Not a bad size at all, you got to post some pics! I have a large queen palm about 6 years old from a seedling (newly sprouted seedling). It would probably be taller if it wasnt neglected so badly in its early years, but now it gets good care an grows quick. They are nice fast growing palms but extremely light weight so it isnt too hard to take in every winter as long as the soil is kept dry for a few weeks before its time to go in for the winter and for a few weeks before it goes out for the winter.
You have a good friend to buy you something just to be nice.

Good luck!

These are among my favorite palms. I have three of them in large tubs. They overwinter in a big garage that is minimally heated in the winter (I just keep the temps above freezing). They are well worth the money.

Hi
I sprouted about 50 seeds in 01 for some dwarfing experiments. Those that I root pruned are now just over 8 feet,those root pruned in the ground about 12 while those in the ground are 20 feet and seeding for the first time. So it is possible to Bonsai a palm lol,
The only thing I don't like about them is the persistant fronds you have to climb up there and whack them off they hold on forever .
good luck with you new ones!!! gary

Here's the picture of the cheap Queen Palms taken at H.D. I will post a picture of mine once I {{gwi:1132674}}get them planted.

Wow, those are some great sizes. Mine is a little bit smaller than the larger ones, but not as healthy because it got some burn from the sun (after being indoors). It should make a really nice potted palm for you!

Hey Butiaman,

Sounds like you were at the right place...at the right time!!!

What a great friend you have!!! You deserve those palms!!!
Enjoy!!!

Laura in VB

I got one planted last night and im going out now to plant the other one.Im not going to put them in pots,I've got to many potted palms now,plus there to tall.Hey Laura,my friend also happens to be my neighbor,we have been friends since 4th grade.He says my yard looks like a oasis of palms,everyone in my neighborhood calls me the palm man.I have people stop here when they see me out in the yard working,and they say are those palm trees?and banana trees?People around here are just now learning about cold hardy palm trees,and bananas,atleast most people are.Dont get me wrong but I kinda like the attention,and teaching people about plants in general,Im no specialist by far.I guess watching gardening by the yard all those years have paid off.My other neighbor said those queen palms look like a tall grass,that about tells you how much people around here know about palms.By the way laura,those seedlings are still living and growing,nothing from those seeds yet,but I've got my fingers crossed,and praying.I've learned alot from all of you to,thanks to all of yall for answering my questions,and giving me advise :)

Randy,

Don't give up on those seeds...put them somewhere in the sun and forget about them (Especially the pindo seeds)
They will finally sprout when you least expect them.
Some of my seeds (Pindo) came up the next year after planting them...go figure!!!

Let's see some pictures of your new palms!!!

I'll bet those palms are beautiful!!

P.S. Where was that pic taken with you and that great big (Gigantic) Pindo?

Take Care,

Laura in VB

Queen palms are not a self-cleaning palm and do not thrive in South Florida soils. For those reasons, they fell out of favor as a landscaping palm here about 10 years ago. They require copious amounts of fertilizer to remain green. They still are used in Central Florida, though.

Just purchased three today during my lunch hour. $6.98 ea! Great deal! Strange though, their other palms are somewhat pricy. There must have been a surplus of Queens this year.
Does anyone have any good tips for potting and care of ?

bamatufa,I planted mine in the ground,there to tall for the cellings in my house.I can almost quess why there so cheap.They found some nursery going out of business and bought everything they had for a certain price if the nursery owner sold them all of them.He or she probley needed the money bad,H.D. probley got them at a still so they now can sell them at what we consider cheap. Laura that picture was taken in San Juan, Jan.1996 at a workers house we hired when I stayed there for three years doing construction work at the Hyat Resort,it had been hit by a hurricane.He said it was 75yrs old and,he said his dad had planted it when he was a kid(his dad).We stayed on one side while remodeling the other,it was the best job I ever had.The resort had 3 casinos,7 restaurants,and 2 discos,and a 18 hole golf course,and a bar everywhere you looked even in one of the 7 swimming pools.It was still open while we were working there,it had 7 floors and 700 rooms.I did all the corian counter tops for the lobby and each room,it was a big job!!!All the coconut trees were shredded pretty badley,but all the pindos he had on his property dident even show any damage,that was the oldest and biggest one he had.That's where I saw my first pindo palm.Talk about first encounters :)

I wish the Home Depots around here had them. For those prices I could use them as annuals!

