlive/grow the surrounding Dates.

by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:18 AM

Here is a plant just forming a trunk... probably about 15 years old, in Santa Monica, California

by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:19 AM

And this is a sad, but amazing successful attempt at growing one of these palms in a tropical environment (Orlando, Florida)... this palm has large rot holes in it and always looks on the verge of death. It is a mere ghost of the monsters in more temperate regions.

by palmbob Jul 16, 2003 3:21 AM

showing true silvery coloration, Lotus Land, Santa Barbara California (just one of the parks many mature specimens)

by palmbob Apr 21, 2004 2:13 PM

Here's what a seedlling looks like (about 2 years old)

by palmbob May 29, 2004 5:52 PM

inflorescences on tall palm in Pasadena California

by palmbob Jun 18, 2004 9:48 AM

elegant row of palms in Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California, with people and Trachycarpus below

by palmbob Jul 23, 2004 5:57 AM

shuttlecock form of this palm in Fullerton California

by palmbob Jul 23, 2004 5:57 AM

upright leaf from with a slight arch in Santa BArbara's Lotusland, California

by palmbob Jul 23, 2004 5:57 AM

shorter and exceptionally fat version with green straight leaves in Los Angeles

by palmbob Aug 1, 2004 7:48 AM

trunk close up showing leaf scars

by palmbob Aug 1, 2004 7:48 AM

Jubaea Chilensis "upright version" in Socal

by viper41 Dec 10, 2004 10:23 AM

Jubaea on Saltspring Island, BC , Canada.

by Denis_BC Jan 9, 2005 9:05 AM

A pair at Shinn Park in Fremont, CA. Claimed to be the oldest of this species in California, planted circa 1880.

by GreenEyedGuru Oct 31, 2005 7:32 PM

growing in front of and to the right of a JubaeaxButia in Los Angeles

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:23 PM

Known as the 'blue form', this may be a cross with Butia, but most palm enthusiasts say 'not'. Southern California

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:23 PM

Another younger specimen at SF Botanical Gardens

by GreenEyedGuru May 13, 2006 10:13 PM

fallen flowers from a mature plant, southern California

by palmbob Jul 27, 2006 9:54 PM

ripe and unripe fruit in tree, Los Angeles county

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 2:53 PM

ripe fruit on ground, Los Angeles county, mid September

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 2:57 PM

mature tree in background in left side of photo, with ButiaXJubaea tree in forground on right, Los Angeles county

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 2:59 PM

large plant in BEverly Hills, CAlifornia

by palmbob Sep 14, 2006 8:10 PM

Parque Quinta Normal. Satiago, Chile.

by Jaimito Dec 12, 2006 11:22 PM

Parque Foretal. Santiago, Chile.

by Jaimito Jan 21, 2007 11:08 PM

Parque Forestal. Santiago, Chile. Other Palm

by Jaimito Jan 16, 2007 10:45 PM

March 6, 2007; young plant, starting to develop pinnate leaves, Mission Viejo, CA

by ALTER_EGO Mar 23, 2007 7:41 PM

Jubaeas growing in north Escondido, CA

by palmasguy Dec 22, 2007 3:18 AM

overpruned palms in San Francisco

by palmbob Jun 29, 2008 1:18 AM

field grown seedlings in southern California

by palmbob Oct 14, 2008 5:36 AM

close of seedling leaf to show 'reduplicate' orientation of leaf (open V shape of leaflet cross-section points down to the ground- compare to Phoenix leaflet which the V points up to sky)

by palmbob Oct 22, 2008 2:56 AM

germinated after 18 months in same seed box

by palmbob Oct 23, 2008 3:41 AM

You can see the small coconut on soil level. Sofia, Bulgaria.

by purplesun Mar 29, 2009 6:45 PM

Fremont California pair. One of which is the largest Wine palm in the U.S.A.

by BayAreaTropics Apr 22, 2009 7:56 PM

Closeup of great crown of silvery undersides.

by BayAreaTropics Apr 22, 2009 7:56 PM

What does the base of the largest palm in the country look like?..this!

by BayAreaTropics Apr 22, 2009 7:56 PM

With hat for scale.

by BayAreaTropics Apr 22, 2009 7:56 PM

by Fruticosa Jan 24, 2010 3:18 AM

This is a miniature planted forest of this species at Mission Bay Park, in San Diego.

by Fruticosa Jan 24, 2010 3:18 AM

flowers (reddish brown)

by palmbob Jan 26, 2011 9:44 AM

row of Jubaeas in Lotusland, California, next to a Phoenix canariensis for comparison (Phoenix on right)

by palmbob Jan 26, 2011 9:46 AM

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

by growin Jul 29, 2011 8:33 PM

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

by growin Jul 29, 2011 8:33 PM

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

by growin Jul 29, 2011 8:34 PM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:36 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:36 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:37 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 12:15 PM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 12:15 PM

San Diego Botanic Garden

by growin Sep 15, 2011 11:05 PM

The 17 metre (about 50 ft) tall specimen in the temperate house at Kew Gardens, the tallest indoor plant in the world.

by DMersh May 2, 2012 7:17 AM

Almost out of room for further growth in the temperate house at Kew Gardens.

by DMersh May 2, 2012 7:17 AM

suffering from some serious disease and crown rot, demonstrated by the new, twisted, shortened leaves

by palmbob Sep 12, 2012 7:18 AM

flowers in january, California

by palmbob Jan 21, 2013 8:28 PM

by palmbob Jan 21, 2013 8:29 PM

by palmbob Jan 21, 2013 8:30 PM

young plant just starting to form a trunk, UC Berkeley botanical Gardens

by palmbob Jun 20, 2015 5:26 PM

underside of leaf

by palmbob Jun 20, 2015 5:27 PM

trunk of young palm, northern California

by palmbob Jun 20, 2015 9:04 PM

Jubaea grove at San Diego Mission Bay

by Drew_SD Sep 26, 2016 9:54 PM

A part view of a new planting of hundreds of these palms for over a mile! Union City Ca.

by BayAreaTropics Oct 5, 2016 4:13 PM

Stands of them, Conguillio National Park, Chile. Photo courtesy; copyright of Jan Emming Destination Forever Ranch and Gardens, 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.

by Kell Oct 11, 2016 10:56 PM

Stands of them, Conguillio National Park, Chile. Photo courtesy; copyright of Jan Emming Destination Forever Ranch and Gardens, 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead in Arizona.

by Kell Oct 11, 2016 10:58 PM

Fremont ca

by BayAreaTropics Oct 13, 2017 7:18 AM

Golden Gate Palms in Richmond, Ca. Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and SF area.

by Kell Nov 9, 2017 8:34 PM

Moved from Chile in 2007. Kells Bay House & Gardens, Kells, Ireland. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

by Kell Jul 6, 2019 4:29 PM

Santiago de Chile. Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens.

by Kell Nov 24, 2019 9:56 PM