I will leave well alone, and feed the plant.

Aug 09, If you need to trim tall palm trees, call in a certified arborist. Attempting to climb a ladder, while wielding pruning tools, puts you in danger. If you’re trimming a small palm tree, carefully prune fronds, flowers and fruit leaving at least 2 inches of greenery on the trunk.

Mar 14, Generally, you’ll need pruners, garden knives, and pruning saws when you are trimming a palm tree. Wear safety glasses and protective gloves, as well as heavy pants and a shirt with long sleeves. Remove any hanging, dead or unhealthy fronds. Mar 09, Trimming Palm Tree Seed Pods and Flowers Queen Palm Tree (Syagrus romanzoffiana).

Photo by Flickr. Depending on the species of the palm tree palm seeds can be edible or not edible. Seeds on some of the palms can even be toxic. While it’s not necessary to trim off seed pods from palm trees, removing them will not harm the palm. Dec 01, Palms are naturally able to withstand the high winds that hurricanes bring, so removing fronds isn't necessary.

Native to Madagascar, this plant is a close relative of the banana plant and belongs to the same family as the Bird of Paradise.

In fact, it can seriously damage the palm tree. When pruning palms, only remove fronds that are completely brown and that hang below the 9 o'clock or 3 o'clock position. Feb 25, Susan Sims, an ISA certified master arborist and owner of Sim’s Tree Health Specialists in Riverside, agrees that palms are overpruned. She also recommends pruning palms in the winter. Avoid pruning in spring through fall for two reasons.

First, pruning during the hottest months is hard on all trees. Slice into the ground with a sharp spade between the Traveler’s Palm and any smaller shoots, called suckers, that appear from the ground near the trunk of the main plant. Push the spade handle.