Pronunciation: sigh-AG-russ x BOO-tee-uh x jew-BAY-uh
Common Name: Queen Bu Ju Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana x Butia odorata x Jubaea chilensis is a hybrid created by taking pollen from a Butia x Jubaea and crossing it with a Syagrus palm. The resulting palm seems to a pretty attractive species though so far no mature palms exist in California. The palm has the general look of a Butia, but more graceful and with the younger trunk of a Butia x Jubaea. Cold tolerance is unknown but suspected to be quite good.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-15 feather leaves
- Height: 30' estimate
- Trunk: single; may end up being over a foot in diameter or more; mostly likely with few if any retained leaf bases
- Crownshaft: none
- Spread: 10'-15'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; flat to arching; fine leaflets; slightly to moderately 'V'd on cross section; bright green; 8'-10' long; spreading arrangement
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 1'-2'; channeled somewhat; unarmed but with some rough, sharp scurf along the edges; un-split
- Reproduction:
- Inflorescence:
- Fruit:
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 20F estimate
- Drought Tolerance: good
- Dry Heat Tolerance: good
- Cool Tolerance: good
- Wind Tolerance: good
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow to moderate with age
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: partial to full sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none yet
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: very rare
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All photos of young palm in northern California in the garden of Jim Denz
