On the ground when we leave
Comes off
Look for these under the green crown:
- Brown, dried fronds hanging under the green ones
- Broken or split fronds, whatever their color
- Spent flower stalks
- Seed stalks once the fruit is done
Palm Tree Trimming for Alpharetta Landscapes
We cut the brown fronds and spent flower and seed stalks off your palms and leave the green crown to keep growing.
Free, no-obligation estimates. (470) 348-6983
What a palm trim covers
Palm Tree Trimming in Alpharetta
Palm tree trimming cuts the dead fronds and the spent flower and seed stalks off the palms in Alpharetta landscapes and leaves the green crown alone.
A palm does not branch like an oak, so there are no limbs to thin or raise. What it sheds hangs on instead: brown fronds in a skirt under the green ones, and stalks that keep dangling after they have flowered and seeded. A trim takes that dead weight off and the palm looks the way it should again.
- Fronds
- The palm's leaves. The brown ones come off; the green ones stay.
- Flower and seed stalks
- The stalks that grow out between the fronds. Once spent, they come off.
- Crown
- The green head of fronds at the top, where new growth comes from. We leave it whole.
Comes off, stays on
Which Fronds Come Off and Which Stay
Only the brown and broken fronds and the spent stalks come off, because over-trimming can weaken a palm. A palm stripped to a thin tuft at the top looks tidy for a season and pays for it after.
On the palm when we leave
Stays on
These stay where they are, because they keep the palm strong:
- Every green frond, the lower ones included
- The crown and the new growth at its center
If you are not sure whether a frond is dead, leave it until we look.
After a cold snap
Cold Damage on Palms
A hard freeze can brown a palm's fronds, and the damaged fronds are best left on until new growth shows the palm came through.
We know a palm full of browned fronds looks rough from the street. Cut them too soon and you cannot tell a palm that is recovering from one that is not. Once fresh green fronds push out of the crown, the cold-burned ones come off on an ordinary trim.
Seeing brown after a cold night? Call us and we will tell you whether to wait.
How a palm trim goes
From Your Call to a Cleaned-Up Bed
Every palm job follows the same short path, from the first call to the cleanup.
(470) 348-6983Free, no-obligation estimates. We show up when we say we will.
A palm trimming job runs in these steps:
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You call
We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
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Free estimate
We look at the palms with you, agree which fronds and stalks come off, and quote the whole job before we start.
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Trimming day
We show up when we say we will. The brown and broken fronds and the spent stalks come off, and the green crown stays.
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Cleanup
We clean up when the work is done, so the fronds leave the bed and the lawn with us.
What it costs
How Palm Tree Trimming Is Priced
Palm trimming is priced on the palm's height, how many dead fronds and stalks come off, and how the crew reaches the crown.
In Alpharetta, palm tree trimming typically runs $75 to $150 a tree. Where your palms land in that range comes down to these things:
- The palm's height. A short palm trimmed from the ground costs less than a tall one.
- How much comes off. A palm carrying a heavy skirt of dead fronds and old stalks takes longer than one trimmed last year.
- How we reach the crown. A palm against the house, over a fence or in a tight bed is slower to work than one in an open lawn.
Typical Alpharetta range
$75 to $150
per palm
A typical figure for the area, not our quote. Your exact price comes from the free estimate, and we quote the whole job before we start.
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The rest of the yard
Trimming the Rest of Your Trees
We do: the shade trees on the same lot are trimmed by the limb rather than by the frond, and that work has its own page.
Here is how the two jobs differ:
- Palms. The dead fronds and spent stalks are cut away and the green crown is left to grow.
- Oaks, pines and other shade trees. Dead, crossing and low limbs are cut back just outside the "branch collar", and the crown is cleaned, thinned or raised.
- tree trimming
Questions we hear
Palm Trimming Questions
Short answers to what Alpharetta homeowners ask us about their palms.
Should palm trees be trimmed?
Yes, but only the dead parts: the brown and broken fronds and the spent flower and seed stalks. The green fronds stay on, because over-trimming can weaken a palm.
How much should a palm tree trimming cost?
In Alpharetta, palm tree trimming typically runs $75 to $150 a tree. The palm's height, how many dead fronds and stalks come off and how the crew reaches the crown set where a palm lands, and we quote the whole job before we start.
What is the best month to trim palm trees?
Trim when there are dead fronds or spent stalks to take off rather than by the calendar. After a hard freeze, wait until new growth shows the palm survived before the browned fronds come off.
How do I prune my palm tree correctly?
Cut only the brown and broken fronds and the spent stalks, and leave every green frond and the crown alone. If the dead fronds are out of reach from the ground, call us for a free estimate.
Ready when you are
Tell us which palms need a trim
A free, no-obligation estimate starts with a call. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
We work Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
No surprise charges
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
Cleaned up after
We clean up when the work is done.