Roystonea regia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
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Royal Palm
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 50-100 ft tall by 15-30 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow,NA | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Life span 100+ years (Nelson 2003). | |
| Habitats: | Tropical rockland hammock, Everglades tree islands. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant or street tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Various birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.
Larval host for monk skipper (Minno & Minno 1999)