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Originally Posted by hedoman
Word of Caution: Don't plant them closer than 8 to 10 feet or eventually the roots will buckle your driveway/walkways. Happened to a neighbor who tripped over the raised concrete, broke a hip and spent 5 months recovering. The offending palm was removed....
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Wow, I would sure like to know what kind of palm that was, as I have NEVER heard of that happening before. Palm tree roots DO NOT thicken with age, since they continually die back & new roots are generated. I'm thinking they must have planted a very small palm within a foot or two of the concrete & the outward growth of the trunk as the pam matured made the concrete buckle. Or perhaps the palm was there first & someone installed the sidewalk or driveway too close.