palms

[ad15]

i have a job on thursday reducing a palm,

 

anyway,, is there anything i need to watch out for? tips?

 

thanks

[John Shutler]

ummm how much of a reduction

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yes....dont chip the leaves

[janey]

Er, you do know that palms are monocot's and that you can't reduce them, in the accepted sense, don't you?

 

Of course you do...

[ad15]

sorry, by reduction i mean they want several heads taking off,, it's pretty big for a palm,, by that i mean almost 125 feet, but it must have 20 heads on it,,,

[Tree Man Tom]

sorry, by reduction i mean they want several heads taking off,, it's pretty big for a palm,, by that i mean almost 125 feet, but it must have 20 heads on it,,,

 

125ft!? Pictures please!

[Mesterh]

125ft!? Pictures please!

 

on the 125 feet!

 

As Deans says dont even think about chipping the leaves, include the cost for you to dump them.

 

P.S aslong as you have your EA license.

[timtree81]

please post pics of that

[janey]

Where are you working? Miami???

[Stevie Mac]

I seen a video some time ago with a guy showing you how to block a palm tree. Apparently if you just start cutting the saw will get pinched, he had to bore through the tree and then cut wings off from the sides. ( hope that makes sense, tried to find the video on you tube but cant find it)