JP>     Well, it really looks nice, Vicki -- It's nice to go
JP> outside and pet and love your horses anytime you want to,
JP> isn't it???
     That - plus any time I want to I hop on Spot and go for a bareback ride 
- don't have to drive for 15 mintes to get to the stables...
JP>     Ahhhhhhh -- you're going to have to learn how to handle
JP> a chain saw  ..... that's how we keep ours trimmed 
     One in the back yard (a fan palm) was entangling itself in the power 
service to the house.  It's now a stump...  ;)
JP>     Heheheheh........ it's NOT ugly ..... but I'll agree
JP> they are something to try and keep looking nice.  Our horses
JP> like to eat the palm fraunds (sp).
     When my two get bored they nibble on ALL parts of BOTH palm trees!
Dub seems to prefer the tender shoots on the date palm, though.
JP>     Donno' ....... you would think it would -- but then
JP> maybe it needs a male/female tree around before it does the
JP> "date" thing ...
     I'll tell ya next year - but there are palm trees all over the 
neighborhood.  I know one thing, though - I've had mulberries in the past 
with or without a male in the yard.  Wonder how THAT works?
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