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Recommendations for someone to prune a 20' palm tree
Posted on 8/28/25 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 8/28/25 at 3:51 pm
I have a palm in my back yard that I have grown too old and weak-kneed to prune back. It's in my back yard with no access for large equipment, so it has to be done from the ground, a ladder, or scaffolding at best.
It's really just trimming up some fronds and, more importantly, the flowers/seeds that are making a mess of my pool deck. I'm trying to figure out if it's going to be worth paying someone to prune it a couple times a year or am I going to cut this big bastard down.
It's really just trimming up some fronds and, more importantly, the flowers/seeds that are making a mess of my pool deck. I'm trying to figure out if it's going to be worth paying someone to prune it a couple times a year or am I going to cut this big bastard down.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 3:54 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
just cut it down so you dont have to deal with it would be my vote
Posted on 8/28/25 at 6:20 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
depending on where you live there are tree services that specialize in palm trim and maintenance. In New Orleans for example tree man inc is who we have used. If they can’t get a lift to the tree they might tell you no though…
Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:24 pm to cgrand
Yeah, I should have mentioned I'm in St. George.
As for a lift, there's really no way. I was limited to a 30" riding mower because I have a transformer and a/c unit on one side of the house and the other has a brick wall with about 20" gate. The guy who built my house did some really dumb shite that I curse regularly. Planting palm trees is just one.
As for a lift, there's really no way. I was limited to a 30" riding mower because I have a transformer and a/c unit on one side of the house and the other has a brick wall with about 20" gate. The guy who built my house did some really dumb shite that I curse regularly. Planting palm trees is just one.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:26 pm to diat150
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just cut it down so you dont have to deal with it would be my vote
That's my inclination, too, but I get the impression my wife is going to end up upset about it.
Posted on 8/30/25 at 3:26 pm to dblwall
That would work. That's the exact type of tree I have. I'm sure there's some dumbass that would envy this tree. I may hate it more than my neighbors bald cypress
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