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Palm grooming tool(s)? Thoughts appreciated!

DoomsDave

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As the picture below shows, my B. alfredii needs to be groomed a bit. (A lot!) Getting those leaf bases off is hard, and I note that others among us appear to have mastered that art better than me.

So paging Drs. @LJG @OC2Texaspalmlvr @MattyB and @BS Man about Palms! I suspect you have a few thoughts on the subject in light of your well-groomed palms.

Or anyone else!

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OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

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Milwaukee hatchet is what I would try on those old leaf bases. Definitely too big for normal loppers. @DoomsDave Your Alfie is becoming a true beast. 

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Any thoughts on hand tools?

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Tin snips 

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

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I would use a professional grade pole saw not some garbage you would buy from a big box store go to a tree trimmer’s store and get something good!!

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3 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Any thoughts on hand tools?

Sawzall ?

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Went out in the garden this afternoon and got to it.

Took off about ten leaf bases.

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Used a keyhole saw; coarse teeth would have been better.

Six inches of trunk plus about another foot or so when the next batch of leaf bases comes off.

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Saw I used

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Found this one after I got finished. There’s gonna be many days of grooming to follow!

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Just saw this... I use something similar Dave. But only for a few fronds at a time. Bought an electric Milwaukee chainsaw for use when several at a time.

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Go with technology get a reciprocating saw but never trust a farmer with a chainsaw 

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