Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/49286511
Move on... Nothing to tree here
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2026
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In the DR, especially in Santo Domingo, there are a lot of Norfolk Island Pine trees / Araucaria. They are the only conifers that can exist there at sea level, so they look super out of place surrounded mostly by palm trees and other tropical plants
They look exactly like the fake cell phone tower trees (photo below of them somewhere else), but they are actually real. Really threw me for a loop seeing them when I was there
Needs a big muscular cartoon arm holding a sign that just says “Tree!”
The palm tree ones are kinda cute though
How do you do, fellow plants?
We have a bunch of these disguised radio towers around here and it's extra funny because most of them are alone out in a flat, dusty field with no trees around, or if there are other trees, absolutely none of them are evergreens so the tower still stands out like a sore thumb. They would look better as cactus, even though cactus isn't even common in this part of the state.
Hello, nothing here except cactus. 
To be fair, it looks more like a real cactus (yaknow... other than the size) than the conifer style looks like a pine tree 🤷♂️
Less out of place but still comically odd.
as someone from a place without cacti... fooled me idk.
It's a fake tree hiding radios you may have used to download the jpeg of the fake tree
One must first upload for others to download said JPEG
hehehehe I love fake tree/cactus disguises for equipment. If they ever figure out how to make hyper-realistic ones, I hope they use the comically fake-looking ones instead, because they're way funnier
RF interference gets worse from shorter wavelengths in 5g unfortunately. The same people who hate these antennas are also the same people who complain that they don't get any good signal. This is just a compromise by bending over backwards
Yup, and these disguised sites can cost 3-5x as much to install and maintain depending on the specific style needed for the area.
It also limits the compatible networking hardware that can be used, which can be more expensive than what's necessary for those locations.
They don't look too far off from some species of araucaria
I don't understand. Just some picture of normal trees? Why the caption?
One of those trees is not like the others… AKA it’s fake.
Yeah I was just joking because it's so obvious lol
Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here
ALL cell towers should be disguised. They’re blights on the community.
Found the NIMBY that demands the 5x more expensive equipment, that isn't as capable because it has to be hidden, and still complains about service being bad.
Do you have a problem with the look of solar panels on houses as well?
Probably on your HOA board too.
Yes, but ALL should be clearly marked