"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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Palms have a single taproot. Dig around the base and push sideways to
crack and remove them. Then fill in the hole.


HUH? Palms have no taproot whatsoever. They have what could be described
as a "bulb" of small feeder roots. Palms are monocots; they don't do the
dicot/pine tree thing.

LLoyd