Q: I had a mature Canary Island palm in my back yard for about 10 years. This summer it became infected and died. I have a monthly service with a landscaping company, and their best efforts to keep it ...

"Sterilize tools before pruning canary island date palms to prevent lethal fungal disease." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 08 / 150831101941.htm (accessed June 2, 2025).

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 ...

Though few give much thought to pruning palms, it is a large source of income for some – and a constant source of aggravation for me. It is amazing to me how often palms are either pruned improperly, ...

One of the most important palm maintenance tasks is pruning. Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our landscapes, you would think that pruning palms to a few fronds sticking out of the top ...

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 ...

A plan to save nine much-loved palm trees on the promenade of a coastal resort has been agreed by councillors. The roots of ...

Which commonly available specimen plants make the most spectacular instant impact when transplanted into landscapes around Napa Valley? The top two are olive trees and Canary Island date palms. And ...

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 ...