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Originally Posted by Freeda

Any ideas about our Sylvester palm trees and whether they are saveable?
We live in the Village of Hillsborough, and we put these palm trees in in 2015, and all five of them have the type of damage shown on these photos. We've been told by one tree company that the trees are dying and have to be removed; or else we risk them uprooting and falling on our house - (or, we're of course, concerned about also - falling on someone / something else). I read that palm tree roots go far horizontally out in all directions from the tree, though they don't grow very deep into the ground, and that this makes them unlikely to uproot.
Any ideas? Any suggestions on who to call for an opinion about what is wrong with the trees, or what to do, or whether the trees are, in fact, dying; or who might know a fix for this? Any ideas on who to take them out if it comes to that? Feel free to call or text if you want: (502) 553-0241; or email freeda@lifeboost.com; or comment here.
Thanks in advance, Freeda and Doug Louthan

You are correct that they do not uproot. We watched one lean over all night during hurricane Irma and it eventually just snapped in half. The tree company you spoke with are scammers.