Cold Hardy to 20
degrees (lower depending on the age and growth of the
cold hardy palm tree), the Queen palm can grow up to
50 feet tall.
A few decades ago the queen palm was assigned the name Cocos plumosa. During the late sixties and seventies most experts began referring to it as Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Now this queen has been placed in the genus Syagrus, the species name became romanzoffiana.
The following is detailed information
on the cold hardy Queen palm.
Queen Palm Trees - Cold Hardy Palms
Native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern
Argentina in South America. This palm is now
widely planted as a landscape item. The Queen
Palm has:
- Growing to maximum height of about 50
feet.
- smooth straight grey trunk ringed with
evenly spaced leaf scars and topped with a
large canopy of feathery plumes
- lacy fronds are a dark glossy green and
have double rows of leaflets.
Cold Hardy Queen Palm Trees Information
This palm has a smooth straight gray trunk
ringed with evenly spaced leaf scars and topped
with a large canopy of feathery fronds. The
fronds are dark green and have double rows of
leaflets. This palm is noted for its spectacular
clusters of flowers and fruits. The flower
clusters burst from large pods during the
summer. In early winter, the green fruit
clusters appear. The spherical-shaped fruit
eventually turns bright orange, hanging in
clusters up to six feet in length. In each fruit
there is a single hard seed with three spots.
Queen Palm Trees Usage
The Queen palm in natural groupings and to
frame views. It can succeed in urban
environments if maintained with adequate
moisture. Queen Palm is easy to grow in pots
outdoors.
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