QUESTION: I have a pygmy date palm that was damaged by the January cold snap. About 80 percent of the fronds are affected. How should it be pruned? ANSWER: Where a major portion of a frond is affec… ...

Palm trees are low-maintenance backyard trees and do not require lots of pruning. However, you must be prepared with the right tools and knowledge to prune a palm tree safely when you need to.

Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our landscapes, you would think that pruning palms to a few fronds sticking out of the top of the tree is the right thing to do.

In addition, some diseases (Fusarium wilt of Canary Island date palm) are spread by infected pruning tools. Pruning tools should be sterilized with a disinfectant for five minutes to kill the ...

Canary palms are susceptible to a disease called Fusarium that can contaminate the soil in the planting hole and prevent you from planting a new one in that spot.

Pygmy date palms are not self-cleaning and will require periodic pruning to remove the dead fronds and to improve the aesthetic appearance.

When it comes to pruning palms, the best policy is to only remove totally brown fronds.

When do we perform needed pruning and how much should we remove? A. Delay the pruning until after the summer crop of mangos ripen and then decide how large a tree you want to maintain.

Phoenix reclinata Senegal Date Palm is stunning in the landscape.  Its multiple trunks spread outward gracefully, creating ...

A date palm tree is an embodiment of human life experiences; it’s a classic representation of perseverance in the midst of struggle towards being positively impactful to the society.