Palm tree's do get huge flowers that come when the giant pods split open, difficult to remove, yet needs to be done, today we managed to cut the flower off, very heavy and loaded with honey bees, the pod must wait for a later date, they are extremely heavy and would be deadly if it came down and hit you, like a spear would be..on the close up all those little brown spots are bees. ( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden ) The garden area as you walk up my sidewalk to entry: ( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden )
I've never seen a palm tree flower either Susie. We don't exactly have lots of palm trees here in Scotland so I doubt I ever will. I know I'm probably being a bit thick but why do the flowers and pods have to be removed? Is it simply that if they fell they could seriously injure someone or is there another reason as well? I only ask as it seems a shame to cut the flower away when it attracts so many bees. I'm impressed by the shot of your sidewalk area. One day I'd love to have a house and garden just like yours. :-D
You have definitely provider an interesting rare view for a lot of us. Please tell us more about the removal....why? How long does the flower last? What kind of palm is it? I am forever curious. Jerry
to answer questions... These palm tree's are known as " The Queen Palm" grow to 50' tall, ours are almost to high for us to deal with ( we are old) anyway we now need a ladder and long prunning saw, if we allow them to remain on they get so hard we would never be able to saw thru flower stem or pod, plus the flower makes a mess in the flowers below.Also this is hurricane season now, and if left to dry out, in high winds they would become missles, and could do alot of damage to our home or our neighbors. The bees have other flowers to move onto all around the neighborhood..We remove the fronds as they yellow and start to go brown/dry also.
Well I HAVE seen palm flowers - not here in Romania of course but while living in SE Asia. And at botanical gardens. I find the story interesting - climbing high up, cutting off the flowers, etc. I also LOVE the sidewalk and what I can see from your house. VERY nice! CALIN
Very interesting about the Palm Trees!,..i love the colour of your house and walkway,..VERY Tropical,..which is apt for Florida.
It is not only our walkway that is in blue stone pattern but our entire driveway, this is an overlay process, done with concrete and resin, stones are carved in, then stained, then grout lines put in. Palm tree's are on the right rear of pic. on a huge island/berm. ( photo / image / picture from SusieQ07's Garden )
Thanks for both showing the palm tree bloom and for explaining why you have to remove it. I'll probably never plant a palm tree but all knowledge is good knowledge. Your house and garden is wonderful!
