- 1). Make sure you are properly dressed in the gloves and thick jacket. This is to protect you from the spikes on the palm tree. When you are close to the tree, the spikes will appear to be coming at you from every direction, are very sharp and can be very painful. The best way to avoid them is to dress for the occasion.
- 2). Before you come close the tree, take a good look and determine which branches need to be removed. You want to remove all of the branches that are touching the ground or within three or four inches of reaching the ground. Those branches are acting as "suckers." If you remove them, the palm tree will grow primarily from the top and the place those branches were will become part of the trunk.
- 3). Approach your palm tree with caution. Snip the branches you've marked for removal as close to the base of the tree as possible. You will need two hands on the pruner to do this; the branches are very thick and it will take a little bit of effort to cut all the way through them.
- 4). Step back and look at your handiwork. Is the tree evenly cut at the bottom? If not, figure out which branches still need to be cut and repeat Step 3. As soon as you are done, remove the branches to a safe place where you do not need to worry about someone walking in to them or stepping on them. Even though they are no longer attached to the tree, they are still very sharp.
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