Ridiculous palm trees

Most ridiculous palm weed ever?

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This fan palm is trying to poke out of a storm drain in Altadena. Some will congratulate the hardy future tree for its survival pluck, but you know, once it pushes up and through the grate and turns into a 25-foot "tree," it will still be ugly and not add a thing to Altadena's treescape or beauty.

Thanks to Martin Leadman for the tip.


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