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Originally Posted by JScott
From other angles, I can actually make out two slender areas. I think they may correspond to the slowed periods of growth that took place after each transplanting. The slender area you indicated with the arrows was probably the one that resulted from the 1914 re-planting. My guess, anyway.
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That's a very interesting explanation for the two indented areas. Does it mean that growth has slowed as the tree has aged? The last 99 years looks to only account for a little over 1/3 of the height.
I read on one of the palm tree care sites that "pinching" such as this is caused by episodes of over-trimming