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 ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Palms need our help, because it is still evident that the pruning massacres continue. You can easily ...

Palm trees grow healthier the less they are pruned - but that does not mean they do not need trimming. A little careful pruning is required in some circumstances and it means knowing when and how to ...

Palms need our help, because it is still evident that the massacre continues. You can easily identify over-pruned palms, even from a distance, because their canopy should be full of fronds. Instead, ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...