Hi there.
I have a couple of Palm trees of unknown variety, and this year the have sprouted extra kind of branches at the tops with what looks lik to be hundreds of berries. My question is this, do I need to lop thes new-ish branches off as they are starting to sag and making the palm look untidy? I have already cut the dead leaves from the bottom of th palms. Any help would be greatfully recieved. Many Thank
-- specialbeat
Do not over prune. I used to live in Florida and was a certified landscape maintenance supervisor and operator.
I have learned that I was over pruning. First you could just remove the brown fronds. Second, leave some green ones to droop down.
See this picture by Dr. Shigo
The palms are flowering/fruiting. Should be no problem to let them do their thing, or prune the flower stalks off.
Beware so called "tree biologist" that never studied biology.
Don Staples
What are you?
"symplastless" expounded:
John, enough. The troll will leave if you stop feeding it.
Actually, he is correct, that's what he is. The palm is flowering. =)
(One would think that a "a certified landscape maintenance supervisor and operator", in Florida, would know that.)
True but I thought the over pruning issue was worthy to be mentioned. Thank You.
You mean a truthful, honest answer, rather than "the tree biologists" hog wash is trolling?
Yes, but in the post I replied to, you made no mention of any advice pertaining to the OP. You merely asked Don 'what he was'.
News flash.
Some palms live for twenty or more years before the produce fruit. Source Shigo DVD
I would leave the fruit if it took 25 years for the tree to form it.
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