Royal Palm
Location
Palm Walk Garden
Roystonea regia
- Family: Arecaceae
- Origin: Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Belize
- Planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental. It is ideal for landscaping streets, parks, and commercial properties, but becomes too large for typical residential landscapes.
- Growth rate: Moderate
- Height: 50 – 70 feet
- Spread: 25’
- Soil Requirements: Wide
- Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
- Salt Tolerance: Moderate
- Drought Tolerance: High when established
- Wind Tolerance: High
- Cold Tolerance: 28° F
- USDA hardiness zones: 10A – 11