Sunday, January 29, 2017

Specialized Palm Tree Care In Florida

Do you love your palm trees? Most homeowners do. And they do their best to take care of them. But sometimes what we think we know is not what we should know. Is it possible we may have been misinformed, or come across well-intentioned but mistaken advice when it comes to caring for our palms?

Do we need to prune our palms to prepare for hurricanes? Will removing extra weight from your palm tree will save it during hurricanes? Makes sense, right? Wrong. Your palm trees need all the leaves they can get to protect the new growing fronds from wind.

Over-pruning seems to be a very common mistake. Many online articles tell people to cut the brown part of the leaf because it will save the palm tree from wasting nutrients on the dying leaf. Palm trees need dying leaves for nutrients, and when you cut them off, your palm tree does not like it. Palms move nutrients from the older fronds to the new growth. Palm fronds should be cut when they are as close as possible to the trunk.

As they say, sometimes it is feast or famine. You can easily over-water a new planted palm. You will notice the palm tree leaves turning brown or yellow and falling off quickly without drying first. To avoid this mistake, you need to make sure the palm soil has good drainage. You can do it by adding 30%-50% sand to the soil mix when you plant your palm. A new planted palm tree should be watered every day for the first week.

Just as you can do too much watering-wise you can also do too little. If you do not provide your palm tree with enough water, the tips of the leaves will start turning brown. Most palm trees like well-drained and moist soil. To find out if your palm tree is getting enough water, check the moist level of the soil the next day after watering. The soil should be moist down to the root of the palm tree.

Sometimes it is just better to ask a professional. Remember, when it comes to tree care they do this for a living. Healthy trees, and their work towards keeping them healthy for you, makes all sorts of greenery grow. Zimmerman Tree Service provides expert care and specialized treatments to keep your palm trees at their best.

Our professional arborists assess the needs of each of your palm trees, diagnosis any issues and customize treatments specifically for your property.