There's a California fan palm on the golf course just across the street from my front yard...It's young and they haven't given it the "hurricane hair cut" yet, so he's VERY very messy...I can send you some of his messiness if you want--there are chunks near the bottom that are covered in insect droppings and compost, really nice!
I'm thinking about attaching some epiphytes to my Old Man Palm...that hairy beard is just asking for it!