#183 most planted
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Queen palm · also Cocos palm, Jerivá, Giriba palm
PalmEvergreen
9,794
trees mapped
0.10%
of all named trees
5
cities
9.0 in
median trunk (23 cm, 9,604 measured)
29 yr
median age (61% have a planting date)
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Syagrus romanzoffiana, commonly known as the queen palm, is a medium-sized subtropical to tropical palm with an elegant, arching, dark green crown and a slender gray trunk. Native to South America, it is a fast-growing ornamental tree known for its tolerance to drought, heat, and light frost, making it suitable for urban landscapes despite its potentially messy fallen fruits.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5,8221.2%29 yr9.0 in
- 3,2130.93%—9.8 in
- 7260.54%—11 in
- 210.08%—10 in
- 120.01%—3.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.