Any palm tree experts able to advise?

[Dano]

Below is a picture of a palm that is at my property, since moving in two years ago it has approximately doubled in size and is becoming a concern as it's almost directly underneath the porch and very close to the building. I wrongly assumed it had been planted by the builders when the estate was finished and was slow growing, very wrongly assumed lol... according to my neighbours the previous owners planted it about a year or two before I purchased the property and a few other locals followed suit which is why there are a few around and they look like they were part of the estate

Now, I could simply dig it out and kill it, but I do quite like it and am up for the challenge of attempting to move it to my back garden, how difficult that is likely to be I've no idea and would welcome any and all pointers thank you very much

(Yes, I know the door lintel is in dire need of sanding and a coat of varnish/paint, I also see the hole in the mortar along the flashing too, added to my list of tasks lmao...)

 

[Semple]

Somewhat of an expert, my dad moves them for a living.

 

[Pickers]

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(How) Can I stop this getting any taller, or even reduce its height?

 

[gc123]

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(How) Can I stop this getting any taller, or even reduce its height?

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we cut ours down to about 3 foot with the aim of putting a climbing rose up it......damn if it didnt sprout small palm shoots all around the main stem ........(daughter had same problem with hers lol)

 

[Adam_151]

Just bear in mind, it looks like your electricity service runs almost diretcly below it and your gas isn't far away, so if digging it out, be careful you don't go to cut off a root with the spade and go through the supply*

*Someone is bound to try and tell me it's SWA and you'll not cut it with a spade, its not, it'll be concentric and yes you can damage it with a spade

 

[SpellowHouse]

Erm, I used to have something similar.
I am not an expert with these things, but with mine, you could not kill it by moving it. The reason is, they don't have roots. All the living part is at the top, where the leaf stems originate. You can just pull it out of the ground and move it somewhere else. Getting the right place is difficult, though, and it obviously likes it where it is. Maybe just move it six feet to the right?

 

[EvilDreams]

we cut ours down to about 3 foot with the aim of putting a climbing rose up it......damn if it didnt sprout small palm shoots all around the main stem ........(daughter had same problem with hers lol)

The one pictured in Picker's post is not a palm, it's a cordyline. You can literally burn them to the ground and they will regrow.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Below is a picture of a palm that is at my property, since moving in two years ago it has approximately doubled in size and is becoming a concern as it's almost directly underneath the porch and very close to the building. I wrongly assumed it had been planted by the builders when the estate was finished and was slow growing, very wrongly assumed lol... according to my neighbours the previous owners planted it about a year or two before I purchased the property and a few other locals followed suit which is why there are a few around and they look like they were part of the estate

Now, I could simply dig it out and kill it, but I do quite like it and am up for the challenge of attempting to move it to my back garden, how difficult that is likely to be I've no idea and would welcome any and all pointers thank you very much

(Yes, I know the door lintel is in dire need of sanding and a coat of varnish/paint, I also see the hole in the mortar along the flashing too, added to my list of tasks lmao...)

Trachycarpus Fortunei or the Chusan Palm is the hardiest of the palms and the one you're most likely to come across here if you dig a big hole and get a good rootball you stand a good chance of moving it they can reach a decent size so put it somewhere with some space. Probably better to leave to spring winter is not a good time for it and make sure its well watered for the following summer

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(How) Can I stop this getting any taller, or even reduce its height?

Cordyline palm though not a true palm grow pretty quickly you can saw them off and they will produce new growth or replant offset from around the base

Erm, I used to have something similar.
I am not an expert with these things, but with mine, you could not kill it by moving it. The reason is, they don't have roots. All the living part is at the top, where the leaf stems originate. You can just pull it out of the ground and move it somewhere else. Getting the right place is difficult, though, and it obviously likes it where it is. Maybe just move it six feet to the right?

That sounds like a tree fern Dicksonia etc and not the same as the others

 

[Deleted User 298457]

I'd just get rid of it tbh. They just grow tall and they aren't particularly good looking - especially in that location.

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