I was born and raised in L.A. and have lived here all my life.

I absolutely hate palm trees. The only ones I like are the ones that only get a 4-5 feet tall. They are not as obnoxious.

A truly worthless tree, most have no canopy. They are NOT native to this region. They were brought here by people from a past century who thought it would be cute to pretend this is some sort of tropical environment. It is not. They have been used by Hollywood to promote a perverted vision of California. There is nothing wrong with the native plants and chaparral. This did not need to be "improved" upon. Palm trees are ugly and completely out of place here. Oh wait, you may say, what about the grasses we use for our lawns, those aren't native either. We need to have ground coverings to keep the dirt out of our homes you jerk. Falling palm frawns have seriously injured people. Yet, in a strange way perhaps they are fitting for such a truly vain city. Supposedly, there is a disease out there that is bad news for palm trees here. Bring it on! Die baby die!

If you're gonna rant about palm trees, get it right:

FRONDS.