Botanical Name: Cycas revoluta
Common Name: Sago palm
Type of Plant: cycad: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape stubby, upright stiff plant with rosettes of rigid, fern-like leaves becomes multi-trunked with age
Height 6-8'
Spread 6-10'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun to partial shade; can get sun-burned in hot areas
Soil prefers well-drained, amended soil
Hardiness hardy to 15 (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnately compound to 4' long, spiny-tipped, dark shiny green, tips usually revolute
Flowers dioecious – female rosette spherical to 2' wide, male flower cylindrical to 2' long
Fruit orange, acorn-like with hard seed within
 
Propagation:
seed, division, removal of offsets
 
Usage:
choice tropical plant in containers or in the ground – bonsai effect excellent accent plant, sturdy patio or houseplant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering average – don't keep too wet
Fertilizing balanced, slow release, yearly
Pruning remove yellowing fronds
Pests/Diseases bacterial leaf spot
Special Conditions/Other only delicate when sending out new fronds
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Cycadaceae

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