palm trees (type I think?)

We have recently moved into a house which has quite a few palm style trees how should I care for them, a coulpe of them are quite mature but they do look a bit rough and sad. They all seem to have cone bud thingys growing from them should I remove them or leave to fall of as nature intended. I know nothing a bout caring for them but have been told they would be expensive to replace. HELP HELP

 

Could we see a photograph?

 

Sounds like Cordylines as you say 'palm like', they often suffer from leaf damage from gales but it's nothing to worry about. Leave them to flower if there is a bud and enjoy them, as W4 says a pic would help(there are on site instructions if you need them).

 

I'd like to see these "cone bud thingys".
I've been trying to work out what they could be.

 

Good Idea!!!!!!!!!! Here goes..........



can you see the cone buddy type things??




Thanks for the help also anybody know what the other trees are they grow a red leaf?

please can someone also advise on backfilling around them, see other post

Thanks

Christian

 

Definitly cordylines, and good looking ones too.
In that last pic you have a red leaved cordyline, they tend to grow slower and smaller, but that one has really done well.
You can remove the old dead flower stems if you like and also any dead leaves, otherwise I would leave them alone.
They look good to me.

 

oh love the dog!

 

Thats our fudge !!!

Any Ideas on the other type of tree?

 

Ohh thanks for the information its apprieciated.

 

Evening Fudge!

If you don't like the cordilyne - sell it on ebay, if you do like it then plan your garden round it and make it a feature - all good stuff for the creative mind.

 

They all look good and healthy to me too.

 

It would be "criminal" to dig them out.

I think we need a close up of the stems of the other tree, or preferrably we should wait until it gets its leaves.

 

The 'cone thingys' are on an entirely different tree!!!!!
<<<<confused

 

I think the cone thingies are the dead flower heads on the cordyline, Pete!

I think the deciduous tree could be an acer, as the stems look like they're opposite - but I can't see all that clearly. I'd like a closer pic of the way the branches grow out from the main trunk, and the smaller branches from the bigger ones, please!! Leaves would help a lot too, of course, but we'll just have to wait for that! :D

 

Anybody got any Ideas about backfilling around them?
Need to raise the ground by about 50cm where they are since the house at the back are at a different level and the back fence is collapsing.
Did think about using some plastic pipe around them filled with stone? say 500mm pipe around each trunk.