# Neither Fan Nor Frond

> 1. They're not even real trees
> 2. Cockroaches live inside them, meaning your home will likely be infested if
>    you have palms in the yard
> 3. They are a pain in the ass to maintain, and it costs a lot to get someone
>    else to do it
> 4. Wasps nest in the leave fronds
> 5. They provide way less shade than large trees like maple or oak
> 6. Most species are generally ugly. I can't speak for other tropical places in
>    the world, but the ones in south Texas look scraggly and gross
> 7. I hate them
>
> via
> [r/unpopularopinion](https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/is0fee/palm_trees_are_the_fucking_worst/)

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> I have case studied \[anti-palm-tree sentiment\] quite well and I have
> discovered multiple causes. Palms do not produce in our latitudes anything
> with economical interest (fruits, oil). Palms do not produce big colorful
> flowers. Palms do not create deep shade. Many of us (if not all) try also more
> marginal spss which do not have a very decorative effect (if not at all).
> Palms need more care in summer, when people want to go on vacation and of
> course they are more or less cold sensitive. Many palms have spiny leaves and
> their fronds are not suitable for composting, so a dicard of pruned leaves is
> a problem itself. Now if you add recent problems with pests in Europe (rpw and
> paysandisia), meaning dead, ugly plants (whose removal is also troublesome-
> have you ever tried to cut down a freshly dead CIDP?) or constant spraying,
> which neighbouts have to endure, all becomes explicable.
>
> via
> [palmtalk.org](https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/40400-why-do-people-hate-palm-trees/)

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> I just despise palm trees. They're so stupid, so incredibly dumb, I hate them.
> They think they're so cool with their fronds and weird scaly bark. They try so
> hard to look nice but guess what? It isn't working. They're the tree
> equivalent of a skin disease. They just look stupid. Why do they grow leaves
> just on the top? Out of all the diverse branch and leaf designs in the tree
> world they chose the bowl cut?
>
> And hey, fun fact: they aren't even real trees. They're a variety of overgrown
> grass! They're phonies, fakers, shams. They're just giant grasses trying to
> make it in the tree world and they can't. It's just not their destiny, and yet
> they fight so hard. It's a little funny, a little sad.
>
> You ever see a good Douglas Fir? Or a hearty maple? Now those are real trees.
> Big strong trees. They know their place in the world and they embrace it. I
> can respect them, unlike palm trees.
>
> Now, don't get me wrong, I can tolerate them in their natural habitats, I
> respect mother nature. But I especially hate when they're brought into a
> completely separate climate. I live in the Pacific North West, and I still see
> palm trees. They don't belong here! And they can't properly grow here (not
> that there's anything proper about them anywhere) and they just end up stunted
> and uglier. I hate them, I hate them so much.
>
> Every time I see one rage just begins to rise, just a little. I'm not
> overwhelmingly angry, but it's a cold hatred. Me and the palm trees are at a
> stalemate. I can't legally attack them, and they can't move, but I have no
> doubt if they could they would attack me and I likewise would attack them. If
> my friend was cursed into the form of a palm tree, I'd do everything in my
> power to change them back because no one deserves that pain, but failing that
> I'd put them out of their misery. I don't believe in a palm tree hell: they
> already exist in constant pain. I pity them, yes, but I hate them.
>
> If there is a creator, either I fail to see their designs or they're a cruel
> maker for inventing such a horrible creature/plant. Their presence is a
> punishment both to themselves and the world, a divine reminder of man's
> mortality and our hubris. I hate them, I hate them so much.
>
> I exaggerate a small bit but I do hate palm trees. This is not a meme. If I
> had one wish, even if I were on my deathbed, I'd wish them all to die and we'd
> perish together rather than I waste my wish on self-preservation. And you
> should hate them too.
>
> via
> [r/teenagers](https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/comments/xneool/i_cannot_stress_enough_how_much_i_hate_palm_trees/)