Can I just cut date palm branches

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I'm growing a date palm (look at my other post) since some years.

This works more or less well but it has a lot of braches which won't hold up anymore and start to turn brown (but are still mostly green).

My question: Do you know if it harms the plant if I just cut the old branches? It has quite a lot of new ones in the centre.

Thanks a lot!

Ron

I checked the other post - can you please add a photograph of what it looks like now because the earlier post is 2 years ago. And its not a date palm, by the looks of it... — Bamboo, Apr 7, 2017 at 17:27
I agree, not a date palm, maybe a Kentish palm grown under low light — kevinskio, Apr 8, 2017 at 0:52
Thanks for the hint - but indepedent of the type of palm... Is pruning the branches ok? — Ron, Apr 9, 2017 at 10:12
And finally: I'm pretty sure it's a date palm. Someone I know grew it from a date seed :) — Ron, Apr 10, 2017 at 17:14

Linda MacPhee-Cobb · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-07 21:38:06Z

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No problem. Trim off any branches that are brown or don't look good. Leave enough to let the plant feed itself.

I'm forever trimming up my houseplants.

answered Apr 7, 2017 at 21:38

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