It is our recommendation that palms be cleaned when the seed pods are fully developed prior to opening to the spray of yellow flowers. Besides lowering the price it will dramatically reduce the mess & subsequent hazard on the ground... those berries are like marbles & it is very easy to slip and fall.
Pruning a Palm Tree
As they grow, the older fronds of palm trees will turn brown, die and, eventually, fall off. For esthetic reasons, you may wish to speed the process along a little by pruning off the dead fronds. Use some caution when pruning a palm tree. Prune only the dead fronds and remember not to cut too close to the trunk. In the case of a large tree, this is a job that should be left to a tree maintenance specialist.
Other Concerns
Finally, be careful when using lawn mowers and other gardening equipment around your palm tree. The bark is easily damaged and the resulting wounds are entry points for insects and disease.
Above are before and after pictures. It's important to not cut off too many green fronds or "shave" the head with a saw. The palm relies on fronds for photosynthesis and removing too many may stress it out. Cutting to deep in the head and shaving the butts could result in deformities in trunk growth.
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