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 are popular in Brevard, but non-native palms tend to suffer from nutritional deficiencies here in Florida because of our nutrient-poor sandy soils. Many landscapes contain palms with fronds ...
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 ...