[richhor]

Can anyone tell me if I will damage my palm tree if I cut out the seed pod that is coming up the middle of the tree? It produces nice orange seed pods but they are a pain to clean up after they fall to the ground. It's only about five feet tall so it would be really easy to do.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by richhor

Can anyone tell me if I will damage my palm tree if I cut out the seed pod that is coming up the middle of the tree? It produces nice orange seed pods but they are a pain to clean up after they fall to the ground. It's only about five feet tall so it would be really easy to do.

I have been cutting mine for about 10 years with no damage to the trees. Now the trees are just out of my reach, so I have to hire someone to climb up and cut the pods.

[rubicon]

Those pods if allowed to blossom will draw all kind of insects and create a real mess on the ground. I use to cut them out myself but as the trees grew my ladder shrank and so I hire a guy to keep them trimmed

[marianne237]

Those pods have always reminded me of the movie "The Body Snatchers". Scared the heck out of me when I was a kid, and still intimidates me today.

[DonH57]

I cut the ones out of our trees. I've been told if allowed to bloom they attract hornets among other insects and critters.

[travelguy]

remove them; they serve no purpose except to reproduce (i.e. seeds). think of this as birth control.

[richhor]

Thanks to everyone for the great advise. I'll start cutting those seed pods out today.

[Jullie]

ditto, we have been cutting them out of our palm trees for years. no problem. good luck

[TunaFish]

Can you recommend someone for me to call and have them cut out?

[billethkid]

removing the pods enhances growth as the tree does not have to generate the pod, then the seeds, then etc.......all the nutrients stay with the tree.

They are a mess to let go.

[Bonanza]

Yes -- cut them off.

My dog used to eat them and . . . ugh! What a mess. You don't want to know the rest of that story!