One of my accounts has 7 Cabbage Palms that are way too tall for me to prune, so I hire someone to do that once a year - typically in late July after the bloom spikes have emerged.
I've used the same guy now for the last 5 years and all has gone OK, although his communication skills are almost non-existent. Luckily I only need him once a year so has been tolerable.
Well this year he was only able to prune the 6 palms in the front due to problems getting a climber to do the one in back where a lift cannot go. So this one palm in back has since formed fruit and has been making a mess while I await him to find a solution to the problem.
Finally I found a guy myself off Nextdoor and he came today and got that one palm done and going forward I'm giving him the palm pruning for all of the palms.
Good guy - in his 30's, has wife and 3 kids, works full time at Publix for the past 10 years, and does this tree work to supplement his income. Excellent communication skills - very dependable - and did a good job.
I've used the same guy now for the last 5 years and all has gone OK, although his communication skills are almost non-existent. Luckily I only need him once a year so has been tolerable.
Well this year he was only able to prune the 6 palms in the front due to problems getting a climber to do the one in back where a lift cannot go. So this one palm in back has since formed fruit and has been making a mess while I await him to find a solution to the problem.
Finally I found a guy myself off Nextdoor and he came today and got that one palm done and going forward I'm giving him the palm pruning for all of the palms.
Good guy - in his 30's, has wife and 3 kids, works full time at Publix for the past 10 years, and does this tree work to supplement his income. Excellent communication skills - very dependable - and did a good job.
