Question: I want to know about palm trees. The leaves are turning yellow. Hopefully, your palm tree has just a normal occurrence of yellowing leaves, which can be caused by a number of different ...

Answer: This is the time of year to discuss proper palm tree trimming. My rule of thumb: First of all, wait until mid-June to remove any seeds that are formed, and remove only the dead leaves.

Q: We have this Mexican Fan Palm (I think) that faces Southwest where all our wind and rain come from. We have been told to clean off the damage because Dead leaves protect palm, attract birds, bugs ...

Also, I have a palm tree that is over 20 years old and is 20-30 feet high. A few months ago (before we had any cold weather), I noticed that all of the fronds at the top of the tree are dead.