Palm Tree Trimming in Torrance, CA

The palm tree is a staple trademark in Southern California. Everywhere you look there will be a palm tree in view. With so many palm trees in Torrance, CA., we have had years of experience in taking care of these giant tenacious trees. Trimming those tall palm trees have been our specialty throughout the years. Palm tree trimming consists of removing dying brown fronds to enhance health and appearance. Most like to think that palm tree trimming can be done anytime of the year, but, they are sadly mistaken. 

The best season to trim the fronds from your palm trees is in the spring. This will keep those lovely palm trees at an optimum health. Likewise, we don't recommend you trim palm trees in the winter because those fronds will protect the tree from cooler climates. 

The common misconception that people have is to remove the fronds as soon as they turn brown or start drying up. The best time to trim palm trees is in the spring season just before they start to flower. This will keep the palm trees healthy all year long by ensuring easy recovery from the pruning process and will allow for new healthy frond growth.

Wait until the following spring season to trim your palm trees if you see that they have already started to flower. Those brown fronds can be visually unpleasant but for the health of the palm trees don't trim them until spring rolls around. This will prevent addition stress to the palm trees. 

During the winter growth of fronds will begin to taper off and eventually stop. Which means to trim the palm trees in the winter will adversely affect their growth. They will not recover as quickly in the winter as they would in the spring. We can do with a little browning of the fronds for the health of the palm tree. Keep those fronds connected in the winter months and they will protect the palm tree from cooler weather conditions. Without the fronds the palm tree is left unprotected during the winter and summer months. Premature palm tree trimming will do more harm than good.

Follow the palm tree care tips and you can enjoy healthy palm trees for many years. Contact us for any questions and palm tree trimming service.