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What to do when palms give just too damn much shade...

fastfeat

By fastfeat
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fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Off Alondra Blvd, E/O Bellflower Blvd. I dunno-- maybe pruned this way because:

(1) Just too damn shady from that (formerly) prodigious canopy

(2) Palm Sunday was just here

(3) Trimmer found a new transfer station that wants palm waste

(4) Gets paid by the frond

Must have run out of time/room to finish pruning these:

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The final product here:

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You know you're good when it's tough to differentiate a Phoenix from a filifera...

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If only these Archontophoenix were a little closer to the 12Kv lines, they could have been put out of their misery:

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Edited by fastfeat

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

dalmatiansoap Grand Master

dalmatiansoap

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WoW :blink:

PalmOcide :hmm:

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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:bemused:

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!

Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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Maybe they want that candle look?.. Hey--wouldn't you rather, the stupid people put up signs so we all know who we're dealing with?!

palmislandRandy Grand Master

palmislandRandy

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:sick: That's worse than anything I've seen in Florida!

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Very large grasshoppers.

Seriously was it a Palm Sunday thing???????

:(

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Trópico Grand Master

Trópico

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I think you're confusing those monopole antennas with palm trees? :blink:

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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that is the worst pruning job i've ever seen! :angry:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

LauraAnu Proficient

LauraAnu

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I am hoping that maybe there was something wrong and they were trying to prune off maybe cold dammaged fronds or something :unsure:

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Whoa!

I can see the method of the madness for washies and Phoenix.

BUT KINGS???? :(:(:(

GOOD HEAVENS! :blink::blink::blink:

Madness. How do you say Pencil Top? :rage::rage:

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Truly appalling. And they can't use the old FL standby excuse - hurricane cut.

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.

Firepalm Proficient

Firepalm

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So ridiculous that it almost makes me want to laugh! Surprised they even decided to leave one spear.

insipidtoast Collaborator

insipidtoast

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Your tax dollars at work

rprimbs Mentor

rprimbs

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Perhaps they just don't know any better. But I know what they're thinking, "If we do a really good job and prune it back severely -- then we won't have to prune them again for a long time."

rprimbs Mentor

rprimbs

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If only these Archontophoenix were a little closer to the 12Kv lines, they could have been put out of their misery:

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I like how they pruned the washie on the right. I would think that removing it altogether would make more sense.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Our local power company isn't a fount of tree-based wisdom.

I had a volunteer Washie near my front pole, and it grew up into the wires, and morons with the bucket just gave it a haircut, but didn't behead it.

I called them a few times, and they finally did it. That also got rid of the leaves tangling up in the wires, so my crew and I could down the rest of it.

madness

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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AggiePalms Rising Star

AggiePalms

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Well, I think, and we all have the right to our opinions...it is a different look for a palm, of course...but maybe palms occasionally just need a dramatically different look so they can gain a more positive attitude about themselves. Who is to say this Shape Redefinement won't assist their Inner Palm Spirit (IPS) to accept life alterations in a more mellow and nurturing manner, as just one of many paths in life? As humans, we cannot judge Life with a SpearTop to be good, nor bad, it just...is. Palms, like us, must just be accepting of who we are today on our journey to where we can be. If trimming helps palms fulfill themselves holistically that way, isn't it worth the initial pain? I am sure we all share that pain with each and every palm Brother and Sister. And we need to applaud the courageous arborists who are enhancing our palm brethren to experience all of life.

After all, this is Southern California. Need I say more?

Not to mention the property owners are obviously very serious wack jobs, in addition to being incredibly horticulturally challenged. For those of us in more temperate climates, we work hard enough to grow palms; seeing palms that mangled is disgusting.

If somebody ever showed up around my neighborhood wanting to trim like this...I will offer to use my chainsaw to trim their head down to one thin spear, one neuron wide. If they have a neuron.

Gig 'Em Ags!

 

David '88

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Patrick

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I love how America is full of people that just don't know what the hell they're doing. And I love it even more that there are people willing to pay for this garbage.

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

AggiePalms Rising Star

AggiePalms

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Amen, Patrick!

Gig 'Em Ags!

 

David '88

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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The apparent model for the Archontophoenix:

http://content.etilize.com/images/400/11964465.jpg

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

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