Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea chilensis)

Family: Arecaceae or Palmae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Jubaea chilensis is an evergreen Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 5 m (16ft) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet taste, it can be used as a refreshing drink, concentrated into a syrup or fermented into a wine. — Sap - raw or cooked.; A very sweet taste, it can be used as a refreshing drink, concentrated into a syrup or fermented into a wine.; The tree is felled and the crown removed, the sap then begins to flow and, providing a thin section of trunk is removed daily, the sap will continue to flow for several months.; Yields of over 400 litres of sap can be obtained from a tree.

Habitat & North American Range

Usually found between the coast and the hills to 300 metres, between latitudes 31 to 35°south. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)