How to Landscape With Queen Palms

Use Queen Palms in a row along a boulevard or street. They make excellent shade trees when young and middle aged and are perfect for public thorough fares. The Queen Palm needs little care and minimal water, conditions which mimic most urban space cultivation.

Plant a Queen Palm in small groups or as a foil for smaller tropical planting beds. Place the palms in groups of three or four to create a shade garden or ideal location for benches in the urban park.

Set a pair of Queen Palms flanking a drive way or the entry to a parking lot, mall, or other commercial or business space. The elegant trees provide a graceful accent and tropical formality to condominiums, hotels and other multi-storied buildings. The plants will tend to dwarf the average residence but can be set out on the street or in the rear of the home as accents.

Provide a good site and cultivation wherever you chose to use this versatile palm. Plant it in soil that has been amended with 3 to 5 inches of sand for best growth. Fertilize the Queen Palm twice per year in spring and summer.

Remove the flowers and dead fronds to improve appearance and prevent spread. The inflorescence is a magnificent waterfall of cream blossoms but produces copious quantities of seed which germinate readily. To minimize the volunteer plants in the area, cut off the flower prior to seeding.