Queen Palm Tree - Syagrus Romanzoffiana

Queen Palm Outdoors:
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The Queen Palm tree can be placed be placed solitary or in groupings. I have seen many people place the Queen Palm tree 5 to 6 feet apart in order to place a hammock. A hammock is a wonderful self-indulgence that people need in their lives. People need to be outdoors and creating your own oasis with palm trees and hammocks is very easy. Plant enough Queen Palms and have enough for the whole family to be swinging along talking about what happened throughout your day. Remember that creating a plan or having an idea is the key to a successful landscape design. Only you can create your ultimate design. Try writing down or drawing out with you, or your family, your favorite landscape design. Brainstorm ideas then sleep on them, not literally, but just make sure the design is what you really like. Before you know it, you’ll have people wanting to come over, and tempt you with a barbeque, just to lie down in your hammocks.

Queen Palm Tree Indoors:
The Queen Palm tree makes for a beautiful potted plant as long as you place it near a window that receives full light. Placing the Queen Palm tree in your home can be an eco-friendly way of changing a room around. Instead of using paint, purchase a painted pot and put a splash of life in your corner with a Queen Palm tree. You can even make an activity out of painting the pot with friends or loved ones. Be creative and the sky is the limit!

Queen Palm Transplanting:
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When Queen Palm transpalnting, take into account that almost every palm tree will incur some type of transplant shock; however transplant shock could be lessened by adding the following tips to transplanting. The Queen Palm tree can be easily transplanted in a pot or outdoors. Before transplanting the palm, make sure it is heavily watered and fertilized weeks before the transplant. When transplanting, try to keep the soil around the roots together and avoid any disturbance to the roots. After transplanting, heavily water the palm for a couple weeks

Queen Palm Nursery:
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The queen palm is a very popular palm tree and is the most used palm tree in almost all Florida landscaping. Finding a Nursery that provides Queen Palms should be easy. Make a few calls on your local wholesaler around your area.

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Queen Palm - Syagrus Romanzoffiana

The Queen Palm graces most landscapes in the southern United States. With its graceful pinnate leaves and stone-washed trunk makes the Queen Palm Tree another household name among palms. The Queen Palm tree is commonly known as Cocos Plumose and scientifically known as Syagrus Romanzoffiana. The Queen Palms scientific name comes from Syagrus, who was a ancient Greek poet that wrote about the Trojan War. Romanzoffiana comes from a known Ecuadorian Botanist who lived during the 19th century named Lucio Giler Intriago. The Queen Palm has been used throughout history as a building material for tools, homes, and boats. The fruit of the Queen Palm is also edible and is similar to that of the coconut palm tree, only smaller. To find other plant, flowers, and palms please take a look at The Store To buy All Plants and Palms

Queen Palm Description

The Queen Palm grows to heights of 20 to 40 feet with a crown spread of 15 to 20 feet long. Each frond of the Queen Palm grows about 2 to 4 feet long and are pinnate in type. The flowers which are produced on the Queen Palm are white and appear during spring and fall seasons. From the flowers of the Queen Palm tree grows orange, round, fleshy fruit that is edible, but not very tasty. Each frond of the Queen Palm will fall off as it matures leaving behind beautifully etched white rings around the trunk. The trunk of the Queen Palm grows singularly upright with little to no pruning.

Caring For The Queen Palm

The Queen Palm enjoys full sun bathing with some frequent waterings when first established. Depending on the type of climate you live in, the Queen Palm will only need to be watered when small or being transplanted into a yard or larger pot. Like most palm trees, the Queen Palm needs well draining soil for proper root growth. The Queen Palm is basically an acidic loving palm tree, so placing it in alkaline soil will pose problems if the alkaline soil is not treated with manganese or iron. The Queen Palm is fast growing when properly planted and fertilized.

Potting And Planting The Queen Palm

The Queen Palm tree can be easily potted because of its short and small root base. Potting the plant should be done properly and is commonly known as transplanting. When transplanting the palm, ensure the root-ball stays intact and after planting, drench with water. Sooner or later you will need to transplant the tree from the pot to a larger pot, yard, or landscape. When the roots of the Queen Palm tree are visible or when fertilizing no longer weathers out the yellowing, it might be time to transplant the palm. When choosing your pot, make sure there is proper drainage for the escape of water. The pot should have sufficient holes at the bottom for free flowing water to filter out into a gathering plate.

Queen Palm Tree Tip: Sometimes Queen Palms will be exposed to certain diseases which will inevitably end in its death if not properly diagnosed and treated. The main disease of concern for the Queen Palm is known as Ganoderma Butt Rot. Ganoderma Butt Rot occurs when the trunk of the queen palm is punctured or sliced into and a bacterium enters. Punctures and slicing can be prevented by not placing grass or small pruning plants around the trunk of the palm. Unfortunately there is no cure for Ganoderma Butt Rot only prevention.

Queen Palm Tree Tip: A known pest for the Queen Palm is known as a leaf skeletonizer, also known as Homaledra sabalella. Leaf skeletonizer can be treated by removing the exposed leaves by either cutting the infected area or pruning the leaf. Just make sure you do not cut off too many leaves so the palm will not die, consideration should be applied. After removing the the infected area, spray the remaining areas with Liquid Copper Fungicide. Another known pest that can be handled with the same fungicide is known as Palm Scale. Palm Scale appears as small dark bumps which appear usually on new leaves. The small dark bumps will multiply if not taken care of immediately. Make sure to read the directions carefully to the Liquid Copper Fungicide you will be using.

Queen Palm Tree Tip: Once the Queen Palm has established itself in your yard or new pot, be careful not to over water the palm. Over watering can lead to bud rot or hosts of other bacteria that are just waiting to creep into the palm. Soaking the soil around the Queen Palm for about 5 to 10 minutes 2 to 3 times a week will do just fine, but if you live in a humid or rainy climate, you might not have to water it at all.

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