Description:Pindo palms are sensative to moist cold freezes. Soil requirements are 6.6-7.5. Allow unblemished fruit to ripen.
Queen Palm
Latin Name:Syagrus romanzoffiana
Height: 25 to 30 feet
Width: 10 to 15 feet in canopy spread
Pot Size: 15 Gallon, 30 Gallon
Sun Requirements:
Flower Type: Panicles
Flower Description: Small white flowers
Hardiness Zone#: 9b to 11
Bloom Period: Spring
Mature Size: 30 to 40 feet
Habitat: Moderately drought tolerant; cold hardiness is limited to USDA zone 9. It is slow to recover from freeze damage and requires good soil drainage; moderately salt tolerant.
Description:
Queen Palm is a rapid grower on rich moist acidic soils, but it much slower where drought, high pH soil, or periodic cold damage occurs. Maintenance pruning of spent fronts and fruit/flowers is required to maintain its landscape appeal.
Mexican Fan Palm
Latin Name:Washingtonia Robusta
Height: 2' to 15'
Pot Size: 3, 7, 15, 30, 45, 100 Gallon
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Hardiness Zone#: 9 to 11
Mature Size: 70' to 100'
Habitat: Heat and Drought Tolerant
Description:Native to Southwestern U.S. Very fast growth rate.