Palmless California has begun

Our banana plants can get quite large around here, and they take on the appearance of being Palms. ..but they require more care than any palms.
Had about 6-8 of them in our backyard. They grew to 12-15’ tall and had bananas every year.


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We spend winters in the Coachella Valley in southern California. Palm trees are used in landscaping everywhere. Water doesn't seem to be a big problem as there is a huge aquifer under the valley. I haven't seen tree replacement going on but maybe I just didn't notice it. I will look for it now.

There are a lot of wild palm trees too. We live about a mile from the San Andreas fault and as you drive through the desert you can sometimes tell where the fault is because there is a line of Palm trees growing along it. Or there is an oasis surrounded by them.There is water in the fault and they can get huge. They do love water.

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The fault at Thousand Palms oasis
 
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IrishEyes said:
I think I dislike them now after I posted this thread, I love a good pine or Blue Spruce best
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Well, I noticed there was a lot of flack over a statement about the "weed family," even after you were careful to retract or modify. Unfortunately, that happens often in forums, and has happened to me too.

I'm really impartial to palms except for the dim reminder they bring of my youth.

This statement will probably go over like a lead balloon, but I don't want any trees on my property, and the few I did have were removed. Trees cost me money to trim and maintain. I have a number of ornamental hedges, none of which are allowed to grow as tall as the house, and I'm able to trim those myself.

I was told my electric bill would increase once any shade trees were removed. That was several summers ago, and I never saw any increase in the number of hours I use on my electric bill.
 

MoBeans said:
We spend winters in the Coachella Valley in southern California. Palm trees are used in landscaping everywhere. Water doesn't seem to be a big problem as there is a huge aquifer under the valley. I haven't seen tree replacement going on but maybe I just didn't notice it. I will look for it now.

There are a lot of wild palm trees too. We live about a mile from the San Andreas fault and as you drive through the desert you can sometimes tell where the fault is because there is a line of Palm trees growing along it. Or there is an oasis surrounded by them.There is water in the fault and they can get huge. They do love water.

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The fault at Thousand Palms oasis
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I don't know if all palms will be ripped out everywhere but I had to wonder with a touch of amusement.. if that happens what are they going to call Palm Springs and 29 Palms if they do?
 
Jules said:
For me going to a place with palm trees is synonymous with hot weather. I love that for my vacation destination.
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I have hoards of Oak and Sycamore where I am now and I tell you come fall... I am NOT loving them very much.
If I had a penny a leaf I have to mulch, I would not have to worry the rest of my life.
 
OldFeller said:
Is there anything on the internet that you can link that explains the overall plan of tree replacement? It might be helpful to know the reasons.
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It's California, can you be sure the you get all the reasons from there? I did look up some things and of course I read conflicting stories over many of it. So after the weed issue I am not about to post some story and have someone else dig up one that says the opposite of mine.. 😁 Learned my lesson. I was going on what my son told me with the reasons his boss gave him to begin the cut downs.
 

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