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Washingtonia Filifera Palm Trimming_May 2017
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Kris, in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
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By Kris
Dear Friends,
We cleaned our Bismarckia Nobilis palm's dried and old fronds as it was sheltering Centipede and Millipede .The dried fronds din't seem to fall off on its own,So we decided to clean it using some tools.The chain saw disc used here was very handy,were able to complete the work more quickly as it was far lighter than a regular chain saw unit.This disc is from King Arthur's Tools,U.S.A .
Stills and videos of that cleaning work is in the next post.
Love,
Kris.
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By Kris
Dear Friends,
Our date palm has been infested by termites and lots of small holes started appearing in the dried frond area of the palm,Inspite of spraying it with pesticides,the termites used to reappear after 3 to 4 months time.So we decided to clean and also trim this palm little more that the prescribed limit.So that the trunk may get ample sunlight and fresh air.So most of the dried left over fronds were all cut,their by discouraging re-entry of pests in the near future.
Stills and video of that work can be seen in the following post.
BTW. the Chain saw disc used in the angle grinder is from King Arthur's Tools : http://katools.com/
Love,
Kris.
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By Kris
Dear Friends,
Few years now iam have been using chain saw,hack saw,knives and other tools for my palm fronds trimming work.But always felt these tools either being too heavy or too small for the job. And chain saw is too noisy and heavy while using it on a ladder,and to cut fronds to was too much for the job.
But recently i came across angle grinders,which were being sold very cheap in online store.So i ordered one which was light in weight,less noisy and came with 5 blades for different purpose as a combo offer.
I really want to know what are you opinion on using this machine for palm fronds trimming work ?
Because using knives or saw on corypha's and other thick and hard fronds varieties it was difficult and in some cases the cut was not neat enough..
Thanks and love,
Kris.
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By ChrisA
Hello Everyone,
I have just joined the forum after having been brought here by a google search for cold hardy palms. I saw some other posters also from New Mexico and thought I'd add some photos of mine. I live on the west side, about 5,100 feet in elevation. Summers here are very hot, with some rain; while winters can get very cold. The palm pictured was one of 3 five gallons I bought at a nursery in Phoenix back in 2006. It has not been protected very much other than occasional Christmas lights to give some supplemental heating. When I planted this tree there were no other trees in the yard and it enjoyed a south facing very sunny location next to my wall. The same year I planted it I also planted an Arizona Sycamore in the middle of the front lawn. This tree has grown extremely fast and now has to be trimmed back to allow some more light for my Cali! Back in February of 2011 the temperature at my house got down to -6.6 F and only recovered to between 5-10 F during that day, with -2 F the following night before temperatures rebounded above freezing. This palm had NO protection during that cold snap as the Christmas lights had already been removed. I thought for sure it was a goner, but by early May I saw the beginnings of a green spear growing out of all that crisp death! Since then the palm has been growing very well and in most winters I only lose the fronds which are splayed low and therefore have the most exposure to the radiational affects of the open sky.
Well, let's hope for a gentle winter this year! We are supposed to have normal temperatures and above average precipitation due to El Nino. So far, that's been the case.
Good luck!
-Chris Anderson
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