It took me a couple of hours with the electric chain saw, but I managed to get the first cut at removing this fan palm. It took root there several years ago, just after we had the Brazilian Pepper tree removed (it was rotting and messy). At first it seemed to be a nice little palm, but it quickly got out of control as you can see from the ‘before’ panel on the left (click image for larger).
California Fan Palms are like weeds in our part of the state. You can see them growing everywhere – between the cracks in the sidewalks or in vacant fields and even in between the railroad ties along the seldom used spurs.
Eventually, I’ll get these completely removed. In addition to the major trimming I gave the one in the photo, I also dug out a stump from one I cut back a few weeks ago.
Ahhhh . . . the joys of home ownership . . .
