I've heard of pindos being trunk cut. I have personally never had a pindo recover from spear pull (my favorite butia did not survive this past winter unfortunately). I would give trunk cutting a try!
-Alex

I have never heard of trunk cutting a pindo but I guess it could be possible. I had a pindo recover two yrs straight from spear pull. I actually unpotted it and let the roots dry before repotting and treating with peroxide. It seemed that that pindo would never fully recover. And I just let it go. I have another that was in the ground pull this yr. so we'll see if it recovers.

I counsel procuring a new one and utilizing tougher protection..

Thanks everybody.

That's just the thing, I used ample protection, and that's why I'm not sure why it pulled and the fronds dried up. I wrapped with christmas lights and burlap, covered with plastic, and it still didn't do well. I may have to just give up on these smaller in-ground palms and focus on bananas and larger in-ground trachys. My Trachys have really been the only consistent performers for me year after year. Smaller trachys not so much.

Are you sure it needs cutting?

Any pics?