Urban Street Trees, Part 14: A Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

The young Queen Palm in the foreground planting nicely displays this elegant species's long, feather-type fronds and stem-clasping petiole sheaths. Syagrus romanzoffiana is native to South America and has been used extensively as a very dependable street and landscape tree in the warmer portions of the US.

The supporting roles in this production are played by a Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta, lurking in the background), and two common, fancy-flowering species sharing the front bed with the Her Majesty. A striking cluster of Adam's Needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) is in full blossom, while the lower Coral Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora, at right) is taking a break from blooming.

All in all, it's quite a showplace of Sun Belt streetside horticulture.

To see the other photos and descriptions of this series, go to my Urban Street Trees album.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Las Villas (show map)

Taken on: September 27, 1992

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