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Pruning with reciprocating saw


mxcolin

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My Date Palm has 4 baby date palms at the bottom. I want to get rid of them and I'm planning to do it with a reciprocating saw. My plan is to first cut in below the suckers where the large stubs are, then cut down through them to get them off. I don't want to keep the babies just get rid of them so I'm only concerned about the main tree. Anyone done this before? I've looked for tutorials online etc. but they are thin on the ground. Any advice or tutorials you know of for this?

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Not sure what you are worried about, but just get that saw in there at a 90 degree angle and rip off until you have access to the young ones?

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Apply a heavy dusting of powdered sulfur to all the wounded surface area after you have completed the excision.  Saw away !  

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San Francisco, California

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Would Copper Fungicide work?

 

16 minutes ago, Darold Petty said:

Apply a heavy dusting of powdered sulfur to all the wounded surface area after you have completed the excision.  Saw away !  

 

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Never tried that, I do use liquid copper spray on palm seedlings.  Powdered sulfur is a standard item in well stocked plant nurseries, cheap, non-toxic and long lasting.  The important point is that you want protection for the duration of the time necessary for the wounded surface to dry up.  

San Francisco, California

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