Why The Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) Has Been a Popular Landscape Palm of the Past 50 Years.

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

You didn't mention that the fruits when fresh can be eaten and are quite nice. Sorta bit like a slightly fibrous Plum. A textbook I have says that after eating the soft flesh, one can then crack the nut open and also eat the coconut-like interior. Many years ago I collected up a bunch of ripe fruits freshly fallen onto the front lawn of a government building (in Australia) and took them home to feed the chickens. They absolutely loved them.

[@baviation1872]

Queens are my 2nd favorite palm. I first saw one in San Diego, they’re beautiful

[@mrbob4u495]

I lived in Temecula for 12 years and had three in my backyard. Really enhanced my patio area. Had a Mexican Palm in the front yard as the centerpiece. Love 'em. Sago's as well. Cannot go wrong with a palm.

[@FlonationOfficial]

Thank you for teaching me about this palm I have 2 in my front yard and I knew very little about them until now.

[@princeent731]

Thanks for sharing the tip about the fonds falling.

[@davidwelty9763]

For those of us in zone 9a these are among the most beautiful available to us.

[@Peekcasso]

Try a Parajubaea they also look amazing

[@Offshore1977]

They remind me of a mix between coconut and royal pam.

[@bigbrick1909]

I live in the Atlanta area and I have a friend if mine who planted one 2 years ag and it has survived down to 15° f... I'm shocked

[@bengonzales4706]

do you know if they used any protection?

[@TheChenny73]

I think more then likely your friends palm is a hybrid called a mule palm.

[@bigbrick1909]

@@TheChenny73 definitely not a mule. I'm familiar with them. However this winter it's not doing as well

[@rickbattle5706]

Lots of Queens in my Hood, Vero Beach. I have grown dozens. Planted 5 in my yard. The love coffee grounds and thrive on Folgers! I give mine some fertilizer, but not a lot. I have a community irrigation system so when it works they get a drink. I like their flowing fronds.

[@garymarshall1246]

Are these palms, good for Pot, on terrace ? Can they cope with moderate winds, when say 3 to 5 gal size ?

[@TheCfkingfish]

Yes, they are often used for that purpose.

[@mikefisher3789]

what's the best fertilizer for these?

[@jeffreyfeind]

I planted one as a baby sprout 8 yrs ago it’s now a super thick towering monster about 50ft

[@cynthiamogopa4550]

Are the queen palm fruits edible?

[@wesleyhackney]

Will this palm survive winters in Pensacola FL which is zone 9a

[@TheCfkingfish]

By the Gulf it will do alright, north of I-10 it is much less likely.

[@pennykennedy4915]

I have had the worst luck with our young Queen Palms that were planted in Dec. we protected them from NE FL frost but they aren’t thriving even w water and food and fertilizer. In March I began watering more & feeding liquid Palm Food every 2 weeks by spraying entire palm and ground. The fronds had turned yellow, then brown. I fertilize every 6 weeks. May I send you pics of my sick Palms? I have asked local nurseries but no one has helped. Thank you.

[@philindeblanc]

do you also mirror your content on other platforms? like o d ysee?

[@Tarantulaflytrap]

I'd say having a beccariophoenix alfredii is more unique to have and plus it's one of the best coconut alternative to have if you live somewhere that doesn't get below 25° F in the winter!

[@bigg368]

Do you think they grow in Vegas? Also, the fruit is edible. When mine fruited, my landscaper told me that you can eat the fruit. They are delicious.

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

To have the best chance of surviving in Vegas, I think you'd have to ensure smaller plants are firstly grown on to a larger size before planting out in the ground, and even then provide "some" measure of protection on occasion, when an extended period of below freezing temperatures is about to occur. (So if 32*F or 0*Celsius was to occur, for more than a short period). In general Palms can tolerate a greater level of freezing, the drier the air is. Good luck.

[@Rocketman0407]

@@KiwiCatherineJemmayou can just buy a larger one from California plant in winter, then protect it well the 2 first winters. I have found that there is very little difference in the hardiness on the basis of where it was grown. So a acclimated queen from south Florida should do just as well in Vegas given some time.

