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Old 05-09-2023, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
We have a beautiful Sylvester palm in our front yard. Neighbors love it and as they say “it’s Florida”! There is maintenance cost, as others have pointed out, but palms are good for the landscaping economy. That said, if I had a “do over” , I would go with a couple of Sabal palms - less maintenance and native to Central Florida. Good luck.
We planted a Sylvester palm but our landscaper helped us pick out a male tree which does not produce pods so does not require much maintenance.