The Queen Palm is a fast growing tree native to South America and has become a popular ornamental landscape tree in most tropical and sub tropical regions. Although this is a popular tree here in Florida it has a shallow root system which can be detrimental during hurricane season when they tend to be uprooted and blown over during high winds. To keep a neat appearance, the dead fronds should be pruned on a regular basis. The flowers of Queen Palm are creamy white in color and the fruit is a hard nut. When ripe, the nut has a thin outer layer of sticky orange fibrous flesh that is said to have a sweet banana like flavor.

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The biggest drawback to these palms is that they do not stand up to wind very well. The root systems are not designed such that they will take high winds & not lean or fall over. So consider this factor when planting them as when they come down the trunk is quite deceptively heavy as they are full of water.

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