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Removing Phoenix roebelenii

Matt in OC

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I have a couple of Pygmy dates that are pretty large, between 7-9 feet each that I'd like to remove. They're relatively close to the house in a raised bed. I'm not interested in salvaging them. Any suggestions on removing them without empaling oneself? Hedge trimmer to trim? Chainsaw?

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chainsaw and then dig the root ball out.

Matt in OC Grand Master

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Thanks, guys. The only problem with the CL option is I'm a bit concerned about the surrounding plants, but I may check it out.

Palmdude Mentor

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Craigslist is a good idea, they're a Biatch to dig! Pickup truck and a big long chain works well too

DoomsDave Grand Master

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I've had palms pulled by people on Craigslist. It's great because they're happy, and you're happy and they often do much of the work.

That said, if you have plants you really can't stand to be trampled, chain saws can also be your friend. Saw stumps off flush with the ground, let them rot, then dig easily in a few months.

I had a PT couple come and get mine and they still have them up in Modesto!

Let us know what you do!

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Maybe it is just me but I would be worried what rec (and probably unexperienced) diggers would do to my garden/house and me be liable for.

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  On 10/14/2014 at 4:58 PM, Palmdude said:

Craigslist is a good idea, they're a Biatch to dig! Pickup truck and a big long chain works well too

Pickup and chain is my favorite methods, but even a small rob is a job. I had a smaller one than those bring my F-150 to a dead stop. Could not budge it.

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  On 10/14/2014 at 7:57 PM, _Keith said:

  On 10/14/2014 at 4:58 PM, Palmdude said:

Craigslist is a good idea, they're a Biatch to dig! Pickup truck and a big long chain works well too

Pickup and chain is my favorite methods, but even a small rob is a job. I had a smaller one than those bring my F-150 to a dead stop. Could not budge it.

:crying:

Palmdude Mentor

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Yes Keith same here! I had to partially dig it then pull it out with the truck. They also transplant with very little shock and reestablish themselves quickly.

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MattyB Grand Master

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Just put on some gloves and eye protection and carefully cut all of the leaves off, making sure to remove all of the spines. Then you can just take a digging bar or axe and pop the roots at the ground level. No need to remove the root ball; it'll just decompose naturally.

Matt Bradford

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Palmdude Mentor

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Good idea Matt, I'm usually too impatient and want the rootball gone to make room for what's going in it's place, palm real estate is at a premium here for me

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Matt in OC Grand Master

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Well, the deed is done. My dad helped me.

We clipped all but the newest set of fronds off. With the first one (biggest), we took a cut a bit beneath the crown using a reciprocating saw, then took a cut a foot above the soil and chopped up the trunk. With the second, we did a single cut a foot above the soil, let it fall and then chopped it up.

These trunks were in shade so had a narrow base, but those crowns are a beast and beat up that saw blade pretty good. I'll pop what's left of the trunk in a few months.

Thanks for the help, everyone!

Kim Grand Master

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Some of these came with my current house. I was going to "live with them" but after trimming fronds today and a bleeding scalp, their days are numbered. Free! No, I'll pay someone to take them away! :rage:

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Kim, sounds like my house.

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  On 10/19/2014 at 4:25 AM, Kim said:

Some of these came with my current house. I was going to "live with them" but after trimming fronds today and a bleeding scalp, their days are numbered. Free! No, I'll pay someone to take them away! :rage:

thats how I got these. I loved the color of the flower but they are a pain to prune. I'm glad to have them gone and look forward to putting something different in.
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  On 10/19/2014 at 2:56 PM, benr7132 said:

What's wrong with roebellini? A bit common perhaps, but a well-grown specimen is still beautiful...

The problem I have with them is that they're high maintenance. They produce new fronds at an incredible rate. I have a bunch of them, and have to to prune off the dead fronds EVERY week. I always end up getting jabbed by the spines. They also produce a ton seed which is messy if not cut off. All the ones I have in part shade have Red Date scale which is hard to get rid of.

Kim Grand Master

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benr -- I don't prune mine all that often, but they are wicked with long spines, and it's never a pleasant experience. I do like the look of them, and the small size, but with the tiny space I have in my San Diego garden, it would be nice to grow something less wicked that won't stab me repeatedly.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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