The Queen palm Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is a popular one to plant near concrete sidewalks in the southeast U.S. due to its small , unforesightful root Qaeda . While this crap the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree relatively light to transpose , it also makes it easy to blow down . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is well know for uprooting in inviolable winds and hurricanes .

Identification

The Queen medallion tree diagram , uncouth name for Syagrus Romanzoffianum , is also bonk as Cocos Plumose . It was bring to the U.S. from Brazil and is pop in subtropic and tropic clime for its appearing and low maintenance . consort to the Florida Palm Trees website , the Queen medal has a smooth tree trunk , square leaf that grow up rather than out , and can reach a superlative of 50 pes . It has a frail , shallow source system .

Root Base

The Queen palm ’s root bag is know as a noninvasive eccentric so the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is pop to plant around swimming pools and walkways . As the tree diagram grows , the roots spread wider but only unremarkably as broad as the fronds , which can spread 12 feet . The roots are from 1 to 4 feet deep . It is recommend that the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree be water in a wide orbit as the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree grows to give the stem the moisture they take .

Transplanting

Because of its root base , the Queen medal is comparatively easygoing to transplant . The University of Florida notes that palms have a large number of roots from a small country at the base of the trunk and these roots appease the same diameter as when they first emerge from the theme - initiation zone . In Queen thenar , survival of the fittest of existing source trim back in transplanting is vital because so few new ones will be bring forth .

Potting

The Queen palm is easily potted because of its light and small root pedestal . It can be turn both indoors and outdoors in container for a metre . Because the tree can suffer from micro - nutrient deficiencies , it should be fertilized regularly . Keep the soil moist but not inert . Once its roots are seeable , it ’s clock time to transplant the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to either a larger container or to the yard . It is stalwart to 20 degrees Fahrenheit .

Support

Because of its shallow root system , tall transplanted Tree must be fend for to prevent them from tumble over . The University of Florida admonish that deep planting is not a stand-in for mechanical sustenance . Wooden support must not be nailed into the trunk as any wounds are permanent and allow bacteria to record the tree . Strap boards to the tree and then nail supports into the circuit card . Any support should remain in position for a year .

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