WOW!

That's what im basically doing with mine.When you can get a 8ft palm tree for $6.98,and they want $15 for a boston fern.I'll take the palm tree anyday.I ment to post pictures of mine in the ground but it's to dark now to get a good picture.I've been working in my yard all day long everyday this week.I'm redoing my whole front and side yard,putting in new planting beds and planting plants or moving plants.I'll post pictures later when I finally get finished.Sorry Laura I will take some pictures of my 2 Queen Palms for you tomorrow.I keep trying to forget about those seeds but you know how it goes when you plant seeds and are waiting for them to come up. It cant happen fast enough.Thanks again for all you have done for me,I wont forget it :)

Hey Randy,

I certainly know what you are talking about when you want something to grow!!! Especially when you have to check on it several times a day!! We all on this forum are probably guilty of some sort of this obsesive behavior!!! I will admit that sometimes when I come home late at night from work, I will walk the yard with a flashlight looking for any change from my palms and or my Plumerias. (some of us on this forum who also visit the Plumeria Forum understand how we watch for any activity!!! LOL

You are so welcome!!! I enjoy and hope that some of the seedlings and seeds grow well for you!!! The funny thing...is that I'm back in Hilton Head this weekend!!!
How are the seedlings from HH doing? Let me know if you want me to go hunting for more!!! LOL You should see the people watch me around the pool area and or just walking down the street!!! They stop to see what I'm doing...people are so funny... they have to ask, just to see if their are missing out on something!!! Really makes me chuckle!!!

Whenever you get a chance to post those pics of your new palms will be great. No worries if you have other things to do...but I would really like to see what you have done with your yard...sound like you have really done some great work on the front and the back!!!

I love San Juan Puerto Rico...especially around the Luquillo Beach area...they have an old Coconut tree plantation that was either sold or abandoned...the palms still are so beautiful on that part of the beach. You say that you worked on the Hyatt? is that close to Esla Verde? The Ritz Carlton is near that area. That was the first place that I had my first encounter with palms too! (30 years ago !!!) I can understand how that palm caught your attention!! That was a beauty!!!! Sounds like you really enjoyed yourself while in PR...did you get down to Old San Juan? Maybe some more jobs like that may come your way soon!!! Good things happen to good people!!!

Take Care Randy aka butiaman :)

Laura in VB

I also know what you mean when want something to grow and you cant help but look at it every time you go outside. I watch my plumerias all the time and waiting for those inflos. to slowly come up. Sometimes I go outside 4 or 5 times a dat to specifically see how its doing. Lately Ive been watching my plumeria divine inflo. slowly come up (and I mean slowly). It probably wont flower until june and there as been an inflo. on it since march! I also watch my palms all the time and have recently been watching the new leaves coming out of my trachys. And I watch my cannas a lot this time of the year because they are all sprouting up now. I watch them again when summer comes and the first blooms open. Im glad Im not the only one who will watch there plants to see there growth progress!

Try to get some pics when you can, but dont stress if you cant. It seem like you have very nice queen palms!

Good luck, enjoy the warm weather!
-Alex

Hey bill,you can go to your local H.D. and order them.Tell them what H.D. has them and they will get them for you at cost and they pay the shipping and handling.I've got a few plants like that.As I said they have to pay for the shipping and handling,you just have to pay for the plants you order :)

Just got back from the H.D. here in Va Beach and they too this week got in 15' queens but not any smaller. they are 20$ even here. I guess the extra shipping up north to here lol. but i will be sure to go tomorrow and grab a few! last year my friend paid 39$ for about a 12' queen at H.D. they def. got a good deal this year.

