Great Video! I skinned my California Fan palm about 5 years ago and wish this video was around then. Now I know what to do and how it's supposed to be done. I aired on the side of caution and didn't go so far afraid that I would cut too deeply so it looked a bit fuzzier than it should and didn't get those clean rings. Thanks for this!
Hey mate. This might help you. Me personaly when i do something that leaves a lot of small bits on dificult surface such as gravel usually put down big enough tarp or something and work on top of that so my clean up consists of basicli picking up corners and dumping content of said tarp cutting down clean up time to nearly zero.
Apperantely you haven’t worked with palm trees….he did it the way everyone I know does it. Skinning can be harmful. Your taking away it’s protection but doesn’t mean it will cause a problem just consider why you want it skinned and it takes time.
@Wildlife Warrior i had a palm i wanted to get rid of so i thought mmmm let me try this out. The palm is now completely dead. Its dried up and all fronds are brown and have fallen off. I wasnt careful but i dont see were i went into the trunk. This process is hest if started with palms from the begin inning. I say young palm trees but this palm was about 5-6’ tall and it was HEALTHTY. Its also not even close to how easy as he makes it. Im not saying anything negative just saying be careful. Good luck with your palms.
@Wildlife Warrior yes this in the tree business is the only ones that should be doing this. My tree is less than 1/2 the height but i didnt want this tree. I tried the method on a tree that didnt matter. In fact i have four more and im going to try to dispose of them the same way. Ive taken care of my palms for about thirty years but i never when and stripped the part of the fonds that was left behind. I trim.
Got damn, thats alot of work! Im taking out a volunteer palm tmrw! Its already ten feet tall at the tip of the fronds. Just going to get worse the higher it gets! Keep up the good work fellas!
I do mine the exact same way. Except I use a very sharp machete for the left over hairs. 2 or 3 swings I have on side clean. I only use the regular razor knife when I get near the top, when the branches can no longer be pulled out. Then I make ring cuts as I make.my way up. Makes the palms look majestic. I do the best palms in the entire area hands down.
this kinds of job are always overlook some people think it just a no brain job done but they truly wrong. i salute you for loving, putting effort, time to your work
Great job, I do it the same way, but throw all the debris in a tarp for easier clean up. With a couple people you can carry it all to the trailer or pile it up for the grapple truck quickly.
Thanks Mr. Benitez. Got 2 big palm trees in front of my house that I need to maintain out here in the Sun City of El Paso. The trees look nice after properly trimmed. This video helped a lot and is very educational. Thanks!!!
Well done! A solid instructional video for the uninitiated like me. I am going to give this a shot on the half dozen palm trees on my property. Thank you gentlemen.
Thank You Mr. Benitez for a great instructional video I will definitely use you technique when I skin my palm trees. You and Daniel have great work ethics.
Great post video, and fabulous demonstration. You have inspired me to go and skin my Washingtona palm, here in Dublin, Ireland🇮🇪, as there are no expert palm trimmers like you here🙄 So glad I came across your channel 👍 thank you👍👌
Great video.. Thank you. I am considering having a local pro do this for my one 20 foot palm. I've seen his work and he is meticulous using the techniques you demonstrate. He says he stops before the area where the tree becomes 'tender'. I am in an extreme fire risk area in Northern California and am thinking of having this done to reduce the places where embers can become lodged. Dead palm fronds are insanely flammable. Thanks.
I love your work dude I've been a trimmer in ohio for 6 years and have plans to move to Florida in about a year so wanna learn as much about palms and taking care of them good work
I know this video is old but I own a Residential renovation and handyman company in Las Vegas and got a cple requests from clients lately to "clean up thier palm trees". Believe it or not, a regular "saw- saw" added with your razor blade advice really makes the trees look CRAZY clean! Thanks brotha!
Gracias por publicar este video, no sabía cómo es que limpiaban/rasuraban esta clase de palmeras. Había leído que lo hacían con un “cúter” pero no sabía cómo. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hell yeah brother!! Thank you so much for that video. I saw some dudes across the street doing it completely different and it looked like s***! I did mine the way that you did yours and now everybody wants to hire me! Hahaha thanks for the knowledge buddy keep up the good work🤘
Thanks 🙏🏽 I am going to buy leather gloves and the utility blade you showed in this video. I have a pool and my Mexican 🌴 palm trees will look real nice skinned and I see what a great job you guys did.
