Palm Tree

[mallyh]

my daughter has a hugh palm tree and long brown dead fronds drop off it all the time and when windy her garden is covered can anyone tell me its name so I can google cutting these dead bits off x

[woofgang]

not without more information and a picture

[mallyh]

sorry can't do pictures ,it has long green spear shape leaves and then a shoot comes out with white flowers then turns into more leaves but brown.x

[tamborine]

date palm ?

https://www.123rf.com/photo_14260801_a-date-palm-tree-ready-to-drop-ripe-dates.html

[mallyh]

not that one, the trunk is flattish x

[Old_Geezer]

I'm thinking of a number. Can anyone tell me what it is ?

I reckon you would benefit from getting someone local to run through doing pictures with you. It would help.

[Ringlet]

It is probably a Cordyline, or Australian palm tree. I have three of these trees, and the brown spears drop off all the time. My gardener chap cuts them off at the trunk when they are ready to drop.

[TonyV]

Have a look here.


https://www.rhs.org.uk/Search?query=palm%20trees

[Mexican18]

When they get to below the horizontal just cut them off. Don't cut them too close to the trunk. It helps to make the trunk thicker.

[calmck]

Is it a Yucca.? I just cut the brown fronds off

[Old_Geezer]

When I put my yukka outside the winter just killed it :-(

[tamborine]

didnt know a yucca was a tree. how tall is your tree

[calmck]

2 metres but live in Portugal. Think there are different varieties

[mallyh]

thanks for your replies ,it looks like a cabbage tree ,I was just hoping someone had one in their garden as I see a lot around when I'm doing my steps x

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, now I understand the avatar. You're appearing on Strictly ?
(Good luck getting a tree identification.)

[mallyh]

when I have finished at the royal ballet I might consider strictly x

[spathiphyllum]

cordyline australis

[spathiphyllum]

MallyH i have one in my garden almost 15 year old.

[spathiphyllum]

The brown leafs can be pulled off prior to them falling off, this won't damage the tree and if anything will benefit it.

[mallyh]

I googled cordyline australis and clicked on images it's the first picture

[spathiphyllum]

Smell lovely when they flower.