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Queen Palm Look alike

Patrick Palms
Patrick Palms
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Is there any palms that Look like a Queen Palm, but is self cleaning , drought tolerant, likes the sun ? 

My vote goes to Acrocomia aculeata or another palm of the genus as they are very similar looking to queens. They have vicious spines, but seem to be fairly self-cleaning and might be better suited to your climate than queen palms. But without any supplemental water I would think they won't look very good neither and even might die eventually in your dry and windy climate. 

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    Would the Dypsis mananjarensis , ( Mealy Bug palm )   be a contender.?

    On 4/5/2020 at 10:28 AM, Patrick Palms said:

    Would the Dypsis mananjarensis , ( Mealy Bug palm )   be a contender.?

    Dypsis mananjarensis surely is a magnificent palm, though I can't see any resemblance to Syagrus romanzoffiana, other than it having feather leaves. Problem with Dypsis often is their drought tolerance (so I heard), one of the few exceptions being Dypsis decaryi. I personally would rather try Dypsis madagascariensis. It's one of the faster growing ones of the genus, seems very tough and certainly is easier to come by than D. mananjarensis. The D. madagascariensis' I saw in South East Queensland most probably have survived a few droughts. 

    --> D. mananjarensis is certainly worth a try (if you give it plenty water to establish itself and maybe 1-2x a good soaking per week during summer afterwards ).

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    I will try the Dypsis madagascariensis

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