T-Mobile to disguise cellular tower as palm tree: "PHOENIX—It's a palm tree of a different frond.

"Avondale's City Council approved the installation of a 55-foot cellular tower disguised as a palm tree to improve mobile phone service in the area. Council members also required the firm, T-Mobile, to plant five real trees in the area and repair the tree-tower within six weeks of any damage report.

"A T-Mobile spokesman said that the palm tree disguise will cost the company about $45,000 more than a standard mobile tower, called a monopole."