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Just Trimmed the Copernicia

Moose

By Moose
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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Got out the reciprocating saw to remove some old fronds from the Copernicia baileyana. Its starting to move, removing @ 16 leaves annually.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

avanza Proficient

avanza

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Show we the saw you used Moose.

I want to buy one.

Thank you

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Would be good to see a pic of your trimmed Baily thanks Ron.

Pete :)

Moose Grand Master

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Here is the trunk Pete

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Moose Grand Master

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My son (looking less then pleased) James at 6'1" for scale

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Mauna Kea Cloudforest Grand Master

Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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Ron, your bailey rocks!

Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25

Rusty on Pine Is. Mentor

Rusty on Pine Is.

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Wow, very nice Bailey...as majestic as they are in adulthood, as young plants they have a stature all their own as well...nice palm, thanks for the pics!

Rusty

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

Pedro 65 Grand Master

Pedro 65

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Thanks for the pics of your Beast of a Baily Ron, its a beauty, so how long till clear trunk starts showing.

Pete :)

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Like the palm Ron, James is beef'ng up too! Or out maybe. Good looking palm, well fed I'm sure.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Show we the saw you used Moose.

I want to buy one.

Thank you

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Siriwat - This is the saw I use, a Milwaukee Sawzall. There are other reciprocating saw brands. The benefit is that its lighter than a chain saw and can get into tighter places. If it gets dropped when on a ladder, the reciprocating action ceases almost immediately, thus the chance of incurring a horrific injury diminishes exponentially. The blade is 12 inches long and can be removed easily and sterilized. There are shorter blades available for even tighter areas.

The drawback to its use are the teeth are small and cutting does take longer. Its also electrical so rolling out an extension cord is required.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

_Keith Grand Master

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Show we the saw you used Moose.

I want to buy one.

Thank you

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Siriwat - This is the saw I use, a Milwaukee Sawzall. There are other reciprocating saw brands. The benefit is that its lighter than a chain saw and can get into tighter places. If it gets dropped when on a ladder, the reciprocating action ceases almost immediately, thus the chance of incurring a horrific injury diminishes exponentially. The blade is 12 inches long and can be removed easily and sterilized. There are shorter blades available for even tighter areas.

The drawback to its use are the teeth are small and cutting does take longer. Its also electrical so rolling out an extension cord is required.

Ron, they make arborist blades for those saws with nice long teeth like a pruning saw. Cuts thorough leafs bases like butter. It is a longer blade as well.

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_Keith Grand Master

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This is the blade I use, and highly recommend.

31DATZS5J8L.AA500_PIbundle-5,TopRight,0,

http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-RP125-12-Inch-Cutting-reciprocating/dp/B000FAPPAA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1405817034&sr=8-4&keywords=reciprocating+pruning+blade

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Not for palms, but I want to try this blade as well. Unfortunately, they are out of stock.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/Page.aspx?p=71675&cat=2,42706,40721

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In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Nice Ron, got a cool form on her, it's a her right ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

avanza Proficient

avanza

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Ronald & Keith

thank you very much :)

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Woh very nice palm.

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avanza Proficient

avanza

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Woh very nice palm.

Yeah Yeah i think so :drool::greenthumb:

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Bailey update: Since post #1, four additional brown fronds were removed. Then today I had to trim off 9 more. The petioles are super hard so the use of the reciprocating saw was implemented again. You can see they are getting larger since the last post.

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Moose Grand Master

Moose

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A couple of shots of the base.

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Moose Grand Master

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13 fronds in a 6 month period, it looks like its picking up some speed ...

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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I thought I would share this one with the Moose; he has one almost the same size, but a green one, I believe--those are slower than the blue form. Enjoy!

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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Full shot. :bemused:

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Josh-O Grand Master

Josh-O

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very nice job Mandrew :greenthumb:

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Lovely palms both of you!

Cindy Adair

akamu Mentor

akamu

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Both palms look awesome Andrew I like the white gravel around your Blue cope it really sets it off

Mandrew968 Grand Master

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Both palms look awesome Andrew I like the white gravel around your Blue cope it really sets it off

Not only are you right, but it is actually good for the palm--they love the lime rock(calcyphite).

Palmdude Mentor

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Andrew was your Bailey mound planted? My buddy planted several Baileys,and a couple of Fallaense, some mound planted and the others on level with the ground. The ones that were mound planted are twice as big as the others now. My little Bailey is plugging along at ground level.

Palmdude Mentor

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took a few shots since I'm just sitting 20 feet away. I love how blue it is and how the fans are sort of striped in a circular pattern. It pretty much always holds about four spears of varying sizes and is by no means a slow grower at this point. You can see in the last pic that something has been eating it, I'm guessing big gnarly poisonous grasshopper?

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