ree Trimmers dangle up to 100 feet off the ground multiple times a day with only a rope to suspend them from a long way down. It seems there are […]

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It is arguably one of the most dangerous jobs in the Coachella Valley, Palm Tree Trimmers dangle up to 100 feet off the ground multiple times a day with only a rope to suspend them from a long way down.

It seems there are Palm Trees in every corner of the desert and their maintenance gives room to an entire local job sector, but these are jobs only a few risks to do.

Mark Morocco is the owner of Rocco’s Desert Landscape and said Palm Tree trimming is a difficult and dangerous job.

“They go up there and they come down, I think it’s a difficult job that often gets overlooked,” Morocco said. “We have to hire the right people to do it the right way, so they don’t leave a mess, and they don’t bring disease to the Palm Tree if their chainsaws are not clean.”

These trimmers are not using cherry-pickers to get up close to the Palm Trees, spiked shoes, a couple of ropes and a harness are what keeps them off the ground.

One of Rocco

The Daily Risks Faced by Palm Tree Trimmers