Talk:Washingtonia robusta

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How close to a house can you plant this palm wihout causing a foundation or some other sort of problem for the house when it is full grown?

Pretty close, however one might not want to plant within 6 ft of buried sewer lines as the great weight of the tree and eventual wide trunk/roots could cause problems. Avoid near power lines since someone likely will have to climb the tree to prune.

The leaf thorns are extremely sharp and when dead can scratch cars when falling from those great heights. Leaf debris in windy early fall is common without bi-annual pruning.

Mine is 80 feet and only 45 years old in Santa Cruz. At five feet from the driveway has not caused conrete problems, but did ruin/crack a too close sewer line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.115.3 (talk) 23:23, 6 January 2008 (UTC)