Chilean Wine palm

Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm) is the sole extant
Arecaceae. It is native to southwestern South America,
where it is endemic to a small area of central Chile,
between 32°S and 35°S in southern Coquimbo,
Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins and northern Maule
regions. It was long assumed that the extinct palm tree of
Easter Island belonged to this genus too, but it is distinct
and now placed in its own genus, Paschalococos.

World-record Jubaea at KewIt is a palm reaching heights
of 25 metres (82 ft) with a trunk up to 1.3 metres (4.3 ft)
in diameter at the base, often thicker higher up, and with
smooth bark. The 3–5-metre (9.8–16 ft) leaves are
pinnate. The largest individual specimen of indoor plant
in the world is the Jubaea chilensis at Kew, England.

It needs mild winters, but will tolerate frosts down to
about −15 °C (5.0 °F) as well as relatively cool summers,
making it one of the hardiest of pinnate-leaved palms;
this is because it grows up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
above sea level in its natural habitat. In the wild, the tree
lives almost exclusively on the steep slopes of ravines.

Mature Height: 70 feet
Hardiness: from 6 degrees C to 25 degrees C.
Rate of Growth: Very Slow
Salt Tolerance: Low (not suitable for close-to-beach
areas)
Drought Tolerance: Excellent (after initial need for
regular watering after planting)
Light Requirements: High
Habit: Solitary with "substantial" crown of ice-blue fan-
shaped leaves
Trunk: 4 to 6 ft. dark gray trunk that features leaf scars
but is unarmed.
Flower Colour: Purple
Fruit1 1/2" orangey-yellow clusters of fruit.