Great work & attitude! "Do it right or not at all!" That work ethic will ALWAYS make you stand above the competition in your customers eyes & will earn you respect and referrals!
Thanks for the video. I am adding A&L to my contacts list. Buying a property and I was just curious how this was done. You’ve earned my future business.
Pro tip: It's so much easier to start at the bottom of the trunk to remove the old fronds becaue they lock-in all the other fronds above it to the trunk. Your welcome!
In the tropics, the majority of palms never need this type of cleaning because they shed their leafstalks completely and smoothly, on their own. In the western desert, however, you have only a few palms available for cultivation that can endure the extreme heat, and they don't cooperate with those who want them to be neat and not stubbled.
You should use tarps around the tree to collect leaves and debris. Then gather with ropes from the grommets on the tarps to haul out lots more with out using your hand bundles. Cool video!! Learned a lot!!
This video was awesome. I love how you mentioned at the very end how you didn't trim the tree but only skinned it. I'm guessing you mentioned that because the pruning job was unhealthy. That tree should have more of a lower hanging canopy. It was over trimmed. But the skinning looks amazing. I pride skilled workers in any line of work that take pride in their end result. Too many people these days just don't give a fck and are about trying to take short cuts or screw a customer. Unfortunately management is the cause of that a lot of times. When you have your own business, your reputation walks and in some cases you don't even have to advertise as your quality stands out and people's word of mouth keeps you busy. Good stuff.
@@ilonaloha1 you shouldn't prune the fronds past horizontal as they still have essential starches the palm is still relying on. Also by pruning too hard it deforms the future trunk at the height which the head currently stands and can cause it to produce more seeds/flowers which can be a nuisance (currently "assisting" my partner in his ARB trade certificate book work)
Thanks for the Video. Very informative. I have to place a bid on doing this at a hotel they have 27 palms on the property they need booted. Just trying to determine how I should go about pricing this job.
I have a tiny little Mexican fan palm growing. Can you show us how to take care of a small one? How to cut the fan leafs (sorry not sure what to call them) prune them I think I read. A couple of years ago some neighbors chopped down his big tall beautiful palm tree and I was saddened to see it go because I loved it. So I strongly believe my little palm is growing from a seed from that tree. I want to take good care of it.
Hey, I just want to say thank you. I watched this video and the next day I went and skinned some of my mom's palm trees. They are looking amazing.
Great Video! I skinned my California Fan palm about 5 years ago and wish this video was around then. Now I know what to do and how it's supposed to be done. I aired on the side of caution and didn't go so far afraid that I would cut too deeply so it looked a bit fuzzier than it should and didn't get those clean rings. Thanks for this!
Better safe than sorry my friend
This was truly knowledgeable and learned so much about how to skin a palm tree. Thank you so much for this content. Amazing job as well.
Anytime my friend thanks for watching🌴
How much will a job like this cost
today i learned that trees have beards
Hey mate. This might help you. Me personaly when i do something that leaves a lot of small bits on dificult surface such as gravel usually put down big enough tarp or something and work on top of that so my clean up consists of basicli picking up corners and dumping content of said tarp cutting down clean up time to nearly zero.
Apperantely you haven’t worked with palm trees….he did it the way everyone I know does it. Skinning can be harmful. Your taking away it’s protection but doesn’t mean it will cause a problem just consider why you want it skinned and it takes time.
@@joni22262 i didn't, just wanted to give him tip to speed up clean up after his work is done.
I hear you bro, I respect it. Thank you for the advice
@Wildlife Warrior i had a palm i wanted to get rid of so i thought mmmm let me try this out. The palm is now completely dead. Its dried up and all fronds are brown and have fallen off. I wasnt careful but i dont see were i went into the trunk. This process is hest if started with palms from the begin inning. I say young palm trees but this palm was about 5-6’ tall and it was HEALTHTY.
Its also not even close to how easy as he makes it. Im not saying anything negative just saying be careful.
