Queen Palm Trees - Cold Hardy Palms

(Syagrus romanzoffiana)

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

Overview of the cold hardy Queen Palm trees

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.

Description of the cold hardy Queen Palm trees

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.

Usage of the Queen Palm trees

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.