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But that didn’t stop new Mexican fan palms from being planted on Wilshire Boulevard near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

“I don’t want to lose a finger,” Marc said as a chestnut horse nuzzled his palm.

For one weekend, L.A. will more or less become Manchester with palm trees.

Before dawn, he would pedal out there on an old bicycle, clearing weeds and feeding cows, the world silent except for the rustle of palm leaves.

"Interestingly, we have found evidence that they also consumed dates, even though the date palm isn't ubiquitous in Tamil Nadu at present," he adds.