ANY palm experts out there?

Can anyone tell me if this is a Wodyetia bifurcata.

Looks like Syagrus romanzoffiana, Queen Palm.

Not a Foxtail, Wodyetia bifurcata. The Foxtails have leaflets that look like they've been cut off on the ends. The Syagrus romanzoffiana is often sold as "Cocos Palm".

It's also missing the green crownshaft just below the rachis bases.

So then it is a Syagrus romanzoffiana?

Yes!

:) Thank you all for your help.

I have a question and am hopeful for a good answer. I have several Queen Palms around the yard, two of which are in the large landscape bed in the front... I would LOVE to make a raised bed around the queen palms as the roots really don't allow for much planting close to the tree. IS IT POSSIBLE make a raised ring bed ((like the picture)) without harming the trees?!?!? I know other trees don't have a problem, but what about Palm Trees?!?!

I've never found any problems with raising soil levels around palms. Haven't had any direct experience with Queen Palms though. But generally you'll find that the palms will fill the new soil in no time. They're notorious for making it difficult to grow other plants near them. And they'll often drop fronds and break the other plants. You need to carefully choose what ones to use. Some people put in things like Bromeliads.

We trim our queens every month in the summer and every other month in the cooler months, because I don't want my tropicals under them damaged....so hubby and buddies are always trimming the fronds and such for me! ((The 7 out back are almost 40 ft tall))~!!!

I don't want to bury the roots too heavy, but want to change up the front bed a bit, by stacking plants around the Palms...to make the most outta the flower bed. don't think I will actually stack bricks...thinking that might be too heavy... was thinking more along the lines of just "mounding" the soil around the trunk of the tree, letting more of a ground cover take over.

Any thoughts?!??!?!

Myself, I think that should work okay. Again, important will be the choice of plants. Many garden plants like rich soil and no competition.

Here is a picture of an underplanting of palms.

Here is one more picture of planting under palms. It seems if the plants are shallow rooted there isn't much of a problem except the large foliage dropping.

Oh I like both of those arrangements very much, Agaves would be a good idea, but I really like the colorful Ti as well. Bromeliads tend to do very well under palms too, and if you get the Neoregelia type they might climb up the trunk a bit..

Those look quite good, and growing well. I notice a cycad in the second photo.

I'm wanting to add around 2 ft of soil around the base of the trees (using bricks or a boarder of some sort, like in the picture) , and it's the excess soil that is more of a concern to me than anything, around the trunk of the tree! THAT is my biggest concern! If it will work , I have 7 more 40 ft Queens around the back deck that I'd love3 to add some shrubs around to dress them up, like Azaleas....and there are plenty that are Native to Florida! (Which if anyone has any that need a good home, I'll be glad to take in the strays) ~~LOL~~

Thanks for any help ya'll!!

Sounds nice, good luck. Let us know how it looks when you finished.