Palm trees grow healthier the less they are pruned - but that does not mean they do not need trimming. A little careful ...

One of the most important maintenance tasks we perform on palms is pruning. Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our landscapes, you would think that pruning palms to a few fronds ...

which makes a palm frond “basically just a weed.” “When we trim palm trees near electrical lines, these palm trees have a tendency to grow back into proximity to the lines within a couple of ...

It’s when they are improperly maintained that things can go wrong. Many palms are victims of over-pruning, which can shorten their lives. In order to live and function properly, palms need to ...

Palm maintenance is often misunderstood, and pruning tops the list. Just before hurricane season, landscape crews go door to door offering their palm-pruning services. The result is usually a palm ...

Palms need our help because it is still evident that the pruning massacres continue. You can easily identify overpruned palms from a long distance because their canopy is small and not a round ...

The recent amount of palm pruning around the island has left many residents dismayed and infuriated at the disregard for proper healthy pruning techniques. The iconic silhouettes of coconut palms ...

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned ...