As mentioned earlier, over-pruning has the potential to harm our palm trees. Fusarium of Queen and Mexican fan palms is a fungal disease that is spread by infected pruning tools.

As mentioned earlier, over-pruning has the potential to harm our palm trees. Fusarium of Queen and Mexican fan palms is a fungal disease that is spread by infected pruning tools.

A study by University of Florida Professor Ed Gilman suggests reducing the size of the canopy by trimming the long side branches. When trees are thinned, by removing the branches from the middle, the ...

Our last example of poor pruning involves pruning palms. A healthy palm should have a 360-degree crown. Palms are routinely over-pruned to the extent that most folks have never seen a palm with a ...

Additionally, if you hire a tree service to prune, don’t allow them to climb palms with tree spikes. These also cause permanent damage to the trunks. Remember: In pruning, less is always better!

When sabal palms are left untouched, their crown naturally attains a round silhouette. * When it comes to pruning palms, the best policy is to only remove totally brown fronds.

Some of the companies performing this type of pruning call it “hurricane pruning.” This name is misleading because it may seem like it is the right thing to do for our palm trees.

Palms don’t have to be pruned but for a neat look most people like to see them trimmed once or twice a year. Here’s a properly pruned tree with a 9-to-3 look.

Local News Arborist: City of St. Augustine Beach did a 'textbook' case of over-pruning palm trees City Public Works director admits some trimming was severe but said most were done appropriately.