Sylvester palms are not bad. The males bear no fruit; the females, however, produce large clusters of orange dates which need to be cleaned up once a year. The dates are edible, but there is not much meat on them. Neither is it difficult to trim a Sylvester yourself. And if your palm becomes a nuisance, there is no approval required to remove it as palms are a species of grass and not true trees.
Citrus trees are not high maintenance items, but you do have to keep them picked as you would any fruit tree.
Most trees have one problem or another. But any tree is better than a barren wasteland.
You can grow all kinds of subtropical fruit, including bananas, pineapples, guavas, papayas, and many others. While some of these can be damaged by frost, they grow back quickly. I do not recommend mangos if you don't like giant trees.
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