- Scientific name
- Archontophoenix alexandrae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Origin
- Northern and Central Queensland, Australia
- Status
- Australian native
A clean, elegant Queensland native (also spelled Alexandra Palm) that tolerates heavy rain and inundation, making it dominant in tropical Queensland. Favoured for its tidy appearance and self-cleaning fronds compared with messier palms.
Living with it
This is an Australian native and usually worth keeping where it has the room. Good pruning to Australian Standard AS 4373 keeps it healthy and safe. If it has outgrown its spot, we can reduce, lift or remove it properly.
Not sure what you have got, or whether it should stay? Send us a photo. There is no charge for an opinion. Brisbane Trees and Gardens
