Healthy Palm tree?

[noho]

Can anyone tell me if my palm tree looks healthy.?  The base of the tree has a buckled look and maybe that's normal.  I admit I know nothing about palms.

[Jim in Los Altos]

Your Queen palm is fine. Those are roots that popped out the base of its trunk. If it were mine, though, I would build a raised planter out of rocks (bowling ball sized) three feet out from the trunk (a bit less on fence side) and fill with good soil to cover those exposed roots. Feed the palm regularly and water it a lot during dry weather and it will reward you. 

[Feng]

Please do not do that. Building a raised bed will cause the tree to rot, and hinder the growth dramatically. Those roots are perfectly normal and are considered advantageous. You can refer to the University of Florida video on palm maintenance.  UF Palm Maintenance  (go to 8:20 in the video for your concern.)

also Palm 101 if you really want to understand palms.

Basically any soil past the RIZ or root initiation zone is a big no no.

[Feng]

Another video from Gary Gregg, palm expert 

Chuck

[JLM]

Regardless of raised bed or no raised bed, would 100% follow the water and fertilizer recommendations. Queen palms can look amazing if given proper care.