Good luck with your palms.
@Wildlife Warrior yes this in the tree business is the only ones that should be doing this. My tree is less than 1/2 the height but i didnt want this tree. I tried the method on a tree that didnt matter. In fact i have four more and im going to try to dispose of them the same way. Ive taken care of my palms for about thirty years but i never when and stripped the part of the fonds that was left behind. I trim.
😜🐾 My Great Dane puppy thinks My Palm is a BONE Tree... He cleared all that off already.... 👍
thank you for sharing your knowlegde of how to skin a palm tree... also, love the team work.
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Looks beautiful!!! I have a Chinese Windmill that I’m ready to skin and I’m very grateful for finding your page. Salud
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Thank you so much, I have 5 of these in my front yard and now I will be able to tend to them and not have to buy expensive equipment
That’s correct 👍🏽
Got damn, thats alot of work! Im taking out a volunteer palm tmrw! Its already ten feet tall at the tip of the fronds. Just going to get worse the higher it gets! Keep up the good work fellas!
Palms are so fertile! Quick to start popping volunteers 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴
I didn't know what to do until your video. I really appreciate your help. Hope you have a good day.
Nice job! I do it the same way with the Sabal palms here in Florida. I tell the customers to stay away from the people using chainsaws to skin it.
Agreed my friend 🌴
I do mine the exact same way. Except I use a very sharp machete for the left over hairs. 2 or 3 swings I have on side clean. I only use the regular razor knife when I get near the top, when the branches can no longer be pulled out. Then I make ring cuts as I make.my way up. Makes the palms look majestic. I do the best palms in the entire area hands down.
thank you,excellent teaching. appreciate you
Thank You just what i needed to know... 2 huge Canarian palmtrees that needs to be trimmed... great and clear explanation.
this kinds of job are always overlook some people think it just a no brain job done but they truly wrong. i salute you for loving, putting effort, time to your work
Nice Job. I'll be calling you for work on my palm here in Vegas.
Nice to see people that still pay attention to detail good job.
It’s all in the detail 😁
Really great instructor. Everyone should take pride in their work the way that he does!
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Here after watching sk8 the infinity! Very helpful, I will definitely hone this knowledge in the near future; thank you!
Thanks Mr. Benitez for the instructor to skin Mexican/California Fan Palms.
Great job, I do it the same way, but throw all the debris in a tarp for easier clean up. With a couple people you can carry it all to the trailer or pile it up for the grapple truck quickly.
Thanks Mr. Benitez. Got 2 big palm trees in front of my house that I need to maintain out here in the Sun City of El Paso. The trees look nice after properly trimmed. This video helped a lot and is very educational. Thanks!!!
Mmmmm
The most comprehensive video. Kudos to both of youz. 🎉
NIce Work Brother. Respect from California
Thank you for this video. You taught me so much within these 15 minutes. Your pride and professionalism is outstanding. Thank you for what you do!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏽🌴
Do you have proper saga palm pruning techniques?
Because they are so small, I rarely have to prune them. So I don’t have any videos for sago palms at this moment
@@mr.benitezhimself ok thank you. Figured they are pruned with the 9-3 technique still with proper cleaning of the trunk.
Thank you. I’m a widow with 3 young ones that need that done finally. I’m on a fixed income. Thank you.
I’m here to help 😁🌴🌴🌴 get those young ones some study gloves and something to cover their mouth and nose to o avoid inhaling all that debris 🙏🏽
Well done! A solid instructional video for the uninitiated like me. I am going to give this a shot on the half dozen palm trees on my property. Thank you gentlemen.
Here to help sir 👍🏽
Many thanks for the video! You have made me understand that it is not a task that I want to take on myself so time to call a professional.
Thank you bro very helpful
Your work is fantastic and you explain everything clearly. What a beautiful job
Gracias you the best 👍
Thank You Mr. Benitez for a great instructional video I will definitely use you technique when I skin my palm trees. You and Daniel have great work ethics.
Thank you for watching :)🌴
Great work, great attention to detail and your sarcasm gave me a good laugh.
Great instruction, learned a lot. Doing my palms this weekend!
