Which palm could that one be?

[Will]

Hello,

I am new here in the forum. I just found this small palm in a gardencenter here in southern Italy. 

I was wondering which palm this could be since the staff at the Center also couldnt tell me which palm it was. They just said "cocos palm". But its clearly not a Cocos nucifera. Maybe a Syagrus? 

[Fusca]

4 hours ago, Will said:

Hello,

I am new here in the forum. I just found this small palm in a gardencenter here in southern Italy. 

I was wondering which palm this could be since the staff at the Center also couldnt tell me which palm it was. They just said "cocos palm". But its clearly not a Cocos nucifera. Maybe a Syagrus? 

Hi Will, welcome to PalmTalk!  I believe that you are right it's probably Syagrus romanzoffiana the common Queen Palm.  Cocos australis used to be a common name for Syagrus romanzoffiana many years ago so perhaps that is why you were told it's a "Cocos Palm".

Jon

[tim_brissy_13]

3 hours ago, Fusca said:

Hi Will, welcome to PalmTalk!  I believe that you are right it's probably Syagrus romanzoffiana the common Queen Palm.  Cocos australis used to be a common name for Syagrus romanzoffiana many years ago so perhaps that is why you were told it's a "Cocos Palm".

Jon

Agree. In some parts of Australia including Melbourne where I am, Syagrus romanzoffiana is still known as ‘cocos palm’. My understanding is that this is because they used to be known in the nursery trade as Cocos plumosa. 

[Will]

Thank you very much! They hardy to about -8°C right? 

[PalmatierMeg]

Not below -5C esp. if you have wet cold. Small seedlings are much more sensitive to cold than trunking adults. If you plant it now you will have to protect it over winter and maybe provide heat. if you leave it in a pot keep it indoors when temps fall below 0C to keep roots from freezing. But I strongly suggest you do not plant it before next spring. Let it grow over the winter.

[Will]

Thanks a lot. I gonna keep it in the pot then. I think our climate might not be the right one for Syagrus to put in the ground. Should it be kept at indoor room temps or in a cooler environment for winter?

Will

[Jimhardy]

In the first pic I thought for sure it was a cat palm 

[Will]

Haha might be actually 

He tried to help me find out which palm it is but after inspecting it thoroughly he also couldn't tell