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Jan 11, Pruning Windmill Palm The care of a windmill palm is relatively minimal, but occasional pruning helps keep the tree looking attractive. Use a sanitized pruning tool to cut out the yellow and brown leaves and the older flowers to clean up the stumpcutting.bar: Michelle Wishhart. Mar 14, Generally, you’ll need pruners, garden knives, and pruning saws when you are trimming a palm tree. Wear safety glasses and protective gloves, as well as heavy pants and a shirt with long sleeves.

Remove any hanging, dead or unhealthy Missing: windmill. Little pruning is required for this palm, but wind exposure should be taken into consideration.

These palms have sturdy trunks, but gusty areas can cause damage. Plant them in shaded or partially shaded locations that offer some form of protection from direct wind. Windmill Palms are excellent palms to add to walkways and will provide any structure with a touch of elegance and a tropical feel.

Never cut off the crown of a palm tree, and be sure to wait one year before trimming your tree again.

Nov 23, Pruning Palm Trees According to the University of Florida IFAS Extension, palms laurel bush cuttings very little pruning. Remove the dead fronds but leave the yellow ones on. Apr 07, A healthy palm can tolerate a bit of abuse pruning wise as you see them"pineappled" all over creation any more. But wait until that dinner party or barbeque to remove a frond prematurely and let the plant suck out all the nurtition it can.