Great post video, and fabulous demonstration.
You have inspired me to go and skin my Washingtona palm, here in Dublin, Ireland🇮🇪, as there are no expert palm trimmers like you here🙄
So glad I came across your channel 👍 thank you👍👌
I’m here to help my friend ! Greetings from Las Vegas Nevada
Sir, you are a great example of what professional work looks like 👍🏽
I try to set the standard 😁
Outstanding information. Thank you very much. You covered the gamut of steps so consumers have an idea of the process.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work🙏😆❤️
This was so helpful! Exactly what I needed to learn. Thanks SO much!
It is wonderful to find a professional workman.
There's no doubt that you guys know your trade.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Here to help 🌴
Thank you so much!!! very informative! Now I can finish the trees in my yard
I wondered how this look was achieved. I'm glad I found your informative video.
looks great! definately informative and satisfying to watch- thanks guys!
Great video.. Thank you. I am considering having a local pro do this for my one 20 foot palm. I've seen his work and he is meticulous using the techniques you demonstrate. He says he stops before the area where the tree becomes 'tender'. I am in an extreme fire risk area in Northern California and am thinking of having this done to reduce the places where embers can become lodged. Dead palm fronds are insanely flammable. Thanks.
I love your work dude I've been a trimmer in ohio for 6 years and have plans to move to Florida in about a year so wanna learn as much about palms and taking care of them good work
U ever move ?
Beautiful job and such a great tutorial. Thank you!
Anytime 💚
I know this video is old but I own a Residential renovation and handyman company in Las Vegas and got a cple requests from clients lately to "clean up thier palm trees". Believe it or not, a regular "saw- saw" added with your razor blade advice really makes the trees look CRAZY clean! Thanks brotha!
Badass video man very insightful
I’m trying to make more insightful videos of my work and explain why I do things the way I do. It’s a work in progress. 😅 thank you for watching
tree looks stunning
Thank you for watching
Fine craftsmanship. I’ll give it a shot this weekend… cheers!
Thank you so much much for watching! Just be safe
Gracias por publicar este video, no sabía cómo es que limpiaban/rasuraban esta clase de palmeras. Había leído que lo hacían con un “cúter” pero no sabía cómo. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Very good advice. Using the blade to make it look soooooo nice. Gonna do that on mine next trim.
Can’t go wrong with giving your palms that resort look 😄
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very informative!
Beautiful work and a masterful explanation. Bravo!
Super dope video. I always wondered how this was done. If you take your time and do it right then it comes out beautiful.
It’s a process but yes I agree!🌴
Excellent vid. I can do this and will start on my palms tomorrow!
Hope it went well
This is the best video I've seen. You make it look so easy!
I try to make it as simple as possible 😁
Great video my man. I am looking forward to plan my first foxtail palm tree next week.
Hell yeah brother!! Thank you so much for that video. I saw some dudes across the street doing it completely different and it looked like s***! I did mine the way that you did yours and now everybody wants to hire me! Hahaha thanks for the knowledge buddy keep up the good work🤘
This is music to my ears bro! Thank you for watching, climb safe 🌴
Thanks for a great video. Learned so much!💕
I’m glad I could help 💚🌴
Great job and video! Looks beautiful. Gracias hermano!
Thank u. Pandemic got me good with diy for minor yard work
Will consider u if i need my palms on top trim. 😊
I’m glad I can help! 🌴🌴🌴
Best video I have seen - thanks much for the instruction
Anytime ☺️
Beast mode! Great info... thank you!!
Thanks, man. I appreciate the info on this. It helped me a lot!
Thanks homes, exactly what I wanted to know
Thank you for this informative video!
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helpful video, good job guys !!
Thanks 🙏🏽 I am going to buy leather gloves and the utility blade you showed in this video. I have a pool and my Mexican 🌴 palm trees will look real nice skinned and I see what a great job you guys did.
Where a face gator or something to protect you from breathing a lot of that debris.
Even with gloves, be careful with the blades. Safety first.
But I’m glad I could help, thank you for watching. 😁🌴
Awesome work!
Thank you for a most useful video.
