The Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) is also called cocos palm and is native to South America, especially Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. In these places, the fruits are edible while the palm tree is chopped to produce animal fodder. In other parts of the world where it is grown, it is an ornamental tree. It has a fast growth rate, with blue-green pinnate leaves having many pinnae. It is known to be the hardiest tropical plant, possessing a smooth gray trunk and bright orange elongated fruits with several seedlings. It prefers moist, well-drained soil in lowland areas or small mountain ranges with tropical and temperate climatic conditions, even though it may be cold tolerant.
Queen Palms have an overall height between 32.8’-49.2’ (10-15 m) and spread diameter of 20’-25’ (6.1-7.6 m). The trunk of the Queen Palm has a diameter of 11.8”-23.6” (30-60 cm) with leaf lengths between 8.2’-16.4’ (2.5-5 m).
The Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) is also called cocos palm and is native to South America, especially Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. In these places, the fruits are edible while the palm tree is chopped to produce animal fodder. In other parts of the world where it is grown, it is an ornamental tree. It has a fast growth rate, with blue-green pinnate leaves having many pinnae. It is known to be the hardiest tropical plant, possessing a smooth gray trunk and bright orange elongated fruits with several seedlings. It prefers moist, well-drained soil in lowland areas or small mountain ranges with tropical and temperate climatic conditions, even though it may be cold tolerant.
Queen Palms have an overall height between 32.8’-49.2’ (10-15 m) and spread diameter of 20’-25’ (6.1-7.6 m). The trunk of the Queen Palm has a diameter of 11.8”-23.6” (30-60 cm) with leaf lengths between 8.2’-16.4’ (2.5-5 m).
