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TikiMeplus3
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Joined: Dec 15, 2007
Posts: 88 |  Posted: 2010-05-22 3:40 pm Permalink
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On 2010-05-21 17:29, MadDogMike wrote:
TikiMe, these faux palm cell phone towers are common in California but it occured to me you probably don't have them in Michigan
Shows you what happens when money is no object and the government gets involved 
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No we dont have such cell phone towers but MINE can pick up 3 countries and the reception is fantastic!!!! LOL
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littlegiles
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 398
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2010-05-22 6:10 pm Permalink
The cell phone tower is too cool. We don't have them in NC/SC either that I have seen.
Love the nightime pics with the lights on. I'm ready to come over and relax while. Nice job!
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TikiMeplus3
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2007
Posts: 88 | Posted: 2010-05-23 07:00 am Permalink
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On 2010-05-22 18:10, littlegiles wrote:
The cell phone tower is too cool. We don't have them in NC/SC either that I have seen.
Love the nightime pics with the lights on. I'm ready to come over and relax while. Nice job!
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If your making a trip to michigan or near, YOUR INVITED!! thanks for your comments..
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jimsflies
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 02, 2010
Posts: 57
From: Michigan
| Posted: 2010-06-02 1:44 pm Permalink
I'm in Michigan...and that is awesome!
Do you have any build thread or pics you can share (of the tree or the bar)?
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TikiMeplus3
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2007
Posts: 88 | Posted: 2010-06-02 5:06 pm Permalink
I do have other photos on here just use michigan in the search bar, they should come up.
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MondoMcGonzo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Oct 22, 2009
Posts: 27
From: The Glass City
| Posted: 2010-06-10 07:22 am Permalink
That's great! Do you keep the bar up year-round? Cover it with a tarp during winter?
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TikiMeplus3
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2007
Posts: 88 | Posted: 2010-06-12 9:06 pm Permalink
My bar stays up year round, I just take most things down and store but the palm tree stays put but I do remove the coconuts and natural items from it, I usually paint them every year to make them look nice. Thats the reason for the metal roof on the bar, no maintence like I would have with thatch, but I sure would like to use that type of material. The synethic thatch is way to expensive for my blood.
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Bau
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 27, 2010
Posts: 40 | Posted: 2010-08-05 07:33 am Permalink
you CAN grow live palms in cold climates, with certain species ....
http://hubpages.com/hub/What-are-the-Best-Palm-Trees-for-Cold-Climates
I've been looking into a lot of different cold hardy and tropical cold hardy look-alikes for my garden. Just planted a needle palm and windmill palm on either side of my bar. They are young so I will realy be mulching them a lot and hope we don't have to cold a winter this year. I've read about people using heat tape in the winter, like the kind used on pipes to keep them from freezing , to protect the trunk or the tree. The high water content of the trunks of palms is what tends to make them vulnerable to freezing temps. the next plant I's like to get is cold hardy banana...
http://www.beginner-gardening.com/hardy-banana.html
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ErkNoLikeFire
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Joined: Aug 07, 2010
Posts: 423
From: Michigan
| Posted: 2010-08-07 9:31 pm Permalink
Your palm tree will help the winters here seem less cold. Awesome work!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6391
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-11-19 11:56 am Permalink
Here's a faux banana tree I saw at the Orange County fair this summer. Pole wrapped in anti-erosion landscaping burlap, metal leaf ribs draped with green upholstery vinyl
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5084
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2010-11-23 05:30 am Permalink
In Nor-Cal, our cell towers are typically pine trees.
But I love the ingenuity of So-Cal with the palm trees.
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kawikasurf
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Aug 27, 2010
Posts: 24
From: Laguna Beach, CA
| Posted: 2010-11-23 12:54 pm Permalink
Great job - truly a work of art. The bar is awesome, too. I'm always amazed by the creativity and technical skill I see on this site.
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