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Roystonea regia
Cuban Royal Palm, Florida Royal Palm
Origin: Southern Florida, Mexico and parts of Central America and the northern Caribbean.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Roystonea |
| Species |
| regia |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -2 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 |
| Height |
| 20-30 m |
| Spread |
| 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Accent tree, tropical landscapes, city and courtyard gardens in a tropical setting, mass plantings, oceanside landscapes where sand is abundant or a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial sun in a well-draining sandy soil. Allow soil to completely dry between waterings. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, dense, glaborous stem-like bark toward the apex of the trunk. An immediate separation between palm-like layered bark and smooth glaborous bark. Palm-like bark is coarse and woody. |
| Leaf Description |
| Trees have about 15 leaves which can be up to 4 m long. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are white with pinkish anthers. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit are spheroid to ellipsoid in shape, 9 - 15 mm long and 7 - 11 mm wide. They are green when immature, turning red and eventually purplish-black as they mature. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth but also coarse. |
| Propagation |
| From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel. |
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