Jubaea -- give up?

[TerdalFarm]

All in all, I feel like I've done pretty well with my palms. Some live in the ground, some spend the summer in the ground but are dug up and potted in the house for the winter, and others live in pots but get to spend summers outdoors.
Some die.
Here is the odd one: Jubaea chilensis, the Chilean wine palm.

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It has lived in a pot since 2007 when I bought it from Cistus, a nursery in Portland, Oregon. It was from seed from a northern California plant. The directions called for giving it lots of sun and heat. My plan was to grow it up in a pot for a few years and then plant it. I've done that with other plants from them (e.g., Brahea, Waggy). Others have died. Jubaea has neither died nor thrived. Each year I get ready to toss it in the compost pile, but then it starts to put up a new spear. I get hopeful. And then the spear dies--but some green tissue remains. This past year, basil volunteered in its pot so I saved it for the pesto.

It started to put out a new spear in the house over the winter, but after going outside the spear has not done anything I can tell.

What do I do? Put it in the compost pile or try to keep it going?
--Erik

[lucky1]

Erik NO! please wait.
I'll show you dead (gonna take some pics today).

I'd put it in a sheltered warm spot.
If it doesn't push a new spear by fall, it's a goner.

Barb

[BILL MA]

Erik,
I wouldn't toss it, plant it in the ground if anything. Who knows maybe it's sick of being in a pot.

Bill

[hardyjim]

Erik,
I wouldn't toss it, plant it in the ground if anything. Who knows maybe it's sick of being in a pot.

Bill

Ditto
Stick it in the ground and pretend you don't know it,
some palms(plants)thrive on neglect others are just weak.

[TerdalFarm]

I guess that's what I'll do. Might as well.
Unless, is there any chance, Jim, you're planning a Texas-bound road trip? If so I'll give you a nights lodging en route in exchange for your giving it a better home. Iowa has got to be better than Oklahoma.
--Erik

[hardyjim]

Seriously doubt that Erik


Look at the shape mine are in!

[oppalm]

compost heap. I had one for almost 3 years and I got 3 little strap leaves before I pitched it. This may be the slowest growing palm known to Kent.