Queen palm

Queen Palm The standard urban palm
throughout south Florida is the Queen
Palm. Of the tribe Cocoeae, and
subfamily Arecoideae it is also known as
Cocos plumosa. It grows quickly, is
bothered by few pests or diseases and is
graceful in appearance. Queen palms
are native from Southern Brazil to
Argentina.

Common Name: Queen Palm or Cocos
plumosa

Botanical Name: Syagrus romanzoffiana

Family: Cocoeae

Plant Type: Palm

Origin: Southern Brazil to Argentina

Zones: 10-11

Height: 50' or more

Rate of Growth: Medium to fast

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Soil Requirements: Slightly acid, well-drained

Water Requirements: Moderately drought
tolerant

Nutritional Requirements: High, subject to
manganese and potassium deficiency

Light Requirements: Full sun

Form: Solitary palm, canopy of 15 leaves

Leaves: Pinnately compound, reduplicate,
arching; with several hundred many ranked,
drooping leaflets in groups of 2-7. Color --
Dark Green. 10-15' long; leaflets 3' long,
1.75" wide.

Inflorescence: 4-8' long, with conspicuous
bract, borne from among the leaves,
branched densely, the branches pendulous.

Fruits: Yellow to orange, produced in copious
quantities

Pests or diseases: Ganoderma,
phytophthora bud rot

Uses: Specimen tree