Tip Of The Day “Queen Palm”…
I have noticed that places like star nursery and moon valley will sell you anything… And they will tell you that it will look great… Yes but for how long…? I am not against these places but there are things that should not be sold in the Las Vegas Valley…. And the number one sold item that does not work here is the Queen palm….
Yes they look GREAT when you plant it but they will die… It is not a maybe they just will… Vegas gets the worst of both seasons… We are way to hot for them to live in the summer and we freeze in the winter which will kill them too… A GREAT replacement palm is the Date palm they are a little more expensive but think of if it this way…. You can save a couple dollars with a good chance that you will need to replace it or you can just start with an awesome palm that will last… Just something to think about….
July 26th, 2007 at 9:59 am
The Queen Palm Tree was highly recommended. I thank you for your tip of the day. I live in the Vegas Valley area and was looking for the right palm tree and no one really wanted to suggest one or the other, but when I asked about the Queen Palm they said that was a really good choice at several locations where I asked around. So I went with the Queen Palm and so far it looks great and I feel confident about my choice thanks to this website!
July 30th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Hi Chad you might want to read my post again… The point of this blog is so you do not buy a Queen Palm in the Las Vegas Area… Chances are it is going to die… I hope you get a chance to reread this before you make your purchase…
October 11th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Hi Raymond, I was hoping you might have the answer to my question: I live in Palm Springs, CA and have nine mature Queen Palms on my property. They are approximately 16ft+. Just this past season I have noticed that a few of them are not able to keep their new growth from breaking off or slumping down. As you can imagine this is a great concern for me. Any ideas of the cause?
Thanks much, Marcus