Before purchasing one of those lovely palm trees....

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Old 11-16-2021, 07:51 PM
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The only action I'm getting is Palm... I best lower my standards
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Old 11-16-2021, 08:46 PM
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At least most of the non native palms (many of these have naturally arrived on our shores for thousands of years and actually growing on our coastlines) produce food for our birds and other wildlife. They also feed bees that are in a lot of trouble right now because of all the pesticides being sprayed on the plants we have in our yards.
I love my palms. To me it seems no more work or expense than the rest of what is in the yard. And, as you said, they provide food and protection for birds and other wildlife, which includes rodents and insects along with other creatures.
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Old 11-16-2021, 09:00 PM
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Anybody that prune their own queen palms watch out for the widow maker’s. 30 pound palm seed pods! When they hit ground big thud. Not to mention skewer potential from the pointed end.
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Old 11-17-2021, 06:37 AM
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If you are pruning seed pods out of your queen palm before they open, you are killing your tree.

In a few years, the seed pods will be emerging from too close to the 'heart' of the tree, and as it dies, some 'expert' will tell you it was cold, or bugs or root rot or whatever makes them sound smart.

Allow your 3 ish bloom pods to flower and be beautiful, ( yes, clean up some flowers after that, like ALL blooming plants) then allow the seeds to ripen to where a couple fall of. THEN trim the pod off. You will stop getting 6-8 blooms a year. Honey Bees will have something in your yard for a bit with no poison. The seeds will actually weigh LESS than that pod, and you won't kill your tree.

Unfortunate we have so many 'experts' with chainsaws and widespread false information about these queens. REMEMBER, .. the further you get from how NATURE cares for your plants and trees, the closer you come to not having a green thumb.
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Old 11-17-2021, 09:39 AM
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I like palm trees, I like them even more when they are on somebody else's lawn....
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Old 11-17-2021, 09:45 AM
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I like palm trees, I like them even more when they are on somebody else's lawn....
Wow you beat me to it, was going to say the same, too much expensive maintenance to keep them looking nice.
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Wow you beat me to it, was going to say the same, too much expensive maintenance to keep them looking nice.
As compared to the grass you maintain for.. how much a year?
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Old 12-29-2021, 07:40 AM
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Trimmed vs. not.

MUST be trimmed, imo, for that neat & clean look. add some ground lighting for dramatic effect
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Old 12-29-2021, 09:42 AM
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I have had palm trees in all the homes I’ve lived in here in Florida ,including the 6 I’ve owned here in villages . I still ride by those homes sometimes and the palms are still doing well, it wouldn’t be Florida for me without palms .
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Old 12-29-2021, 02:00 PM
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God was wonderful and decided to have palm trees. There are a lot of squirrels and small animals that live in and around the palm trees
Yes, doncha just love the fact that rats live in the canopy of palms and cockroaches love them too because of all the nooks and crannies??!?

Then there's that glorious Queen palm that landscapers love because they can buy them cheap and charge you whatever they want. They are probably the Number #1 trash palm in Florida and probably shouldn't even be planted in this area because we are on the fringe plant zone of where they can survive and do well. In addition, all the ones you see here are guilty of having frizzle top.
Boo-boo, hiss-hiss to the Queen palm!

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Check out the Villages grounds after a storm, palm trash everywhere, Think twice, fyi.
If they were trimmed prior to any storm, there wouldn't be so much debris! For some reason, they think the "bearded palms" are attractive. Just a place for rats, cockroaches, etc
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