I'm new to to the forum but I am hoping someone has had experience with this palm. I recently bought a house which has 2 of these palms less than 1 metre away from a fibreglass ingound pool. My worry is that a) they will get seeds that will drop into the pool b) the root system will destroy the fibreglass pool and c) they will grow so huge as to create too much shade.

I live about 1.5 hours north of Sydney on the coast.
Palms and pools seem to go well together but I've never heard of Triangle Palms before so I hope they are not considered a 'problem' palm.

They look like a beautiful palm but as they are only about 2 metres tall so far I would remove them if they are going to cause problems in the future.

Does anyone have experience with this palm or know anything about them?

Any advice would be welcome.

The trick with seeds is to cut off the inflorescense while it is still young and tender. This is an excellent use for a cheap extendable lopper I bought for something else.

No idea of growth in Sydney. It seems on a bit of Googling that might be towards the southernmost limit of its range on the east coast.....tend to keep it shorter??

Rose

As far as the height goes I would be happy if the palms stay smaller than normal because of my location near Sydney. I wouldnt want huge palms anyway.

I'll keep an eye on the seeds and cut them off when they are young. If the palms stay small it will be easier to cut them off as well.

Sounds like the palm roots are generally not invasive either, so it sounds like I should be OK there as well.

So, unless I hear of horror stories from other people, I'll keep them where they are.

Thanks again.