Easy way to remove palms

[rsser]

The only palm I've lopped had a fibrous trunk which rotted away over time after I'd cut it off at ground level.

[glenn k]

I put palms through the wood chipper then sell the chips.

[Don Nethercott]

When I wanted some stumps removed 2 years ago the stump grinders wanted something like $100 a stump to remove - a bloke with a backhoe removed 5 stumps in an hour for $90.

Re the palms - I cut my cocus palm off 2 metres above the ground (so I'd have plenty of leverage) and I'm letting the roots rot away, then I'll hook it onto the back of the Rodeo and that should be that.

PS is palm wood any good for turning - seems a waste to dump it if something useful can be made of it.

[arose62]

Progress report:

we had a short, sharp storm the other day, and the wind was strong enough, and in the right direction, so a few tugs on a strap around the nearly-dug-out palm was enough to bring it neatly down.

The new neighbour across the road said he'd heard that the bottom third of palm is turnable. I'll give it a go, seeing I have to get rid of the trunk somehow.

Cheers,
Andrew