The Queen Palm ( Syagrus romanzoffiana ) is a noble tree with a single body and a wilt canopy . shiny orange cosmetic day of the month shine against lavish green fronds in the winter . The tree grow 25 to 50 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide-cut . It is frequently used in commercial areas and along street in Zones 9 to 11 , where it is stalwart .

Diseases and Maintenance

Queen Palms are resistant to most disease . right maintenance increases the power of the medal to resist disease , as well as pests . Queen Palms should be planted in the sun in acidic , well - drained soil . They necessitate regular irrigation and fertilization . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are weakened by injuries to the trunk and by the remotion of too many frond at one time .

Fusarium Decline

There is no chemical treatment for Fusarium Decline . Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree have to be removed and destroy . The symptoms of Fusarium Decline on Queen Palms begin on the lowest or oldest fronds , which turn yellow . As the first set of frond turns brown , the set of fronds above it start to grow yellow . This oscillation continues until the whole canopy turns brown . Eventually the tree will die .

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Overall symptom of a Queen Palm affected by Ganoderma Butt Rot include discolored frond , wilt and ecumenical decline . The low 4 to 5 foot of the body commence to moulder , followed by the growth of basidiocarp on the short pants . Basidiocarps , also call conks , are shelf - like protrusions where the fungus has grown out of the tree trunk .

There is no ethnic or chemic control for Butt Rot . The tree , its stump and all its rootage should be removed and demolish . Another palm should not be planted in the same area , since the fungus remains in the soil .

Pink Rot

emphasise or weakened Queen Palms may be affect by Pink Rot . blot seem on the rachis and leave-taking of the fronds , adopt by bunkum . The rot diffuse along the leaf tip , folio bases and the trunks . New growth appears stunted and malformed . antifungal for pinkish spot on Queen Palms may help the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree resist the disease until grow conditions are improved . Fungicides should be utilise at the rate recommend by the producer . If left untreated , pink rot will cause the affected trees to decline and give-up the ghost .

Texas Phoenix Palm Decline

The symptoms of Texas Phoenix Palm Decline on Queen Palms are peak mortification ( death ) or premature yield drop curtain , and discolouration of the oldest fronds . The disease is cause by a bacterium , which is spread by sap - feeding louse . It promptly kill stirred trees . If more than two - thirds of the canopy is affected or if the spear folio is dead , the tree should be removed and destroyed . Queen Palms with Texas Phoenix Palm Decline can be treated with antibiotic injections every 4 months for the lifetime of the tree diagram .

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