Like deciduous tree leaves, palm fronds perform photosynthesis, giving the tree the food it needs to live. Some palm fronds can last for five years or longer. They come in many sizes and shapes too.

Years after falling frond killed motorman, palm tree belts installed in Pembroke Pines "When I first heard of the accident, I was shocked. I needed to hear it again because it did not seem real ...

A tree trimmer was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition after part of a 50-foot palm tree's "skirt" — the dried fronds that hang from the trunk — fell on him.