Anytime 😃🌴
Great work & attitude! "Do it right or not at all!" That work ethic will ALWAYS make you stand above the competition in your customers eyes & will earn you respect and referrals!
Agreed! Thanks for watching 🙏🏽🌴
Thanks for the video. I am adding A&L to my contacts list. Buying a property and I was just curious how this was done. You’ve earned my future business.
Thank you for watching!
I’m here in Vegas and henderson at your service 🌴
THANK YOU FOR THIS REAL LIFE HANDS ON LESSON !
JCK
Someone’s going to do it either way. 💪🏼
@@mr.benitezhimself
Any recommendations for Arizona?
@@John3Ks yes. You hire me 🌴
Awesome video...Thanks!
Beautiful work.
😁🌴
Fantastic job 😊
I wasn't doing that bad then. I have about 10 palm trees. I'm cleaning some and getting rid of others. Thanks for the tips
Pro tip: It's so much easier to start at the bottom of the trunk to remove the old fronds becaue they lock-in all the other fronds above it to the trunk.
Your welcome!
Always wanted to know how the pros do it. Good job. Lots of work.
This is extremely helpful! thanks!
Anytime 😌
straight to the point with details!
💯💯💯
In the tropics, the majority of palms never need this type of cleaning because they shed their leafstalks completely and smoothly, on their own. In the western desert, however, you have only a few palms available for cultivation that can endure the extreme heat, and they don't cooperate with those who want them to be neat and not stubbled.
Thank you for sharing this info
@@mr.benitezhimself this is not true palm trimming is a huge business in Florida unless you want your yard to look like crap
@@fafafohigh69 its cool that you can form your own opinion 😁👍🏽
You should use tarps around the tree to collect leaves and debris. Then gather with ropes from the grommets on the tarps to haul out lots more with out using your hand bundles. Cool video!! Learned a lot!!
Ok
Dude ain't afraid of a little extra work. I'm sure not going to invest in tarps.
I use two knives one in each hand. I only peel off the bottom layer then skin the palm from the bottom up.
Great work bro💪🏾
Beautiful work. Wish you guys had a company in Texas.
You guys did a awesome job! Keep up the good work
Thank you! Will do!
Good work guys 👌
Thank you 🌴
This video was awesome. I love how you mentioned at the very end how you didn't trim the tree but only skinned it. I'm guessing you mentioned that because the pruning job was unhealthy. That tree should have more of a lower hanging canopy. It was over trimmed. But the skinning looks amazing. I pride skilled workers in any line of work that take pride in their end result. Too many people these days just don't give a fck and are about trying to take short cuts or screw a customer. Unfortunately management is the cause of that a lot of times. When you have your own business, your reputation walks and in some cases you don't even have to advertise as your quality stands out and people's word of mouth keeps you busy. Good stuff.
How did it get pruned unhealthy? Too many at once or what? I have a new home with palm trees, so new at this. Thx.
@@ilonaloha1 you shouldn't prune the fronds past horizontal as they still have essential starches the palm is still relying on. Also by pruning too hard it deforms the future trunk at the height which the head currently stands and can cause it to produce more seeds/flowers which can be a nuisance (currently "assisting" my partner in his ARB trade certificate book work)
Gracias Benítez!
Gracias por mirar el video amigo
Thanks for the content.
Keep up the good work.
BS'D
Thanks for the Video. Very informative. I have to place a bid on doing this at a hotel they have 27 palms on the property they need booted. Just trying to determine how I should go about pricing this job.
What do you mean by booted
I have a tiny little Mexican fan palm growing. Can you show us how to take care of a small one? How to cut the fan leafs (sorry not sure what to call them) prune them I think I read. A couple of years ago some neighbors chopped down his big tall beautiful palm tree and I was saddened to see it go because I loved it. So I strongly believe my little palm is growing from a seed from that tree. I want to take good care of it.
Good job
Very nice work Mexican Brother
Good work my friend!
Trying to make better quality videos 😅 I appreciate it
@@mr.benitezhimself keep trying, cuz it's working.
beautiful thx from northern california
Greetings from Las Vegas
Thx Guys. Good Job!
Thank you
823pm pacific
U guys rock, hard workers ! Thank u🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thank you for watching