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Old 11-16-2021, 08:46 PM
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Default Love my palms.

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Originally Posted by Ozzello View Post
At least most of the non native palms (many of these have naturally arrived on our shores for thousands of years and actually growing on our coastlines) produce food for our birds and other wildlife. They also feed bees that are in a lot of trouble right now because of all the pesticides being sprayed on the plants we have in our yards.
I love my palms. To me it seems no more work or expense than the rest of what is in the yard. And, as you said, they provide food and protection for birds and other wildlife, which includes rodents and insects along with other creatures.