queen palm Arecaceae (Palmae) Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman symbol: SYRO4 Leaf: Alternate, pinnately compound, up to 15 feet long; individual leaflets, lance shaped and 2 to 3 feet long, dark green, gracefully arching. Flower: Occur on dense, hanging many-branched cluster, creamy yellow-white, appearing in spring. Fruit: Fleshy drupe, round, 1 inch in diameter, yellow-brown to orange-brown, date-like, occurs in up to 6 feet hanging clusters, may be produced in quantity, ripening late summer to early winter. Bark: Light grayish brown, ringed, becoming more smooth and cement-like with age. Form: Tall, slender, straight tree reaching up to 50 feet tall, gracefully feathery top. Looks like: coconut palm - royal palm - Canary Island date palm Additional Range Information: Syagrus romanzoffiana is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: USDA Plants Database © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson