@PalmatierMeg know anything about this?

Ouch! Those were expensive at that size. I do think they can be moved out of the way of the power poles. They haven’t been in the ground that long. It ain’t gonna be cheap though. Harry

For $150 an hour I can do the job, plus tax’s!

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Too bad. But regardless of species of tree if you have above ground power lines running in your front yard best not plant trees there. Or at least something that will still small at its full size.

I don't know, how far are they from the power lines? We have lots of royals in bradenton area with above the ground powerlines, it would take a big wind to blow them off. My recent experience in Hurricane MIlton @110mph and two other 75mph hurricanes(IRMA, IAN) is that they did snap leaf stems and blow off but nothing fell more than15-20 feet from the trunk. When they are wet they fall close to the tree, and when the big wind blows them off, they are wet almost every time. The crownshafts are mostly wet when they fall too. The powerlines are below the ground in our development so we dont have those issues and cape coral gets hit with more hurricanes. A wet leaf with the biggest "sail" is heavy and a dry one doesnt have a big sail but the crownshafts keep them close to the trunk. I do know the city owns the first 7' and they can remove anything within that 7' for any reason. I knew this and planted about 10-12'. I did have one tree trimmer fromt he city hack a few of my sabal uresana leaves off because the leaf extended over the street by 2'(of leaflets) at just under 18' in height. I was upset and confronted them. I don't want any idiot government employee giving my palms a disease!

59 minutes ago, James B said:

Too bad. But regardless of species of tree if you have above ground power lines running in your front yard best not plant trees there. Or at least something that will still small at its full size.

Here in the "great white north" of Georgia, we have the same problem. No, not palms. But with pines and oaks. Landscapers should know ordinances and have common sense. A development goes in and rather than plant Dogwoods and Crape Myrtle near power lines, they plant oak trees or some pine that is cute at 10-feet but a monster at 100-ft.

On 6/1/2026 at 4:16 AM, happypalms said:

For $150 an hour I can do the job, plus tax’s!

You're only licensed for left-side driving 😉

Maybe a deal with the nursery to R/R with Foxtails or Spindles?

8 hours ago, SeanK said:

You're only licensed for left-side driving 😉

Dam I was looking forward too getting that job, must be a silly British colonial thing driving on the left. ☝️