Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most important maintenance tasks we perform on palms is pruning. Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our ...

Found in many Florida landscapes, palms are a symbol of our subtropical climate. They provide homeowners the tropical look that many strive to achieve. With proper maintenance and care, palms can live ...

Palms help give Florida its tropical look and, when planted in clusters, can even provide shade. They are an important landscape feature for folks at the beach who have few options of salt-tolerant ...

Though few give much thought to pruning palms, it is a large source of income for some – and a constant source of aggravation for me. It is amazing to me how often palms are either pruned improperly, ...

I cringe every time I see a badly pruned palm. So, yeah -- I cringe a lot. Fewer than half the palms in Central Florida's home landscapes and on municipal and commercial properties are correctly ...

Dear Carol: Is all the pruning of palm trees necessary before storm season? Is it good for the tree to cut the tops back to a few green fronds? What about raising oak trees to the point that there are ...

One of the most important maintenance tasks we perform on palms is pruning. Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our landscapes, you would think that pruning palms to a few fronds sticking ...

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...