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| happy children playing hopscotch |
Noticed the palms in the background of this concourse area? The very tall palm exhibits do indeed command your visual presence. Preserved Phoenix Date palms to be exact. Hence, in terms of originality, absolutely zilch as I.ve yet to come across any majestic date palms of 10m or more in Malaysia. (I could be proven wrong!)
However, I'd give them top marks for practicality, little or no maintenance and considering the height of the cathedral dome, these palms complemented the spatial vastness and structure dynamics well.
Light weight, easy to install, no caring for water nor lighting needs, as well as fire retardant. Best bits are that no trimming required and could be custom built to budget and specification. Hmm.... lovely, sets me thinking, a White Elephant Palm would be nice, literally!
Somehow, my mind's drawn back to the uncertain fate of the real palms left languishing at the other mall, a stone's throw away...
Being in bountiful Malaysia, as nature bestowed, we'd be truly doomed should we ever run out of greenery or palms for that matter to enhance or facilitate any landscaped interiors. Looking closely at these kind of strange but fascinating palms, it makes sense. It's an absolute compromise. Partially real - the preserved trunks and nearly real, close replica - of the fronds, together they appear to be of reasonable quality to offer such realism.
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| preserved phoenix date palms |
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Light weight, easy to install, no caring for water nor lighting needs, as well as fire retardant. Best bits are that no trimming required and could be custom built to budget and specification. Hmm.... lovely, sets me thinking, a White Elephant Palm would be nice, literally!
Somehow, my mind's drawn back to the uncertain fate of the real palms left languishing at the other mall, a stone's throw away...
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