Sago Palm Care

informer | Apr 8, 2011 |

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In this article you can learn to care for your sago palm trees and you can also learn to grow new sago plants. So first, lets see what sago palms actually are. First of all, sagos are not palms, but they belong to a different group of plants called cycads. Cycads are plants that have evolved a little since the days of dinosaurs. Due to this fact, they are also considered living fossils. Currently, over 200 species of plants have been identified as cycads.

Now lets see how to care for your sago palm. so here are some care tips...

Sago palm care tipsy

Sunlight:

They like being under bright sunlight, however sagos have the ability to adapt themselves to medium light conditions. But you will need to protect younger plants from direct sunlight.

Water:

Water your palms with care. Allow the soil around them to dry thoroughly before watering them again. If your sagos are not recieving direct sunlight and the temperature around them is not very high, then you wouldn't need to water them again for a week or two.

Soil:

The soil must be a very quickly drianing one that has a lot of sand in it.

Pruning:

Prune lower leaves of your sago palms to encourage new growth.

Sago Palm Propagation

You can grow new sago palm trees using two methods: 1) Seed germination , 2) Offset removal

Lets have a look at each one of them.

Seed germination:

This process involves germinating sago palm seeds. Collect the seeds from cone of the mother plant. Remove the soft coating around them. Sow these seeds horizontally into the potting mix so that half of the seed is still exposed over the soil. Keep the soil moist and you can cover your pots with a plastic bag to retain moisture.

Offset removal:

A rather easier method to propagate sago palms is through offset removal. Offsets or pups grow rite beside the mother plant and sometimes also on the trunk of the mother plant. You should wait untill they are 10 to 15 cm in diameter. Once they are ready to be removed, remove them without damaging the mother plant. Offsets or suckers should be removed rite from the base. Plant these little pups into small pots with quickly draining potting mix. Water them very regularly so that the soil is moist most of the time and place them in shade.