What is this palm?

[Victor likes palms]

I was scrolling through facebook and found this palm. In south texas

[SeanK]

Looks like a Queen, although it might be a Butia-Syagrus hybrid.

[Victor likes palms]

Thank you

[Victor likes palms]

It was listed in marketplace, if you can dig it you can take it

[ahosey01]

12 minutes ago, Victor likes palms said:

It was listed in marketplace, if you can dig it you can take it

Not worth it.

That's a regular queen - dime a dozen - and in our soil and climactic conditions they look absolutely fantastic and grow very quickly.

Go to Lowe's and get one for 25 bucks and it will look like that in 8 years with heavy soil and good water.

[Victor likes palms]

1 minute ago, ahosey01 said:

Not worth it.

That's a regular queen - dime a dozen - and in our soil and climactic conditions they look absolutely fantastic and grow very quickly.

Go to Lowe's and get one for 25 bucks and it will look like that in 8 years with heavy soil and good water.

Thanks, I wasn’t really considering as it was 3hours south of me, but I felt that it looked different than the usual queen so I was just wondering.

[ahosey01]

Just now, Victor likes palms said:

Thanks, I wasn’t really considering as it was 3hours south of me, but I felt that it looked different than the usual queen so I was just wondering.

If you ever want to come get the Brownsville palm tour send me a message and I can show you some cool stuff down here.

It's probably a little contradictory but that's a fairly typical queen because highly variable as far as palms go.  There's one off the freeway in La Feria that is MASSIVE, for example.  Another by me in Rancho Viejo has plumose leaves that are almost like a deep spinach green.

[Victor likes palms]

6 minutes ago, ahosey01 said:

If you ever want to come get the Brownsville palm tour send me a message and I can show you some cool stuff down here.

It's probably a little contradictory but that's a fairly typical queen because highly variable as far as palms go.  There's one off the freeway in La Feria that is MASSIVE, for example.  Another by me in Rancho Viejo has plumose leaves that are almost like a deep spinach green.

I appreciate the offer I’ve only been through Mcallen and that was barely as I was just passing through. Would you say Brownsville is the best city for palms in Texas? Its crazy to me the difference that 3 hours can make in the palms that you can grow. I also wonder what fruits y’all are growing down there.

[Victor likes palms]

11 minutes ago, ahosey01 said:

If you ever want to come get the Brownsville palm tour send me a message and I can show you some cool stuff down here.

It's probably a little contradictory but that's a fairly typical queen because highly variable as far as palms go.  There's one off the freeway in La Feria that is MASSIVE, for example.  Another by me in Rancho Viejo has plumose leaves that are almost like a deep spinach green.

I saw my first royal palm in McAllen🤣

[ahosey01]

2 hours ago, Victor likes palms said:

I appreciate the offer I’ve only been through Mcallen and that was barely as I was just passing through. Would you say Brownsville is the best city for palms in Texas? Its crazy to me the difference that 3 hours can make in the palms that you can grow. I also wonder what fruits y’all are growing down there.

Unequivocally yes.  As good as SoFL most years until the 30-year freeze knocks tender stuff back.

[idontknowhatnametuse]

Syagrus romanzoffiana

[Victor likes palms]

Maybe in the spring I’ll consider going palm shopping there instead

[Fusca]

14 hours ago, Victor likes palms said:

I felt that it looked different than the usual queen so I was just wondering.

Good soil and adequate water can help a queen palm like this one look nice!  I suppose the lack of extreme cold temps helps too.  Most of them in this area are very attractive but an occasional palm gets neglected and suffers because of it.