How do you pull up a palm tree stump?

By saying cutting down indicates that you are killing the palm. You can cut down the palm with a machete or chainsaw.

Pruning is something different then cutting down. Pruning is when you take a machete, chainsaw, or whatever you got with a sharp edge, and you trim off the leaves from the trunk or crown. By pruning, you sometimes can help the palm tree's growth and sometimes you can stunt the growth, so be careful!