Trees of Mexico Royal Palm

Royal Palm, Roystonea regia Arecaceae family. Roystonea regia Royal Palms have a grey to white smooth stem that grows over 30 meters high.   Royal Palms have an elegant majestic presence, often bulging either at the base or the central portion, depending on the species. Royal Palms crown-shaft has a distinctive green vassal sheath that extends up to 5 meter of the palms large fronds (pinnate leaves). These palms have the ability to easily release their heavy fronds (leaves) in strong wind. Royal Palm trees have branches panicles with white unisexual flowers filled with nectar that bees enjoy. Their fruits are small spheroids (1 cm diam.) with thick deep purple skin when ripe, highly enjoyed by birds and bats. Some Royal Palms have nodules root shoots at the base of the stem species so closely resemble one another can only be differentiated by inflorescence scientifically. Yucatan woodpeckers and other birds enjoy its fruits.