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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
 It's good to see the hundred year old Arcade Palm again JScott, despite it's really bad haircut.  |
The Hammel/Arcade Depot palm is actually at least 180 years old, it's just been in Exposition Park for a whole century now.
I think the tree will be OK, though. I've seen other palms have their crown cut back like that and they grow out again just fine. And actually, because of that 'crimp' in the middle of its tall trunk, it might be a good idea to keep this palm's wind resistance down to a minimum.