Gallery: The Big, Thorny Business of Palm Trees and Cacti

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    Christmas Palms at South Rainbow Farms in Redland, Florida
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    Roadrunner Cactus excavating a saguaro in Phoenix, Arizona
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    A nursery worker holding a sprouted Coconut Palm in Redland, Florida
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    A cactus in front of construction in Phoenix, Arizona
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    Potting buckets at Harold B. Martin Inc in Redland, Florida
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    A stand of Royal Palms in Florida City, Florida
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    A stand of Royal Palms near Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida
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    A parking lot with Sable Palms near Tampa, Florida
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    A truck bed brimming with cacti at the Desert Theater Nursery in Escondido, California
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    A paradise mural at the Floridian Hotel in Homestead, Florida
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    A cacti field at the Desert Theater Nursery in Escondido, California
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    Bill at The Madd Potter in Fallbrook, California
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    A saguaro cactus lot in Phoenix, Arizona
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    A Canary Island Date Palm in Las Vegas, Nevada
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