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What is growing within this tree?

Vince Galstian

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I’d like to know what the stuff is growing within this tree in our front yard, thank you

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Alder Burns

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Looks to me like it's making seeds.

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Looks like a Washingtonian Palm with seed pods. Once they drop you will have TONS of little palms sprouting all around the base of the tree. Also, rodents love taking up residence in the crown of the tree. Good luck.

Marco Banks

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Seeds.

Fan palms make millions of them.

"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf

Marco Banks

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I'm not a fan of fan palms. They tend to be messy, and those old fronds become missiles when the strong Santa Anna winds blow. If you don't clean them off the tree, the tree gets "bearded", with layers of that stuff laying agains't the trunk of the tree, and then rats make their nests up there.

But in Southern California, these trees volunteer all over the place. One "mother tree" will proceed to plant a hundred baby palms under it. Ugg. And the roots can be a bit invasive.

S Bengi

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They are nuts. You can make oil from it (coconut oil/palm oil/etc). You can also get nut flour/meal too. And for a few some kind of date like fruit. You can also tap the tree to get sap to make syrup/sugar/wine/vinegar/kefir/etc

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Vince Galstian

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Looking for the least expensive way of removing it. Should I waste time asking local nurseries if they’ll take them off my hands?

Dustin Rhodes

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Vince Galstian wrote:Looking for the least expensive way of removing it. Should I waste time asking local nurseries if they’ll take them off my hands?

I know this is coming a little late, but they definitely don't want to take it; you'll need an arborist or tree trimming company to come and drop it in several segments - expensive, but felling it yourself is super dangerous (even if you've felled trees before, palms are a different beast.)

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bruce Fine

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the natural order of the trees growth, let it grow and enjoy it.
in my opinion that's the problem with cities and the suburbs, trees are trimmed back to nothing of they should be, let em grow and enjoy. its not like a fruit tree that pruning will keep the fruit weight from breaking limbs off. it is an ornimental and its putting on it own natural reproductive display

TimsTree RemovalSa

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Growing a tree successfully involves much more than planting it and waiting. Soil quality, water availability, sunlight, root space, and proper care during the first few years all play a major role in long-term growth. Arborist Santa Ana Even hardy species can struggle if planted in the wrong location or exposed to poor drainage.

Many gardeners have different approaches—some focus on soil improvement, while others prioritize mulching, companion planting, or natural growth methods.

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