Dont try this at(or near)home.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:17 pm

Fire trimming...I have wanted to do this for a while.

I have seen habitat photos of Takil that look this way after brush fires.

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I think it looks awesome,almost more like Takil or a Latisectus trunk not that my neighbors will notice...

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Nainital doesn't look quite as neat,because I put it out sooner,these things almost blow up when you put a flame near the trunk hairs...
better now that when its rapped with lights,not that that has been an issue.

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I think it will be interesting to see if the palm responds with more tomentum like it did after spear.socket pull.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:33 pm

How? Propane torch?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:52 am

Outdoor lighter...it went up fast

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:17 am

Wow! Impressive results. Next time, get someone to video that.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:43 pm

If I had a video or picture of this I would be(rightly)kicked off the palm boards!

Like some parent filming their kid falling instead of catching them..

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:47 pm

Jim no hairs no winter. I see the thinking

John

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:59 am

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Jim no hairs no winter. I see the thinking

John

I wish,although I am thinking no winter would be nice...

Better in flames now than when they are covered...
I always wanted to try this,making it safer for winter was what made me do it.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:08 pm

Electrolysis for palms...

Reminds me of blackened grass tree trunks in OZ after a fire.

Slow day, Jim?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:24 pm

lucky1 wrote:
Slow day, Jim?

New lighter

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:53 pm

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:31 am