Description: You are purchasing one 1 year old three to four leaf seedling of a super rare F2 hybrid palm cross of Butia odorata and Jubaea chilensis. Trees were produced from a well established F1 hybrid Jubautia by a local hybridizer here in the Jacksonville area. This little seedling will grow into a massive specimen and will certainly be a focal point in your landscape and the envy of the neighborhood! Seeds and seedlings of this rare hybrid are almost never offered, and I have a limited number for sale, so if you're on the fence about making this purchase, don't wait! Parent tree is pictured as are the seeds that the seedlings were grown from. SORRY, USA ONLY ON THESE>>>ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!! Additionally, I ship all plants on Mondays unless it's a holiday and price of plant INCLUDES shipping! About me...I am an avid palm collector, grower and hybridizer, currently producing mule palms and hybrid cycads. I am a member of the International Palm Society and you can find my contributions on their forum Palm Talk (Scott W) and my feedback speaks for itself on the quality of plants I produce and sell. Thanks for looking and happy growing! A little more about the history of the cross as taken from the internet: https://palms.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/v55n2p62-71.pdf The intergeneric hybrid palm tree x Jubautia was first intentionally created in 1973 when palm guru Dick Douglas sowed seeds from a Butia x Jubaea cross made at the Huntington Botanical gardens in California by botanist Fred Boutin. These seedlings became the first official (aka type plant) x Jubautia trees. Around that same time (1968), at the Tetley Nursery in Corona, California, this cross also occurred spontaneously among the Jubaea and Butia growing there. The nursery collected seed of what they thought was Jubaea and sold the offspring. It was not until years later, when the trees had matured in local parks, that palm gurus noticed that they were actually hybrid x Jubautia. Although the hybrids have been growing for decades, it was only in 2002 that the hybrid genus name x Jubautia was created, based on a plant growing in the Jardin des Cedres in Nice, France. There are two crosses that will result in x Jubautia. One uses Jubaea as the mother plant and Butia as the pollen donater (Jubaea chilensis x Butia odorata) and the other is to use Butia as the mother plant and Jubaea as the pollen parent (Butia odorata x Jubaea chilensis). The offspring are intermediate between the parents but more strongly resemble the mother. No matter which species is the mother, the resulting hybrid offspring are called x Jubautia. x Jubautia hybrids are intermediate in traits between the parents with blue tinted, pinnate fronds and a wide trunk. Both parents are somewhat cold hardy, and the hybrid offspring x Jubautia has proven itself to be cold tolerant down to 15 degrees F. As with all palms, x Jubautia gets more cold hardy the older it gets, so you should grow it in a pot or take other protective measures for the first several years of life. When it is mature, x Jubautia produces monstrous 6-8' inflorescences that are covered with small flowers and fruits.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-20T02:09:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Climate: Arid, Cold, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Mediterranean, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical
Common Name: Butia x jubaea
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Color: Green
Growth Habit: Palm Tree
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Brand: Chile
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Plant Form: Plant Plug
Watering: Medium
Type: Jubaea chilensis, Butia odorata
Growth Stage: Seedling
Genus: Jubautia
Growth Rate: Medium
Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun
Foliage: Palmate
Features: Cold Resistant, Tropical looking
Country/Region of Manufacture: Chile
Unit Quantity: 1