Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jan 25, 2006

Bottle Palm
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

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slaflamme Port Charlotte, FL Mar 20, 2006

How does one trim a bottle palm if it should be trimmed at all?

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Mar 20, 2006

No, shouldn't ever need to trim it once it's an adult. When seedling- just cut off leaves that are completely dead near the trunk.... leaves fall off on their own later on

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jm92gt Fort Pierce, FL Oct 27, 2008

I have a bottle palm not sure how old but is about 4ft tall, I trim the leaves when they are dead but how do I achieve the smooth trunk or will the rest of the leaves just fall off or do I have to somehow cut them off.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Oct 28, 2008

normally you let the leaves fall off on their own.. if you cut the leaves off as in the above photo, there is less weight on the remaining leaf bases and I think that keeps them from falling off and revealing a smooth trunk. Best to let leaves die and fall off on their own rather then cutting them, if you want a smooth trunk

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