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Warsaw's lone palm tree comes of age

Artificial palm tree comes of age in the Polish capital AFP, WARSAW Tropical is not a word that springs to mind when talking about the gray Polish capital, yet, a fake palm tree towering over downtown Warsaw has firmly taken root in the city’s landscape and affections — and is even a popular postcard landmark. Standing aloft a busy central roundabout, the artificial tree began life 18 years ago as an art project and now provides an exotic rallying point for many social causes. It has donned a giant nursing cap in solidarity with protesting nurses, been turned into the Greek island of Lesb...