Palm Balls...What Are They Good For?

Absolutely nothing! 

For those of you who might not know what palm balls are, they grow in grapelike clusters on palm trees.

You can see a cluster of palm balls under the leaves on the
left side of the tree.

A better view

The palm balls themselves are hard, hazlenut type of "balls" that fall off the tree and dent the hood of my car, cause me to trip down the driveway, and cause palm fronds to grow in places that palm fronds shouldn't grow.

Palm Balls growing on small palm tree.

Palm fronds growing from ground around palm tree.

These fronds are as useful as weeds and just add to the vast variety I already have to clear away. 

I am sure though, that sometime at about 3 in the morning, on my roof, I can hear the squirrels having what seems to be a tennis match using the palm balls.  The U.S Open has nothing on us!