[Bonanza]

My Previous Quote: Palm trees are not a good choice for being planted that close to a dwelling because probably, you very well could end up with rats on your roof and ultimately, in your attic.

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Originally Posted by jimbo2012

That's a gross overstatement,

If it were such a problem you would see small metal rat guards that prevent rodents from climbing into the trees all round TV, you don't!

trimming dead fronds will be the preventive maintenance.

But you will notice TV doesn't trim off any of the palms and still see no rodents.

PS: citrus trees are also subject if not more so.

Sorry, Jimbo, but what I said is not a gross overstatement. Most people wouldn't know they have a rat issue because you'll probably only see rats at night and almost never during the day.

In addition, TV does trim palm trees in all the common ground areas. Perhaps you are speaking of the Washingtonia palms which develop a "skirt" and the "skirt" is never trimmed.

It isn't the dead fronds that are the problem; it's the live green ones that hang over rooftops and it's the Queen palms which are the biggest culprits -- far worse than any other palm.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you mean: "citrus trees are also subject if not more so." Subject to what?