Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
PalmTalk

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

WELCOME GUEST

It looks as if you are viewing PalmTalk as an unregistered Guest.

Please consider registering so as to take better advantage of our vast knowledge base and friendly community.  By registering you will gain access to many features - among them are our powerful Search feature, the ability to Private Message other Users, and be able to post and/or answer questions from all over the world. It is completely free, no “catches,” and you will have complete control over how you wish to use this site.

PalmTalk is sponsored by the International Palm Society. - an organization dedicated to learning everything about and enjoying palm trees (and their companion plants) while conserving endangered palm species and habitat worldwide. Please take the time to know us all better and register.

guest Renda04.jpg

Palm Cell Phone Towers

Neel
Neel
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

Featured Replies

I don't know if this has ever been brought up, but what do u guys think of cell phone towers disguised as palm trees. They look pretty fake to me. I even saw one off the 605 fwy near Downey, CA that had a fake skirt of dead leaves; they were trying to make it look like a washingtonia. I think what makes it worse is that they will put a cell tower and then surround it with newly planted mature palm trees; however, they never blend in well with the tower and look even more tacky.

Sometimes,they look healthier than the other trees around them. Our extreme temps really cook most vegetation in June and July.(currently 110 degrees daily,80's overnight,5-10% humidity)

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

I saw one on the 101 freeway between Ventura and Oxnard.  It was styled as a Phoenix canariensis.  IMO it looked much better than the plain ones.  Wish we had some here in the SF Bay area.

San Francisco, California

They add the fake skirt of dead leafs to hide the antennas. Everybody wants cellphones and wirerless access but no ones wants to see an ugly tower. There are many ways to "hide" the towers and / or antennas. Usually this is at the request of the local comunities.

Tower companies and cellphone operators will be more then happy to comply with the wishes of the locals.

18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

i am trying to disguise this tower, but they keep adding sections to it! I kinda like them, better than just a plain old tower! give them a little credit! a for effort if you will.

post-18-1183132493_thumb.jpg

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln

The way of the transgressor is hard

makes it look a little less like the eysore that it is!

post-18-1183132557_thumb.jpg

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln

The way of the transgressor is hard

Dear friends  :)

do you have any visuals for this visualman on that topic ?

love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

43278.gif

.

here you go kris

pic wont enlarge, but you can sorta see the antenae parts in the center,

post-18-1183133031_thumb.jpg

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln

The way of the transgressor is hard

THe palm ones do look tacky, but imagine how tacky they'd look in, say Minneapolis?

On the Sexy Freeway near the City of Industry, there's a tower on the south side of the freeway that's supposed to look like a redwood tree!  I giggle every time I see, yeah, I know, I amuse easily, but still, THAT'S tacky.

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

I just had a google field day...  Some of these towers are pretty funny looking!  I didn't know there was such a thing! :)

celltower_palm_500x723.jpg

www.dadluvsu.com

there are 2 pine tree ones I see locally almost daily. they always stick out in the landscape. and tower over the native longleaf pines

~

Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

There's one in Tampa made to look like a Norfolk Island Pine.

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

I've seen a few, one close to home looks like a new and undescribed pine tree. The other one I saw in Colombia and resembled a Ceroxylon, down in the tropical elevations! It looked kind of cool.

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

This is in front of my house. Very tall and very bad !

post-285-1183228327_thumb.jpg

TEMP. JAN. 21/10 C (69/50 F), AUG. 29/20 C (84/68 F). COASTAL DESERT, MOST DAYS MILD OR WARM, SUNNY AND DRY. YEARLY PRECIPITATION: 210 MM (8.2 INCHES). ZONE 11 NO FREEZES CLOSE TO THE OCEAN.

5845d02ceb988_3-copia.jpg.447ccc2a7cc4c6

(Cristóbal @ Jun. 30 2007,11:32)

QUOTE
This is in front of my house. Very tall and very bad !

Looks like its trying to duplicate the southern California freeze event of Jan 2007! :P

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Heres a mexican fan with a few too many fronds.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

post-236-1183632605_thumb.jpg

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

This date palm actually doesn't look too bad.

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

post-236-1183632797_thumb.jpg

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

Create an account or sign in to comment
Go to topic listing

Account

Navigation

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.