One point you made is definitely true...the further away from good 'ol New Yawk City...the lousier the pizza! New York has some of the best Pizza in the USA...BUT...you gotta know where to buy it! In my day, I could make 4 slices disappear in less than ten minutes...and that's a NYC-size pie....not these phonograph record-size pizzas! Isn't "Gluttony" one of the Deadly Sins? I will roast for sure! Frank

You can even dig them up (making sure not to damage the roots) and move them if they become a real problem, but you might need a crane if you wait until they get large. But I think you still have about 2 full years before it starts to really block the path, and according to how much of a problem it becomes, you can either prune them, or move them. Good luck!

Im very glad to here that your palms survived the winter. I hope you get some pics up because I'd love to see how they look. Just upload them onto your computer, then upload them to photobucket (you will have to make a free account if you havent already) and then post the link on your message here (their are 4 links available for each picture, copy and paste the 3rd link. My palms have been uncovered for a month now (with the exception of 2 or 3 cold days 2 weeks ago) and they did well. Forecast looks good for our area, but still a little below average overall (maybe about average). The street trees (bradford pears mostly) are a week from blooming and my camellia should begin to bloom at the same time. Good luck! -Alex

Thanks for the advice Tropical. Very helpfull, and reasurring. My windmill palm is mostly in full sun all day. Theres a big maple tree on the street that shades it a couple of hours a day. Is the full sun exposoure why the new fronds are growing so slow? And yes, one frond looks like its opening already and is much shorter than the older ones. Also, some one told me that i should not prune the dead fronds intil the new ones come out. Not really sure what to do? My Windmill palm has gotten a lot of attention in my nieborhood. Mostly because i live in the Bronx, and im almost positive theres not many people growing palms here. Theres not much of anything growing here!!! Cant wait for next spring!! If my windmill survives the winter i want to try a Pindo palm. Im pretty handy so i plan i building a plexiglass green house to fit around it for the winter. Going to use christmas lights for heat when it drops below 20. Now all i have to buy is a parrot and train it to sit in the tree all day. This is the garden i just recently planted. all native plants, but they got me started with my green thumb. Hopefully as i learn more can replace some of the shrubs with bannana and more tropical stuff.