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No coconuts

I read recently about a law in Miami prohibiting the planting of coconut palms because of the falling fruit (In Miami, coconut palms now non grata on public land, April 14). An easy solution to make all happy is to plant only male trees. There’s no fruit. Problem solved.

David Kaplan, Plant Doctors Nursery, Miami

This story was originally published April 21, 2016 at 6:55 PM with the headline "No coconuts."

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