Everybody Loves to Have a Palm Tree Growing in Their Backyard, and Nothing Beats the Palmetto in Woodstock and Marietta, GA

However, nobody appears to know how they should be trimmed when they have become covered with overgrowth. It is not only very unattractive but can also end up significantly harming your trees.

Having thick patches of overgrown or dead palm fronds on your trees can have a significantly negative impact on your plants’ overall health.

Either due to the trees growing too heavy to the point where they uproot themselves, or from the major part of the trees being blocked from being able to collect sunlight to creating ideal conditions for rodents, birds, and other animals to start their nesting process.

Obviously, homeowners don’t want to have any of these things happen to their trees.

 

What to Do to Make Sure Your Palm Tree Stay Free From Harm and Looks Neat and Tidy?

Hiring a professional company is the obvious answer.

However, not everyone can afford to pay for professional arborist services.

It is also true that some people don’t live in their houses year round, which can make it hard to schedule a tree care or landscaping service to help with the work.

There are some species of palm trees that are easier to trim compared to other, mainly due to how short or tall they are.

Usually, it is not worth the risk to try to work on tall palm trees yourself since that can place you in dangers.

 

Professionals should definitely handle those trees, especially since they require specialized cutting tools and safety harnesses to help reduce the risk of injuries, or an even worse fate.

One rule of thumb you can follow is if you own a ladder that can get you up to the top of the tree safely (meaning you don’t need to stand on the top part of the ladder where you aren’t supposed to stand), then you can always try as long as you feel comfortable.

Just keep in mind that it is dangerous work to trim palms and it isn’t worth injuring yourself over.

Fortunately, a majority of trimming tools for palm trees have a mechanism where the handle or blade can be extended, which allows you to control your trimming tool from below.

Just steady the teeth of the saw into position and saw away slowly at the overgrowth just like you would all other limbs.

Make sure you aren’t standing right underneath where you are trimming since dead palm tree fronds actually are quite heavy.

Continue going around the tree until all dead pieces are removed, and then only take off living fronts where it is necessary.

Trimming off live growth from a plant is similar to taking stabs at it; it involves damaging the plant, and every time another area is trimmed the tree needs to heal from it.

With palms that are close to the ground, like a palmetto palm, it can be just as tricky trying to trim them.

There are prickly ends on all of the palm fronds for self-defense, and most contain some type or pollen or other allergens to protect themselves from getting eaten.

You definitely will want to wear a pair of thick gardening gloves, preferably leather or hide ones. Nylon or other types of fabrics can also work, but won’t be much of a defense against the sharp ends of the fronds.

Your next step is to use your pruning tool careful, whether it is a pair of shears or palm cutting tool.

First, carefully cut the dead growth away, and then make sure all of the live fronds of the tree are even.

It is fairly easy to trim palms. The most difficult part of the process is ensuring that you keep yourself safe.

 

Since the tallest palm tree species can reach to nearly 200 feet in height, hiring a professional is the best thing to do when it is obvious you are not going to be able to reach all the way to the top.

 

 

SCS Tree Service is the top and trusted tree service in Woodstock and Marietta that you can call anytime. We provide immediate response to any tree removal and maintenance concerns.

Finally, make sure your trees don’t pose a fire hazard and are kept away from obstacles such as power lines.