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Just before the summer starts in the Desert Resorts, the palm trees need to be trimmed. If they are not trimmed then in September the streets below and swimming pools are covered with palm pits. Bad for the pool filter and pedestrians. The trees are still trimmed the old fashioned way: by hand. Palmeros, palm tree trimmers, will trim the trees with sickle and power saw.
Job requirements for a Palmero: No acrophobia, nerves of steel, also willing and able to work in 115 degree weather.
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- Ladies on the way to the Clubhouse for coffee and donuts.
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- German, Misa and Manuel having coffee and donuts outside.
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- Safety belt and Equipment attachments.
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- Leggins for climbing.
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- Palmero, Misa, attaches rope to pull up power saw later on in the tree.
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- Misa and brother Manuel are ready to go!
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- The Palmero uses a ladder first to go as high as possible.
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- He wraps a rope around the tree trunk and uses his leggins to climb.
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- Once in position, Misa signals for his power saw.
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- Manuel attaches the rope to the power saw.
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- Palmero, Misa, pulling up the power saw.
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- With sickle in one hand and power saw in other Misa cuts away.
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- Palm fronds start to float down to the ground.
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- Palm tree starts to look pretty ‘trim’.
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- Come on down Misa, you did a great job!
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- Misa is now carefully climbing down the palm tree.
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- Misa put the finishing touches on the top collar of the tree.
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- Trimming the collar at the bottom.
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- Now it’s time to clean up the mess.
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- Job well done Palmero numero Uno!
