looks like Accy's was too, a fine specimen. Chusan palm for those not of a latin bent.
It was until I came home one day to see some idiot had cut most of the fronds off! Prior to that, the idiot who hacked at my palm tree watched her family move it, again without my permission, from the spot where your photograph shows it to the middle of the garden area! The latter described act happened one Sunday afternoon, when her drunk and doped up (probably coked up as well) family turned up for a booze up in the garden area. Yes, they are allowed to come here as obviously residents can invite their families and friends round, but a pissed and doped up mob.....really??!! I saw them from my window lifting the heavy planter, then struggling as it'd taken root through the drainage holes in the planter's base. I shouted from my window "Hey, that's MY plant, please leave it alone'!, but by then they'd moved it, replying 'It's ok, we're only putting it in the centre of the garden'! I went out after they'd left to see the ripped out roots still in the ground from where it'd stood for nearly 7 years! That was bad enough, but the former described incident was very bad as the fronds on the top half of the tree's trunk are meant to be left on unless they've turned brown and grey which means the frond is dead. If the frond is still showing green it has to be left on as such fronds feed vital nutrients back into the tree via the tree's trunk, plus they play a vital role in the photosynthesis process. After both acts of barbarism I checked the palm's centre bud which is vital in producing new fronds to keep the palm tree from dying off. Sadly I didn't see the usual new healthy frond appearing, which happens even in the depth of winter. Instead all I can see are dried, grey fronds which to me look dead! I've water fed my palm and heavily watered it in the drought we've just had, hoping to see another new frond, but so far nothing has appeared! The older fronds still look healthy, which gives me hope, but I'm very worried if both barbaric acts have had such a detrimental affect on my palm tree that it won't ever be the same again and might even die! I've cared for and nurtured that palm tree since buying it soon after me and the former Mr's Accy separated 8 years ago. I saw that horrible stupid woman in the garden area today and had serious hate thoughts about her! If my palm tree dies I won't hesitate to let her know what I think of her's and her family's total interference in something they had no right to touch! To make matters worse another neighbour who I thought was the most friendliest of my neighbours, on telling her said quote....'Ah well, when you put such as your palm tree in a public space like our garden area it then becomes the property of all the residents, not just you'! When she said that my thoughts were shut your gob you f..k..g stupid cow! How tactless eh!!!
That's nice!
Yes, but look at it now!!
Those new fronds don't look too healthy, wouldn't you say!!
I keep looking to see if a new spear shaped frond is appearing, but so far I can't see one!