Butiaman,

I didn't know that! Thanks!

H.D. and Lowes both do this,I ordered two sabal Palmettos from my local store,they called one of there stores in Savannah,GA.and they had them and all I had to do is tell them what size I wanted,a 3 or 5 gallon.The great thing is you dont even have to pay anything up front.They call you when they get them in,and they will hold them for 7 days,if you need a little time to pay for them.They wont put them out with there other plants so somebody else could snag them.I ment to tell you you have to go to the customer service desk to order them.

Hi, that's what I have, queen palms, love thos pics from HD. i love this forum!! I'm getting hooked on growing palms ever since last fall a nighbor gave me 2 queen? palms,i don't know 13'-15' tall and I wintered them indoors, they're doing great. Can't wait to get them outside. I have since purchased a small European Fan Palm while in Fla, and another one maybe a Pindo, and at WalMart the other day got a Cat Palm on the clearance rack for $5. These are about 3ft. ttall or so. I love them and look at them often! babying them, taking them out during the day and bringing them in at night. Not the big ones, they'll go out for the summer in a wk. or two.
And I love the Plumeria forum too, i'm trying to root a cutting now, about 3ft. that I bought at a flea market in fla. can't wait!
Thanks all for sharing pics, experiences etc.!

Welcome to this forum debrichard.I planted mine in the ground as if they were annuals.There are many palm experts on this forum,me I just love palms.I do pretty good with them,I have 20 or so.Many I can grow in the ground,some I have in pots that wont grow outside here in winter..Some I am growing in pots to larger sizes before I can set them out in the ground.I take them in and out like you do with your Queen palms.Welcome and dont hasitate to ask any questions or post pictures :)

Welcome to the forum debrichard! Palms are really amazing plants. Nothing says the tropics more than a palm tree! I also really like plumerias and am growing 6 in pots. I have gotten 3 to bloom and they are probably one of the nicest flowers I have ever seen!

I hope you learn a lot from this forum and lm looking forward to seeing the things you manage to grow. Somethings will do great and some things wont, but you definitely learn a lot along the way!

Good luck!
-Alex

I have a few questions about Queen palms.Everything I've read on them says there only cold hardy in zone 9b or 10a.That's on diffrent websites,like Daves Garden and various others,but I've seen post on here where there growing them in Savannah,GA.and there only a half a zone warmer than I am.I think I remember even one where someone was growing one in Tennessee,with protection of course.Just how cold hardy are they?I read that you can protect them by wrapping just the trunk with lights and a tarp,it said dont worry about the fronds because they grow so fast,Does this sound possible or correct?If you use this method,would you want to cut the fronds off or leave them alone?If you cut the fronds off wouldent you want to cover the top of the trunk also in winter?Why im asking is because I as you know I have 2 of them planted in the ground and I think there one of the most tropical looking palms there is besides a coconut palm.Any advise will be helpful.

I think they are probably best as zone 9 palms. Savannah is more of a zone 8b-9a with most winters being a 9a by the coast which is probably why they do so well there. They can handle some cold and mine have seen in the 20s without damage, but if they get too much damage they dont recover quickly at all. the leaves on mine are sunburned and I will probably have to wait until july before they are replaced by nice, healthy leaves.

Good luck!
-Alex

butiaman - When you ordered your sabal palmetto's, how tall were they and what was the cost?

I ordered two 3 gallon sabal palmetto's,they were $20 each.There about 3 to 4 ft tall from ground(planted),fronds only.

I know I am very late, but just wondering how have your queen palms done? I am planning on planting some and protecting them with mulch, xmas lights and burlap. Planting at a southern exposure. I won't cover the fronds tho. Do you think that will work?