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 sticking ...

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 ...

Winter fruit tree pruning starts as soon as leaves drop from the trees. It’s easier to see the branching structure of the tree — I call it the tree’s “architecture” — after the leaves are gone. This ...

Question: Is it OK to prune mature queen palms now? They’ve never been pruned professionally, only by my husband, who cuts off the yellow fronds. The tree is too tall and has too many bunches of seeds ...

“Palms are not like trees; they are more like big bunches of grass.” The statement grabs some attention as it leads to discussion of the many differences between monocots and dicots. Palms are less ...

Several months ago, when I was inspired to write a column about pindo palms (Butia capitata), I decided to confer with a local nursery specializing in cold-hardy palms, which led me to Florida ...

Palm trees have always been associated with warm climates, and the further south one travels in Florida the greater the choices of palms and the better they seem to do. While the variety in this ...

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, leaving a ...