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Three or four times a year, the men climb my 7 tall palm trees to trim the fruiting stems and spray for palm beetle. They use a tall ladder, then have to climb up the rest of the way and suspend themselves as they chop free the huge palm fronds. They are efficient and work beautifully in groups of six—three at a time up in the trees, the others gathering what falls and carrying the shed fronds out to their truck that grinds them up into compost. They have been tending my trees for 22 years now, and every time, it is a pleasure to watch. When they leave, every bit of litter that has fallen down from the trees has been cleared, and the pool is pristine. 

For Thursday Tree Love