jimmya Loc: Phoenix

As many times as I watch these guys working I never get over the fascination.

Canon t3i, Canon 28-200 Lens

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CaptainBobBrown

Are they cleaining dead fronds or what? Here on Hawaii Island the resorts have similar crews working year around to clear the dead fronds before they fall and hurt some poor tourist. Saw one guy almost lose an eye to a falling frond. As it was he got a serious gash on his face from the razor sharp edges of the "knobs" on the frond stem. I've planted only "self cleaning" palms on our property and sometimes the dead fronds hang on for weeks before they fall. At beach side parks the county (each island is a county here) posts signs (sometimes) warning tourists not to stand under the cocoanut palms but inevitably every year someone is seriously injured when a nut falls and hits someone standing underneath. Palms are dangerous plants ... but beautiful.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

Actually the idea here is to prevent certain critters that love to live in dead palm leaves such as scorpions and black widow spiders. Keeping the trees trimmed also just looks nicer.

CaptainBobBrown

Interesting. Never knew that scorpions and widow spiders live in palms. here they're mostly on the ground. .. or at least that's where one looks to find them. I wonder if the arid conditions of Arizona's terrain led to an arborial adaptation there since water collects at the base of the frond even after light rain. I always tap my boots upside before putting them on though cuz they're dark and great hiding spots. (:>>)

greymule Loc: Colorado

Put da lime in da coconut... :thumbup:

Susan yamakawa

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