Tickled Squirrel January 2015 | Page 17

Cuban Royal Palms (Roystonea regia) pictured left are the goliaths under the crownshaft palms and these eventually get huge. With straight, pillar like trunks and a long crownshaft, adult specimens are really imposing. This species occur naturally on Cuba and the southernmost point of Florida (Florida Keys). Because of its eventual size it is )