[@VinFirstUp]

i have one near savannah it’s growing fast

[@TheChenny73]

Gainesville? Are you sure those are not mule palms which are a queen palm jelly palm hybrid specialty bred to take the cold?

[@davidwelty9763]

I have seen them in Gainesville and we grow them all over Ocala just south of Gainesville.

[@justpalms9978]

Mule palm fronds look more like coconut fronds.

[@cooperbookout]

To grow a queen palm tree in September 2019

[@garymarshall1246]

If you dont get Queen palms trimmed professional each year, will it end up looking ratty ? And it drops tons of fruit. Of the Spindles or Royals or Queens or triangle palms, which one gives the more, Tropical Look and feel ??

[@justpalms9978]

If the queen is mature and putting off fruit and flowers, they get very dirty in a year's time.

[@SpyroFan95]

Any chance you'd be willing to give away some of that seed once it comes from the flower?

[@TheCfkingfish]

If I do a giveaway yes, but I have sold seed off this palm to other viewers of the vlog and it wouldn't be fair if I gave them away to other viewers.

[@SpyroFan95]

@@TheCfkingfish ah well yes of course I meant sell as well lol

[@walkinglegendssr]

home Depot or local nursery should have those 3 ft +

[@garymarshall1246]

Are the Queens, not self cleaning ? if not, wont they look ugly, if the stems are not cut away ?

[@TheCfkingfish]

They are not self-cleaning but they tend to drop fronds once they turn brown and are easily pulled off.

[@cooperbookout]

😊

[@RyanSimba]

hi, do queens grow in 45+ degrees C environment?

[@peterwright9934]

They proliferate like crazy here in the temperate to warmer parts of Australia and are defined as a pest plant. If you leave them to themselves in the wild they will spread over a few years from the fruit that they produce in great quantities. The rats in Sydney love them. I am about to remove three of them from my property. For large gardens only in my view. Oh, and they drop loads of debris as they discard dead fronds.

[@marioguerrera]

I have a 25 year old queen palm about 30 feet I want to get rid of. What’s the market price for these palm trees? Thank you

[@marketqueue8562]

Now Queen needs a King. hope you review A. Alexandrae too... 🌴🤠👍🏻

[@stevieefields1442]

Mine do well in palm desert

[@PureSwank]

It's probably the most cold hardy of all "Tropical" Palms but it SURE isn't the prettiest if not the ugliest. I wish the Foxtail, Bottle, Spindel, and Christmas palms were just as Hardy. Sucks!!

[@cooperbookout]

53 Years

[@reinmar2101]

Do a Lytocaryum Weddellianum review next time ! :)

[@walkinglegendssr]

Not a fan of the species but better then nothing

[@michaelromero1873]

Coco Plumosa

[@TurfSurf]

Queen palm is the worst tree you can plant for your yard, super high maintenance to keep them clean.

[@glenbutler9611]

Really?? The worst palm..maybe that's true if you live in the ghetto or trailer park! Sorry but these are some of the most stately, fast growing, low maintenance of the palm species

[@TurfSurf]

@@glenbutler9611 depends on where you live, our ghetto could be your Beverly Hills. In my city, if you make less than $120000 a year, you will be qualify for gov assistance and EBT cards, you know how much they charge to trim and lean a year per tree? Cost of living is not the same across the country.

[@pennykennedy4915]

I have had the worst luck with our young Queen Palms that were planted in Dec. we protected them from NE FL frost but they aren’t thriving even w water and food and fertilizer. 😯

[@justpalms9978]

@@glenbutler9611 low maintenance, maybe for the first few years. Once they get big and mature they are very high maintenance. Very dirty trees that make a mess of the landscape below.

[@jared8268]

Queen palms are most certainly not “high maintenance,” even when full sized. The only maintenance you need to do is remove any dead fronds once a year and, while you’re at it, remove the flower bracts so the seeds don’t drop everywhere. If that’s too high maintenance for you, you probably shouldn’t include palm trees of any sort in your landscape.