Queen Palms 101 Syagrus Romanzoffiana | Earth Works Jax 

Thanks David!

Yes, in south Brazil we call it ''Jerivá''. I've planted three on my sidewalk a few years ago but I'll have to remove it due to power lines above. They are gorgeous and the birds love their fruit!

They're common in cold parts of Australia

Thanks for the info! I just recently planted one in Charleston. I'm curious to see if it will survive the winter

@@yo-saiffcaleb6213 It should survive, how close are you to the water?

@@palmtreedude about 2 miles away from the coast. Where I live (charleston South Carolina) is very humid and rainy. Temps seldom go below 40 degrees Celsius year round. With that being said, its not unusual for us to experience tells as low as 20 maybe 5 days of the year

@@yo-saiffcaleb6213 Yeah I’m thinking it should do good there 99% of the time. I visited Charleston a few years ago and saw some massive Washingtonia robusta, which is always a good sign. The only time you’d probably need to do anything to it (like protect it) is if you got some sort of insane freeze, which of course isn’t common down there!

@@palmtreedude thanks for your response! And thanks for posting these very informative videos!

Go cardinals!

Queen Palms are native to Brazil, however they can tolerate the High Humidity and High Rainfall in Florida. I have seen Queen Palms grow successfully in Arizona, California and Nevada. Queen Palms are also quite drought tolerant. I would be more concerned about the Winter temperatures. Queens however can tolerate temperatures down to the low 20's. They will be fine if you want to plant them in your backyard! Thanks for your interest the video.

I live in Reno and I wish any palm would grow here. The only trunk palm I could plant with no protection in the winter is the windmill palm 😢. I often drive down to Sacramento where freezing does occur in the winter with lows down to the 20s and queen palms are everywhere there.

Green trunk underneath the removed frond does indeed suggest you could have left it on longer, but yest it will harden off with time.

That is spectacular information, 15 degrees F, is pushing the palms durability, beyond it's Minimum Temperature limits! It is important to keep the palms dry during those stretches of extreme low temperatures. Thank you for your comment!

I am thinking of planting a mule palm here in Toronto, Canada. so this is good information as this hybrid should be hardier than the pure queen. But I will be winter protecting from November till early April.

For transplanting the two palm pups, depending on the size. You will need to dig 4 to 6 inches out, around the pups trunk and at least 6 to 8 inches of depth for the roots. Of course, the palm pups may shock from being transplanted so you will need to remove most of the leaves all but 1 or 2! Water the pups as needed by keeping the soil evenly moist.

Juliana, may I suggest either trimming the section of fronds that are touching the wall, or trim off the entire frond! Temperatures are very high in Arizona even more so by being absorbed by the wall.

Gapo60Angler were these rooted in the five gallon buckets or dug up? Plus, if the buckets don't have drain holes they will need them or else you'll suffer root rot. We recommend daily watering for the first month for transplants. Deep watering of palms is preferred.

@@EarthWorksJax It was bought in the bucket from Orchards store , when they bought it it was only 8’ tall now they’re over 12’ tall and the buckets have holes on the bottom, I will be transferring them in the ground in a couple of weeks, two of them have leaves that are yellowing. Does the yellow leaves mean they’re dying? TIA

@@gapo62angler93 Yellowing could be a sign of mineral deficiency such as a lack of magnesium in the soil. We recommend Chelated Palm Nutritional by Southern Ag brand.

8-2-12 Lesco fertilizer if you can find it in Australia. Also Southern AG Liquid Palm Nutritional Fertilizer use as a foliar spray.

@@davidcasella2934 cool, thanks. I'll give it a go

Thanks so much. We hope everyone learned a little more about this plant.

Recommendations for Queen Palm watering at or above 39C would be 4-5 times per week in the ground. Barrels would likely justify using a drip irrigation system that many times or more if your community allows it that much irrigation or hand water.

@@EarthWorksJax I am reading baout drip irrigation, but is it beneficial for the palm to use a drip irrigation method in barrels or it is sensible to simply flood the barrel with 1 gallon of water about two inches of water above the soil that will take approx 5min to soak intot he soil & then repeat that process 3-4 times in the space of like 2 hrs. allowing th epalm to obsorb the water and drain before adding more water & doing this every other day allowing the barrel to dry in the heat of 39C , or would you advise the drip irrigation, like wrapping a hose around the palm, puncturing it and allowing the to water the palm over a period of 1 hr, my biggest fear of this is that the water will not penetrate into the thick soil compacted into a barrel. Can flooding the barrel as i do at intervals just below the crown but 2 inches above the soil hurt the palm over time?

It could Rita depending on how well the soil drains.

Thank you so much

They should be planted in well draining soil

A Queen Palm having a fiberous rooting system can grow in a container for many years. From seedling size (blade of grass appearance) to a 15 gallon (17 inches in diameter size pot) a Queen Palm can grow to approximately 8 feet in height. To continue growing the palm in the same size container, you could root prune the rootball every two years by removing 3 to 4 inches of the diameter and depth of the rootball. The root system will respond by growing new roots while the Plam continues to increase in size, without increasing the container (pot) size.

Hey Allen Duncan we are local only in Northeast Florida.

Our 14-18' Queens are $352.00

astronaut dolphin detective that white stuff isn’t a problem, its part of the palm, I don’t know what its for but its fine.

The White substance is called (Tomentum) hairs, which is actually a sign of a healthy Palm! It is completely normal for Queen Palms to have!

@@davidcasella2934 thanks man, it does look like some sort of fiber so your probably right!

Yes both in 15 & 25 gallon sizes

@@EarthWorksJax do u guys do shipping for Foxtail? And if so how much is it for the small Foxtail trees?

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@@EarthWorksJax damn Im in California and I really really wanted to get one thank for trying to help me out though ☺️

To be able to grow Phoenix roebellini (Pygmy Date Palms) in Atlanta, Georgia a Microclimate would have to be established. Planting the palms next to a structure, such as a home, garage, fence and under a canopy of large Hardwood Trees, can help with creating a Microclimate. When the temperatures drop into the mid 20's F, you will have to protect the palms with frost cloth and/or lights which will generate heat around the growth point to insulate. Another option would be to grow the palms in a container, to be able to move it in for Cold Weather protection.