Why are some palm trees bare?

One of the strange things that we’ve noticed on Lanzarote, is that some of the palm trees appear to have been stripped of their bark, whereas others still have theirs attached.

Here are some examples:

Palm Trees on Lanzarote

We are curious to know why this is.  Can anyone tell us?

About Graham

Graham Tappenden is a British ex-pat who first came to Germany as a placement student in 1993, returning in 1995 to live there permanently. He has been writing for AllThingsGerman.net since 2006. When not writing blog posts or freelancing for the Oberurseler Woche and other publications he works as a self-employed IT consultant and online community manager. In 2016 he gained German citizenship.

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