ROYSTONEA REGIA THE CUBAN ROYAL PALM

LOVES SUN AND HEAT
PLANTS ON SPECIAL SIX FEET TALL

This pinnate New World species is another favorite of mine. When I started with palms about forty years ago, enthusiasts frowned when I mentioned this species and said “unfortunately, Phil, you can’t grow the Royal Palm here”. Well, I didn’t buy that and instead had optimism over it’s possibly doing well here. And, exactly the latter has proven to be the case. If you can grow a King Palm, there’s a good chance you can grow a Royal Palm. In our coastal locality it’s almost as slam-dunk to grow. But, in Northern California it might be riskier.

There are multiple species of Roystonea. The most common and sought after species is the Cuban Royal, Roystonea regia. Natives to Florida are chagrined with the fact that “Roystonea elata” was determined not be a unique Royal Palm native to Florida but rather at most a variety of Roystonea regia. Compared to the South American Royal Palm, Roystonea regia’s leaves hang down past (lower than) the midway point of the crown. Roystonea oleracea’s leaves stop at the “half moon” point and don’t hang down near the trunk.

Royal Palms love heat and sun. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F. They are fast growers. We have a pretty good supply available. I hope you like the photos I’m showing here. Note how the base of the Royal Palm basal trunk is quite swollen and fat. On up the trunk there is variable swelling present. One picture here shows a really massive base on the Royal alhtough there is variability in the trunk diameter – tree to tree.

Of note, we always have an assortment of sizes available. We’re putting our 5g on TEN DAY SPECIAL but, through an associate, we can offer large trunked out huge specimens in large boxes up to 20 feet tall.

Remember to mention this Blog Special to get this price when you purchase. Note: All the garden photos below were taken in Southern California. Yes, they grow easily in many areas here.