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Time for a trim


Last week we had the tree guy here trimming our palm trees. We have 5 around our property and sometimes the leaves go brown and look really untidy so we contacted our landlord who arranged for Steve (above) to come and have a look. Immediately he got to work and also had a wood chipper he put everything into. 

I don't know if you have heard of Phoenix Palm trees but they grow on average to about 18 metres tall and if you get stung by their leaves with your fingers/hands or stand on them they can lead to an infection, they really are nasty. 

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Billy Blue Eyes said…
Beautiful trees to have in your garden
28 October 2021 at 06:39
Fun60 said…
I don't know anything about palm trees. The ones you have sound quite dangerous to have in the garden.
28 October 2021 at 07:34
Susan Heather said…
Good to have them trimmed. Nice to look at from a distance but I would not want one in my garden.
28 October 2021 at 12:09
Tom said…
...when I go to Maui I see them trimming the coconut palms.
28 October 2021 at 12:17
William Kendall said…
New to me, but that is to be expected.
28 October 2021 at 13:35
At Home In New Zealand said…
I always find it a bit dangerous to walk beneath the ones around Hamilton Lake - because of all the sparrows and pigeons that live in them!
28 October 2021 at 14:56
s.c said…
Hope they give also some tropical fruit to undo the danger they pose.
28 October 2021 at 22:57
magiceye said…
Nice capture and interesting information.
29 October 2021 at 02:04
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
That's interesting about the phoenix palm trees.
I know that when I lived in Houston, Texas when they trimmed whatever type palm trees they had, huge brown cockroaches flew out of them like crazy.
29 October 2021 at 02:57
Iris Flavia said…
Even if dangerous... beautiful and glad you got help so quickly.
29 October 2021 at 02:59
Sharon said…
Palm tree trimming is a constant job. I see it all the time here.
29 October 2021 at 03:12
Tigger's Mum said…
It looks good now - didn't know that about those pzlm trees. About the rugs they are felted wool and embroidery and i thought they were local but my landlady said 'Persian' so I've no idea, but agree they are lush.
29 October 2021 at 06:11
Spare Parts and Pics said…
I like the look of palm trees, but they are high maintenance. And expensive to maintain, especially when they get tall.
29 October 2021 at 10:37
Jim said…
Great shots.
29 October 2021 at 18:28
Light and Voices said…
Greetings and Salutations! I did not know that they are dangerous to bump into. mmmm, good thing you contacted owner and had these palm trees trimmed. Be safe.
30 October 2021 at 09:18
Einari Sinappi said…
That tree reminds me of a pineapple. Skiny and tall pineapple. :)
30 October 2021 at 20:05
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