[mntonv]

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Trying to figure out what it is and what type of trimming it may need. Thanks!

[MediocreButArrogant]

I think it is called a Pineapple Palm.

Pineapple Palm #707

[AA702]

Wow those things are expensive!

[von949]

While doing my own research on these, I came across this question.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_pinea...baby_palm_tree




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[yellowsnow]

These are really nice palms. You are lucky to have one.

You trim off the fronds when they turn brown and get droopy. People who do this a lot probably have better equipment to do it, but I used gloves and a hack saw. These are very prickly!

[binionrat]

...and watch for scorpions as they like to hide in in the fronds that may be slightly damp from rain/dew when you do this.

[laspider]

This is a Canary Island palm (Phoenix Canariensis).
Here is a link to an excellent paper on palm tree pruning by M.L. Robinson from the University of Southern Nevada Cooperative Extension:
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications...004/sp0416.pdf
In this case, you need to prune the fronds that cannot clear the wall. It is not the best thing for the palm since green fronds should not be cut but you do not have a choice.
My concern is for the future. These palms are slow growers but do get very very large. The root mass of a large Canary Island palm might not have sufficient space between the spa and the wall and probably will cause damage at a future date.
This is an expensive palm and you might want to transplant it now if you have the perfect spot for it. Otherwise, enjoy it for several years but understand it might have to go at some point.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by laspider

This is a Canary Island palm (Phoenix Canariensis).
Here is a link to an excellent paper on palm tree pruning by M.L. Robinson from the University of Southern Nevada Cooperative Extension:
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications...004/sp0416.pdf
In this case, you need to prune the fronds that cannot clear the wall. It is not the best thing for the palm since green fronds should not be cut but you do not have a choice.
My concern is for the future. These palms are slow growers but do get very very large. The root mass of a large Canary Island palm might not have sufficient space between the spa and the wall and probably will cause damage at a future date.
This is an expensive palm and you might want to transplant it now if you have the perfect spot for it. Otherwise, enjoy it for several years but understand it might have to go at some point.

My mom-in-law had an older one that had to be removed because it was crumbling the wall nearby. They are pretty though.

[gvc8]

Originally Posted by laspider

My concern is for the future. These palms are slow growers but do get very very large. The root mass of a large Canary Island palm might not have sufficient space between the spa and the wall and probably will cause damage at a future date.
This is an expensive palm and you might want to transplant it now if you have the perfect spot for it. Otherwise, enjoy it for several years but understand it might have to go at some point.

thats a concern to me since I have two of them squeezed between the far side of my pool and the back block wall. they are part of the original home owner's landscaping. I had a suspicion that they might be problematic down the road. I really dont understand how professional landscapers can legitimately plant something this large in such a small ground space even though they might have been small to begin with. DUH! Trees do have a nasty habit of growing over the years !!

[Danknee]

After reading through this thread I am guessing I have two pineapple palms and maybe a fan palm? Anyone confirm or deny?

All three of these trees have more than doubled in size since I moved in 2 years ago. The pinapple palms are 10-12 feet tall, the fan palm is 4.5-5 feet tall. I only trim the fronds when they are completely brown, so the bottom of the potential pineapple palms doesn't look like a pineapple yet, but as it grows I believe it will.

Pineapple palm?


Pineapple palm#2?


Both these trees have stringy yellow things with grape sized berries:


Smallest of the three, but still growing rapidly. Fan palm?