Queen Palm Tree
The Queen Palm Tree, scientific name Syagrus romanzoffiana, is one of the most popular palms in tropical and subtropical climates because of its beautiful appearance and low maintenance. The Queen Palm is also known as Cocos Plumosa, and Jeriva Syagrus romanzoffiana. It is native to the South American woodlands of Brazil and Argentina. This palm is very inexpensive.
Growth Rate: Fast
Height: up to 50ft
Light Req: full sun to some shade
Water Req: moderate
Cold Tolerance: down to 25F
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Queen Palm Description
Syagrus romanzoffiana has smooth single trunk ringed with leaf scars and topped with dark green feathery fronds. Pinnate leaves grow upward more so than outward. The stem of the leaf is about 5 – 15ft long and has double rows of leaflets. Each leaflet blade approximately 18 to 36 inches long. With regular fertilization Queen Palm can grow to a maximum height of about 50 feet.
During summer months Queen Palm will surprise you with beautiful clusters of creamy flowers on a green stalk that grows underneath its leaves. In the early winter a green fruit will appear that will turn orange as it matures. This fruits, also called “dates”, have round shape and are about 1 inch long with one single seed inside. The Queen Palm fruit smells nice but is not editable. When dates fall to the ground they create sticky piles of rotting fruit that attract disagreeable insects.
Groupings of three or more Queen Palms provide soft filtered sunlight perfect for shade gardens. It is also worth mentioning, that Queen Palm tree has a shallow root-base and is known for falling during high winds and hurricanes.
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Growing Queen Palm
Queen Palm is a fast growing palm that can tolerate cold down to 25F. It grows around 6 feet per year after establishing. This palm can get to 50 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Queen Palm grows very well in full sun although full sun with some shade is preferred.
Watering Queen Palm Tree
Along with proper feeding, correct watering is critical for healthy Queen Palm. Newly planted palms should be watered every day for the first week, every other day for the second week and about 3 times a week afterwards. Watering palm 3 times a week should be enough during the first summer, and a minimum of twice a week in the winter.
Queen Palm Tree Fertilization
Queen Palms should be fertilized 2-3 times a year in the spring or summer with a fertilizer that contains the most important minerals including magnesium, iron, copper, manganese and nitrogen.
One application in March and another in July should be enough. Remember not to position fertilizer against the trunk of the palm. Apply fertilizer to the soil in a large ring at least 2 foot from the trunk.
Queen Palm requires a lot of manganese for a healthy grow, not to be confused with magnesium. So even after applying the usual fertilizer that contains manganese, it’s a good idea to add more manganese to the soil.
Manganese deficiency is responsible for the “frizzy top” that you can witness on many Florida Queen Palms. That’s because most of the homeowners don’t know how to fertilize Queen Palm Trees properly.
If you don’t treat the “frizzy top” condition, your palm tree will get weaker and eventually die. Once you noticed that some of the frizzy symptoms are developing, add more manganese to the soil.
One of the products that I personally love is Annual Care Kit for Palms by TreeHelp. This product is great, because it promotes root development and the long-term vitality of all types of palms. It lasts up to a year, won’t burn the roots and has all the nutrients your palm trees need.
Pruning Queen Palms
The Queen Palm needs very little pruning, mainly to develop a strong structure. The best time to prune Queen Palm tree is from September to beginning of November. You can remove old fronds
that got damaged during the summer with a saw. Get rid of only minimum amount of fronds that are yellow or brown.
Excessive pruning can weaken the palm and slow its growth. If you have a tall Queen Palm, you might need a ladder to reach dry fronds. If you live in Florida, it’s easy to find a company that can do it for you.
Queen Palm Tree Pests
The only pests that cause problems for Queen Palms are Palm leaf skeletonizer and scale. For more details on pests and prevention read – Palm Tree Insects.
Queen Palm Tree Diseases
Queen Palm has problem with Ganoderma butt rot that can kill the palm. There is no cure for it. The only thing you can do, is to use prevention treatments.
Queen Palm Propagation
Propagated by seeds. Seeds of Queen Palm germinate better if collected from the green fruit that didn’t ripe yet. Try to plant as soon as possible, as dried seed is much more difficult to propagate. If you can’t plant the seed right away, you can store them. Before storing clean the seeds from the dust, air dry them and seal them in a plastic bag. The best storage temperature is around 65F-75F. It’s not recommended to store Queen Palm seeds for more than 4 months.
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Planting Queen Palm Seeds
When you are ready to plant your seeds, soak them first in water for 1-7 days. Change water daily. Plant a seed into a small container filled with soil (you can get it from you local supermarket). Soil should cover your seed not more than 2 cm. Put the container outside if you live in a warm climate. The temperature should be around 85F-90F. Water them 1-2 times a week. It should take around 2-3 months to sprout. Wait until at least one leaf has appeared before transplanting. Click here to read more about Planting Palm Trees.
I got few pictures of the process for you:
Queen Palm seeds:
Queen Palm seeds 30 days of germination:
Queen Palm seeds 150 days of germination:
Queen Palm 23 months after germination:
Question: Two of my three queen palms have 2-3 bunches of fruit. I would like to know when it is appropriate to cut these bunches off. I fear that during huricane season the extra weight of the berries will help tip the tree. Also, the friut falls all over the ground and is hard to clean up.
Thank you.
PS. My trees are approximately 30-35 feet tall.
I have a question;
I accidently cut the top of my queen palm tree off. will it grow back? its around 10 – 12 feet tall now, at the stump
Same quest. as #1 – have 30 ft. queen palms w/huge branches of seeds. One group of seeds so heavy it bent a healthy 10 ft. frond and broke it. Is it best to cut these seed branches off the tree when they get so heavy? Will cutting it affect the tree at all?
Greetings,
Is the inside of the palm stalk ok to eat. Also, can you eat the berries of the Queen Palm.
Thank You.
j
I'd love to hear if the 12 foot stump grew back. My queens are way too tall, and I'd like to chop 'em—like a banana tree???