The guy who trims our queen palm seed pods showed me a problem with one of them. You could just peel sections of the "bark" off with your fingers. He suggested removal in case the problem could spread to the others. When he cut it, there was a large section of dark brown inside that ran almost the entire length of the trunk. This tree had always seemed a little "sick" in that the new fronds didn't rise straight up from the crown. Instead, they emerged and hung down in an arc.
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"the difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
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