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I don't get it why cities plant palms along streets: they offer little or no shade and they drop enormous leaves that can hurt people or damage cars.
by forinti 4y ago
I don't get it why cities plant palms along streets: they offer little or no shade and they drop enormous leaves that can hurt people or damage cars.
- irrational 4y agoI grew up in south Florida where all the streets were lined with palm trees. I never heard of a person or car being hurt/damaged by falling palm leaves. It has probably happened, but must be exceedingly rare. Then again, I never saw downed leaves along the roads or any city trucks doing pick up, so now I wonder how and when they were picked up.
- bombcar 4y agoI've seen a few fronds down in Southern California (also many palm trees there) - city maintenance picks them up I presume, and if the trees are "maintained" they don't actually drop many (because they get cut before they can fall).
- spookthesunset 4y agoAny time I visit areas with palm trees there seems to be a small army of gardeners that maintain all but the “wild” palm trees. Also pretty sure there is a cottage industry of people who harvest the coconuts.
- quickthrower2 4y agoCoconuts? Most palms don't.