Queen palms are a tropical palm and are more suited for seacoast climates (like southern California and Florida) where they grow with little care. Queen palms frequently suffer in our harsh dry ...

The queen palm produces some of the longest fronds, reaching 20 feet under ideal conditions. The center rib is lined with three foot long pendulous leaflets that are crimped for a truly feminine ...

While Mexican fan palms and Canary Island date palms dominated the palm fad in California during the Victorian period, the queen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, was still relatively uncommon.

The queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) is a graceful, fast-growing and popular palm for New Orleans landscapes. Unfortunately, it is also the least cold-tolerant of the commonly planted palms.

ANSWER: Queen palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana) have weaker trunks than other types of palms and are prone to breaking during high winds. Even healthy trunks can break.