Pictures posted elsewhere, not mine. A fire in Viña del Mar has consumed a large population of Jubaea chilensis. The fire appears to have originated at a state run refinery and smelter.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/23/fires-in- ... ill-2/amp/
Ancient stand of Jubaea chilensis lost to wildfire
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Re: Ancient stand of Jubaea chilensis lost to wildfire
That is beyond a tragedy. It is rare enough as things stand. Hopefully enough of them will recover.
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Re: Ancient stand of Jubaea chilensis lost to wildfire
Apparently there was a botanical garden there too, which is completely burned.
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Re: Ancient stand of Jubaea chilensis lost to wildfire
I heard that too, unfortunategave_agave wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:34 am Apparently there was a botanical garden there too, which is completely burned.
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Re: Ancient stand of Jubaea chilensis lost to wildfire
More will regrow. A hundred years is only a long time in human years lol. Look how many palms regrew from the unthinkable cold of the last few winters. There are washies here in Phoenix that have gone up in flames which regrew a new crown in a years time. The grove of native filifera in the desert has burned probably more than once and it doesn't appear to have done any permanent damage.
However, from the photos some of those look to be just charcoal now.
However, from the photos some of those look to be just charcoal now.
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