Roystonea Regia, Royal Palm - Plant

Planting and care

Plant royals no closer to the house than 8 feet to allow room for the fronds to spread out and not be damaged by touching walls. You want to come out with enough distance that falling fronds don t damage anything (including people) underneath.
Space these palms 8 to 10 feet apart when planting in a row. This palm is too big for growing in a container.

Caring for Roystonea Regia

• Give royal palms fertilizer specially formulated for palm trees.
• It should have a ratio of 8-2-12-4Mg with micronutrients.
• The nitrogen should be in the form of resin-coated urea or ammonium salts, urea-formaldehyde or sulfur-coated urea.
• The potassium should be in the form of sulfur-coated potassium sulfate and the magnesium should be prilled kieserite.
• The micronutrients should be manganese sulfate, iron chelate, and slow-release boron.

Typical uses of Roystonea Regia

Special features: The seed is used as a source of oil and for livestock feed. Leaves are used for thatching and the wood for construction.

Ornamental use: Royal palm is one the best avenue tree mainly used to decorate the roadside, highways, and pathway.

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