Roystonea regia

Royal Palm

Arecaceae (Palmae)

Plant Specifics

Form:	Tree
Size:	50-100 ft tall by 15-30 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow,NA
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Evergreen. Life span 100+ years (Nelson 2003).
Noted for:	Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Specimen plant or street tree.
Considerations:	This is a tall palm, make sure it has room to grow.
Propagation:	Seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Quality nurseries
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Loam, Sand
Soil pH:	Acidic to neutral

Ecology

Wildlife:	Various birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.
Insects:	Larval host for monk skipper (Minno & Minno 1999)
Native Habitats:	Tropical rockland hammock, Everglades tree islands.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

General Comments:

Old fronds can be extremely heavy and are known to damage buildings when they fall (Haele and Brookwell 1999), so save the palm by not planting it overly close to a building.