Mediterranean Fan Palm Pruning

[vinchjus]

I just purchased my first palm, a 15 gallon Mediterranean Fan Palm. I reported it into a 20" pot, as recommended by the nursery.  My question is how much to prune the base initially.  There are a few yellowing fronds, which I assume I should remove. I think they look neater when the base shows a little, but don't want to overprune it.   Any advice would be helpful, photo attached. 

[Leelanau Palms]

Many people would recommend leaving it alone with no pruning at this point. After repotting or planting, transplant stress can develop, resulting in brown or discolored older fronds as the palm redirects its resources to adapt. By pruning now, you may reduce the pool of resources the palm can access. Once it is settled and putting out steady new growth, then pruning for aesthetics comes at a lower cost.

[PalmatierMeg]

58 minutes ago, Leelanau Palms said:

Many people would recommend leaving it alone with no pruning at this point. After repotting or planting, transplant stress can develop, resulting in brown or discolored older fronds as the palm redirects its resources to adapt. By pruning now, you may reduce the pool of resources the palm can access. Once it is settled and putting out steady new growth, then pruning for aesthetics comes at a lower cost.

agree with @Leelanau Palms. Leave it alone for the time being.

[vinchjus]

Thanks for the advice. Would you still re commend taking off anything that is pretty yellow or seems fairly dead toward the bottom? I think it only has a few of those. 

[Leelanau Palms]

Recommend leave it alone as per above

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Trim when brown for now. Let the palm use all the frond energy it can. 

T J 

[vinchjus]

Thanks everyone, I'll keep an eye for some new growth over the next several weeks/months then. I'm not sure how long that typically takes since this is my first time growing one.  

[vinchjus]

One more question, if I want to train it to maybe 3 main trunks, at what point should I cut off additional suckers? You think waiting about two months to let it establish would be sufficient? It has several growing, and seems like a lot of really small ones starting at the base.