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The queen palm is a popular feather-leaved palm with graceful arching leaves. It is one of the hardiest of the tropical-looking palms, being suitable for planting in USDA plant hardiness zone 9B (>25°F). Queen palms are considered to be moderately tolerant of salt spray. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Timothy K. Broschat, and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2013.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st609
References
Broschat, T. K. 2007. "Boron deficiency symptoms in palms." Palms 51: 115-126.
Broschat, T. K. 2007. "Boron deficiency, phenoxy herbicides, stem bending, and branching in palms-is there a connection?" Palms 51:161-163.
Broschat, T. K. and H. Donselman. 1987. "Effects of fruit maturity, storage, presoaking, and seed cleaning on germination in three species of palms." J. Environ. Hort. 5:6-9. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-5.1.6
Elliott, M. L., T. K. Broschat, J. Y. Uchida, and G. W. Simone. 2004. "Compendium of ornamental palm diseases and disorders." Amer. Phytopath. Soc., St. Paul, MN
Elliott, M. L., E. A. DesJardin, K. O'Donnell, D. M. Geiser, N. A. Harrison, and T. K. Broschat. 2010. "Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. palmarum, a novel forma specialis causing a lethal disease of Syagrus romanzoffiana and Washingtonia robusta in Florida." Plant Disease 94:31-38. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-1-0031
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