Could You Use Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed Palm Food on a Queen Anne Palm?

The palm tree's graceful fronds sway in the breeze, providing the exotic ambiance of a tropical island. The queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana), also known as the Queen Anne palm, thrives in the warm climates of U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b through 11. The fast-growing queen palm requires regular fertilizing with a fertilizer formulated for palm trees, such as Miracle-Gro's Shake 'n Feed Palm Food, to stay green and healthy.

Fertilizing Queen Palms

Queen palms prefer well-drained, acidic soils. To thrive in an alkaline soil, such as those common to the South and Southwest, the trees need additional manganese or iron. Otherwise, the fronds will yellow and die back. When fertilizing the palm tree with an 8-8-8 fertilizer with additional nutrients, such as Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed Palm Food, apply 3 to 6 tablespoons of fertilizer to every square yard of soil around the tree. Scratch the fertilizer gently into the soil, and then water the tree thoroughly. Fertilize the queen palm tree in March, June and September.