The answer to whether to trim a Robellini palm tree depends on your specific situation. Some palm trees, like the sago palm, have either female or male flowering parts. The male flowers, which look like the cone of a pine, can grow up to 61 centimeters tall. The female flowers, on the other hand, can grow up to 61 centimeters tall.
Robellini palms create a bold, tropical atmosphere and require minimal pruning to ensure healthy growth and remove weak or dead branches that may be a source for infestation. Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and a more compact, tidy appearance. It is important not to damage the crown or the head of the plant, as pruning can cause the palm to stop growing new leaves.
Propagation is essential for Robellini palms, which can withstand some dryness between waterings but should not go too long without being given a drink. The only issue is making sure not to damage the trunk when pulling, ripping, or cutting the flower spikes.
Pruning robellini palms requires very little effort, but dead or damaged leaves can be cut off using sharp and clean tools. Date palms grow differently, and the stubs (after cutting off the fronds) keep growing. To prune away dead or yellowed/browning fronds, use sharp and clean pruning shears and avoid harming healthy tissue. Plant tissue will heal on its own, but you can still use the male flower for fertilization.
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I enjoyed your article and it was quite helpful. We moved into a new home and a Robellini plant was placed in a small island of earth between two driveways. I did not pay attention to it while moving into the house. When I finally took the time to check it out, it was at least a month or so, and the tree had been planted some time before we moved in. As I was checking it out, I noticed that the base of one of the trees (it has two trees together) had a large hole and it was filled with ants! I poked at the trunk and some of it came off. I immediately bought some Taro Ant Killer and placed the container near the opening that was around one and a half inches in circumference.. As I examined the rest of the trunk, I saw small white balls attached to the surface of the trunk in one area… I pulled them off and disposed of them. Spraying the entire trunk and fronds with water mixed with dawn dish soap was next. I did this for at least a week. I am hoping that this tree will live. I cut all the brown fronds off when I sprayed and did my best to reach underneath as well as the tops on both tree trunks. I have not noticed any more ants. Is there anything else I can do?
A month ago I decided to take out a big part of the Base of my potted Roebelenii, it’s Spring where I live, so I thought it will be a good time. With help I toppled it over to drill the Base of the pot out. The reason was that I’m living in a winter rainfall area, and was always concerned that it will get too much water during the none growing season. The roots also grew out of the drainage holes, and blocked it up. When we toppled the tree some of the roots that was growing out of the drainage holes broke of. The drilling process was quite hard because of the thickness of the pot, so there was a whole lot of shaking, going on for about an hour from start to finish, then the Base had to knocked out, so a lot of disturbance, and shaking done to the plant. Afterwards we took out the pebbles, which served as drainage, by doing that, there was a bit of space that had to be filled with soil again, which was impossible with the angle of the pot, so I put quite a laege heap of compost at the place on the soil underneath where the pot would stand.Afterwards I watered it thoroughly and really didn’t think it would have hurt the plant.I thought the plant with soil, quite heavy, will settle itself down again. Now after a month has passed, I see that there’s some dry leaves between the new spikes that has developed, so I assume that the plant have had some shock, and some root damage, but it was only the lowest roots, and the one’s that broke of. The other leaves are not drooping or turning yellow, and the plant perk up nicely after being watered.
I planted a couple of robellinis about 1 1/2 years ago. They were small, and I inadvertently planted them too deep so that the trunks were almost entirely underground. Both robellinis have thrived but they look like shrubs rather than trees b/c the trunks are buried. Digging them up and replanting them doesn’t seem feasible. How can I trim these robellini “shrubs” to encourage the trunks to grow above ground and make them look more like trees?