Over the past few months, some Austinites have noticed and are rooting for a small palm tree that is, against all odds, sprouting from the asphalt on MoPac Boulevard.

The tiny tree is just outside the�road�s painted lanes, so it survives the hundreds of thousands of cars that drive on MoPac every day.

Life status: palm tree growing in the crack on Mopac

� Alison Louis (@alisonalouis) March 13, 2017

The next time you�re stuck in MoPac traffic and need to entertain yourself, you can catch it in the left-hand southbound lane, between Westover and Winsor roads.

Save the Mopac Palm Tree #mopacpalm pic.twitter.com/n4fttM7rKK

� David Whitworth (@dcwatx) December 19, 2016

One person on Reddit suggested that the tree be dubbed �MoPalm.� Not a bad idea.

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