Zone 9-10

The Queen palm is heavily planted in South Florida. The main reason is it's inexpensive. With a fast growth rate and easy propagation from seed, Queens are seen everywhere

On the other hand, Queens have a unique appearance with the their lacy fronds. They are from Brazil and are rated at about 40 feet. Most we see locally are shorter

Queens are very fussy for their fertilizer

First of all, acid soil is preferred and that's rare in South Florida coastal areas.  Next, adding manganese sulfate is needed even when using palm fertilizer (which already has manganese)

Most homeowners do not fertilize properly and so we see many Queens with "frizzle top" symptoms. The new fronds progressively weaken, get shorter, yellow and have a frizzy appearance. Often it is too late to feed and restore the palm which likely will die now even with proper food

Otherwise, the Queen is very easy to grow and deserves some planting in palm groupings and as a nice background tree

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