Sago palms or King sago palms are exceptionally slow-growing plants, producing only one new frond each year. The sago palm needs five-six years to attain a full pot size of 2 feet. You can obtain sago palm tree seeds from a nursery or collect them from flowering trees in early fall. Always wear gloves before touching a sago palm, as all parts of the plant are toxic. Its fruit has a similar size, similar to a walnut, with an orange or red color.
To check which seeds are pollinated, place them in a bowl of warm water. Seeds that begin to float as they lack endosperm, necessary for reproduction discard them. Pick seeds that sink in water, as they are good for use. If you find it hard to remove the coating, submerge them again for a longer period.
To prevent bacterial growth, wash the seeds in a solution parts water to 1-part bleach and clean them with water. Plant the seeds in well-drained, sandy soil, using a 4-inch diameter container, sowing them sidelong in the soil.
Retain one-third of the seeds above the soil and level it by tamping. Is there a method to accelerate the germination time for sago palm seeds? Two seeds I planted required more than a year to sprout.
Sagos, Cycas revoluta, are not palms, but members of the Cycad family. They do not bear flowers to produce seeds, rather they bear cones. The male cone appears on one plant, and the female cone is found on a separate plant. If you have an account, then sign in now!
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Tags: sago palm 1. No Comments Posted. Leave a Reply:. Share Print. About Us. Tags All Tags. Recent Posts Blog Home. Archives All Archives. We have 12 in our back yard. We have dogs and are very careful when we prune the Palms. Thank you for the great article about these beautiful plants. I truly enjoyed reading it all and the comments!! They had black and white growth on them.
I also cut off a couple of large pups. Some small pups have grown back since. See the picture. Can I get some advice how to proceed? Hi Randy! What strikes me as odd about your sago is how floppy the leaves are. Mine are more upright. Is yours a female? Have you had your soil tested? Also, do you know if that area drains well? Hi, I had a huge indoor Sago Palm for many years. It died and my son bought me a small one at Lowes. It is planted in pebbles in what feels like solid concrete on top.
Should I re-pot it? Or just keep it as it for now. I am not sure how to water it this way. I have not watered it yet. I know to let it get dry. I have two huge Sea Grape plants I started from seed. I did not know they would live indoors.
They are indoors most of the year. I just … Read more ». Hi Suzan! What a sweet son you have! And it sounds like you have quite the indoor-gardening green thumb. I think I would repot the sago. Sounds kind of crazy… a concrete topper? I have a Sago palm that is always in the house.
It sits on a stand in a south window getting plenty of sunshine. Does very well there. Recently it sprouted to very tall stems growing from the middle of the bulb. The leaves were curled so tight. Now they have opened all The way.
So beautiful, but so big. The rest of the leaves are just as they were when I purchased it yrs ago. Do I prune these new stems or what? I am baffled. Hi Marsha! Thanks for reading my article. No need to prune any leaves unless they are dead. Cycas revoluta For an impressive dose of prehistoric drama, consider sago palm. Plant and Seed Selection Ready to get growing?
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