Chilean honey palm (Jubaea chilensis) 2 seeds

JUBAEA CHILENSIS - Chilean honey palm - Coqito palm - 2 seeds/pack

Palmae
Natural habitat: South America.
This rare palm variety from Chile is very hardy and tolerates cold winters particularly well. Its appearance is robust and strong. Its massive trunk can grow up to 25 m in height and 1.3 m in diameter. Leaves 3-5 m long. Leaves are dark green or bluish, feather-shaped.

It is considered the slowest growing palm in the world. Another speciality is that the sap of the tree is used to make a very fine liquor. If you break the hard shell of the seed, you will find inside a 'liquor-like' seed with a taste similar to coconut, but with a rather faint smell.

It likes full sun and plenty of water, but do not stand the pots in water. Plant in nutrient-rich soil used for palms. It is sufficient to replant the palm every 2 to 4 years. For transplanting, use a soil mixture of 2/3 compost, 1/3 peat or potting soil mixed with sand. You can also mix a fertilizer with a long-lasting effect into the soil.
Water the potted specimens in a controlled manner when they are fully grown. Pot-grown specimens should be regularly fertilised and kept outdoors in the sun as long as possible in summer.

Minimum temperature : - 15 °C
The germination period of the seeds can last from 3-4 months to 1 year. Germination can be promoted by heating the soil.