California Fan Palm Exposed!

The shocking truth about the California fan palm must be told, and I'm willing to blow the whistle on the conspiracy and cover-up involving this world-famous palm tree --- and all California palm trees for that matter. 

There's more to the Washingtonia filifera story than what Californians have been told, and the facts may shock the millions whose lives have been affected.

The California fan palm is the only native palm tree in the Golden State.  All of the other varieties of palms came to California from foreign countries.  These alien palm trees are impostors! 

While these undocumented frond-fakes are posing for photos --- hanging over bikini blondes, sports cars and California mansions --- the real native palms are being denied their rightful place as California's original palm trees.

What is the Washingtonia filifera? 

It's the Southern California desert oasis native palm tree that can live more than 250 years surviving droughts, heat and cold.  The first half of its botanical name honors the first U.S. president, while filifera is Latin for 'thread-bearing'.

Long before the Americans, the Mexicans, the Spaniards and the California native tribes invaded, there was the fan palm.  It reigned over a pre-historic California kingdom, worshiped by coyotes, bats and beetles. 

Today, the once-regal fan palm is reduced to being a backdrop for cleavage, fast food drive-thrus and cheesy Hollywood cliches.

Some would say that the Santa Ana Winds (or Devil Winds), that blow their firey destruction from the desert, are the revenge of the desert fan palm.  Hell hath no fury like a fan palm scorned and the lives of 40-million Californians could be at stake!

Where are the screaming environmentalists?  Where are the sue-happy lawyers?  Will no one stand up for the California fan palms? 

Am I the only voice crying out in a wilderness of exploited and abused palm trees?  *crickets*