Comments on: Mat hospitalised in vicious Phoenix Palm attack!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:43:23 +0000

It was a rediculously huge tree and as far as I know palm wood is not much good for anything, not even mulch. There have been jobs in the past where palms have been transplanted but only within the same area (i.e. a park), not sold to someone else as the cost would be astronomical.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:08:27 +0000

Couldnt you sell the tree instead for chipping it?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:03:44 +0000

Nasty! Yeah, I think they can often get infected and take a while to heal if you don’t get all the of the spike out. I hope yours clears up quickly.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:10:31 +0000

i was purning my date palm yesterday and got spiked between my ring finger and little finger. It BLED so much. Now my little finger is black and blue and so is the area around my knukle. Hopefully it will go down.
It bloody hurt and still does. Might have to go to the Dr.

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:14:06 +0000

Yes, they do hurt very much, i was pruning my canary island date palms yesturday and got stabbed by the spikes four times on my fingers, very painful like a blue bottle sting, next day, today, fingers are all puffed up had to take rings off, knuckles are very sore, hopefully not for too long now.