Feb 19, 2025 · Hi All, I inherited this palm with the property and it was doing very well with many fronds. Around six weeks ago the fronds all broke one by one, apart from two or three at the very top. For a few weeks little activity, then today another one has broken. I tried giving it lots of water/no water,...

Jun 18, 2022 · I generally leave fronds on until they are brown and dried out. The palm will "eat" the oldest fronds for nutrients to power new growth, so by cutting them off early you are depriving the palm of nutrients. Cutting off a live frond is also a risk for fungal or bacterial infections, since it leaves and open wound.

Apr 8, 2009 · Even in a tropical place with high rainfall, larger palm fronds (Roystonea, Clinostigma for instance) take a LONG time to decompose. Up to ten years or so. Ever since I planted my first palm here in March 1996 I have been dumping the old fronds in two locations in the forest adjacent to our property.

Dec 23, 2010 · I had the same damage two years ago. The culprits are roof rats, Rattus rattus. My young adult Howea had 16 inches of ringed trunk. Rats chewed off 11 of 12 fronds, all at the top of the petiole. This palm eventually died from a secondary fungus …

Sep 10, 2019 · When my date palm was installed it had a number of what I assume are stunted fronds. The palm is doing well otherwise, it's around 12' in height and has new growth coming and the dates are even maturing however these fronds remain the same as they were on day 1.

Nov 26, 2021 · I use a Jameson pole saw that is up to 18’ long. It has three sections and a great blade that cuts through palm fronds with ease and I also use it to trim other trees like oak. It’s a bit unwieldy at full length, holding it up and try to cut and avoid falling debris. The one and two section lengths is best and easy to handle.

Oct 28, 2022 · Greetings all! I was wondering about trimming of palm fronds. I am new to Florida and did not do the necessary research before trimming my palm. We have two palms outside of our front windows. One was touching the house so I cut about 2 ft off of the frond. Well, my northern brain said "make it all look the same."

Jul 2, 2009 · I take my palm fronds to the local green waste recycleing place. Let them worry about chopping them. The city picks up the dumping fee and they have one of those giant machines that eats tree trunks of a few feet in diameter. Then I "buy" back the compost a few months later Should be some kind of credit for dump and pick up. Wai`anae Steve

Oct 12, 2011 · Palm fronds make a great mulch, layed down flat or chipped. I lay my large fans down and just chop my pinnate leaves up with the hand pruners, then at some point I just throw a top layer of wood chips on them. If you have a 10 hp chipper you can chip Washingtonia fronds no problem as long as you let them dry out first.

Sep 18, 2007 · The new queen palm disease that hit south and central Florida some years ago causes the queen palm to go completely brown, yet the fronds don't collapse. The palm is erect and looks normal, but it resembles a palm that was freeze dried, or a palm that got totally frost burned, but before the fronds collapsed.