One special consideration concerning Canary Island date, Queen, and Mexican fan palms is that there is a Fusarium wilt that infects those palms, and the fungus can be spread by pruning equipment.

One special consideration concerning Canary Island date, Queen, and Mexican fan palms is that there is a Fusarium wilt that infects those palms, and the fungus can be spread by pruning equipment.

A little careful pruning is required in some circumstances and it means knowing when and how to prune a palm tree safely is important if you have any on your property.

With hurricane season just around the corner, is it time to hurricane prune your palm trees? The answer might surprise you.

When pruning fan palms and Phoenix palms, never prune past the horizontal (don’t prune any leaves that are growing above horizontal), as this will severely weaken the palm.

With hurricane season just around the corner, is it time to hurricane prune your palm trees? The answer might surprise you.

If you are paying someone to prune your Canary Island date (Phoenix canariensis), queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) or Mexican fan palms (Washingtonia robusta), make sure they sterilize their ...

Fusarium of Queen and Mexican fan palms is a fungal disease that is spread by infected pruning tools. It is spread when the sap from an infected palm is carried on a saw blade to a healthy tree.

Most of the other species of palms we commonly plant in our landscapes, including windmill palm, pindo palm, cabbage palm, dwarf palmetto, Chinese fan palm, lady palm and Mediterranean fan palm ...