And snakes and rats! Only been partially inside a date palm once. Cut my way in like tunneling through the thorns to reach snd remove the seed heads. Now I like a Queen palm - a stout palm for windy days, Washingtonia are too crazy for me even with a little wind. Nick sent me an emoji text...
Date palms are very prone to infection if spiked.
No spike entry is best if there is a large dead skirt on the palm - folks get crushed and smothered when they spike up from below and the skirt breaks loose.
Shooting a line over top, and base tying is what I've done.
Nick uses a remote release...
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