Queen Palm TreeSyagrus RomanzoffianaQueen palm tree pruning and cold tolerance. Queen palm's growth rate. Pictures of Syagrus romanzoffiana also known as Arecastrum romanzoffianum or Cocos plumosa.
Queen Palm PhotoWith its graceful, feathery fronds, the queen palm is popular in tropical areas. This is a tall palm growing to 50 feet. The arching feathery fronds can reach 15 feet in length.In spring or early summer orange or yellow flower sprays will come forth from the crown. (The tree in the image above has a flower stalk just emerging.) They may appear in great numbers while the previous season's seeds are still ripening. If the flower stalks are not pruned off before the queen palm seed ripens, they can become weedy in some areas. The rapid growth rate of this palm has made it popular with gardeners who want to achieve a tropical look quickly.
Queen Palm Fruit
The bright orange and fragrant ripe fruit is attractive to various forms of wildlife.
It consists of a large seed enveloped in a thin layer of fruit-flavored pulp. The ripe fruit is similar in appearance and flavor to that of the Loquat tree.
Queen Palms and Cold Weather
Queen palm trees flourishing on the island of Puerto Rico. Queens palms are native to steamy Brazil and are not cold hardy. They are frost damaged when temperatures fall in to the 20s F. There are a lot of people growing queen palms in my zone 9a neighborhood in Florida. I don't recommend planting queen palms this far north as they suffer varying degrees of leaf damage during our winter freezes and can even be killed. Queen Palm Pruning
A pair of Queen palm trees and a pair of
Dwarf Date palms
adorn a Central Florida landscape.
It's natural for palms to lose their fronds as they grow. They will fall off on their own. Eventually. Meanwhile, they can look messy. You may wish to "clean the trees up" by removing the dead fronds. Here's how to trim queen palm trees: Use a pruning saw to cut the dead frond off about three inches from the trunk. Wear heavy gloves to protect your hands and avoid damaging the trunk of the tree as you work.  Buy a 9' Queen Palm - Medium Palm Tree - $199.95 Retail Price: 239.94 You Save: $39.99 From: Real Palm Trees  Buy an 11' Queen Palm - Large Palm Tree - $199.95 Retail Price: 239.94 You Save: $39.99 From: Real Palm Trees  Buy a 4' Queen Palm - Small Palm Tree - $69.95 Retail Price: 83.94 You Save: $13.99 From: Real Palm Trees
More Palm Tree Info:Queen Palm CareQueen palm care information. How to fertilize queen palms. Planting a queen palm tree. Bismark Palm Tree The Bismark palm tree, with its huge blue/grey fans,is one of the worlds most striking palms. Sabal Minor Sabal minor is a low growing fan palm native to Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. Its common names include dwarf palmetto and blue-stem palm. One of the distinguishing features of this palm is its underground trunk. Go from Queen Palm back to Palm Trees South Florida Palm trees south Florida is a list of the best types of Florida palm trees to plant in zones 10-11. Florida royal palm tree, queen palm, pygmy date, etc. Go from Queen Palm Tree to Plant Guides Home Page |
The edible fruit is sweet but deceptive. 
