Thank you! I've lived in south TX with a female sago growing for 7yrs in the front of my home not knowing or doing much maintenance to it. After a winter freeze, I started paying more attention when I thought I might lose this massive beauty! I hired someone to clean up the tree because it was more work than my schedule allowed. When the trimmer cut all but one prong, I literally cried! Also, no one recognized my house without its oversized leaves taking over the walkway. I learned a lot in this video and even braved removing 16 pups from the mother plant! Fingers crossed because now I want to save them all. ❤
We had below freezing temp in N Fl for a couple days and my potted Sago died (I thought so I cut of dead fronds and with a great deal of effort got out of pot. Since rootball was so compact and heavy I drug it to burn pile. A few weeks later when I went to burn the Sago had put out new growth. I’m repotting in a much larger pot and putting in a semi permanent spot. I never watered or fertilized it. I love a plant that can take care of itself.
Great information and excellent video. I wasn’t sure if I needed to cut off the leaves that were turning yellow. My plant is still young. About 2 years old. Thank you
Great video, good information and nice job pruning, those sago's look awesome. I live in Toronto, Canada. Our weather is so cold here no palm or sago would survive the winter. I have an 8 year old Sago in a pot, not planted outside, they are great looking plans - very unique, they remind me of Vegas. Cheers pal.
They grow massive in width. I would not plant one in front of a house. They have offshoots that are thick and hard to remove from the base. The leaves have a sticky ruff texture and I think there are some needles near the trunk. They are however manageable in a planter pot. That is just where ours are staying. Thankyou for the video!
How do you tell the male pups from the females when they're so small? Even the bigger ones I dug up this afternoon (ripped up, honestly) I could only tell with the biggest ones
Great video, good information and nice pruning. I bought a house with unmaintained sagos. Why do that have a bad smell some of them? I need to get those pups moved, have a bunch.
I😮’m in Maryland 7a. My male sago is 6 feet tall and has been potted for 30 yrs, at least. I roll it outside in May to October sun but it is leaning in the pot. I will attempt to remove it ,add fresh soil and set it upright. Do you think it would survive outside planted in the ground in sun year round?
My hunch is that you have to ask yourself: where do these come from and how similar is the weather there to Maryland? I think they come from Okinawa, which is basically subtropical. But I have seen plants that look like this - and might be the same plant - in Tokyo. It does snow in Tokyo but just barely e.g. a couple times a year.
Very cold temperatures can cause the leaves to turn yellow but if they turn yellow during the growing season they something is not right. They either need water or soil conditions are not good and this is a sign that they are dying. As long as the bulb is still solid then it can reciprocate with corrective action. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
Thank you for all you have put out here. I have been growing sagos for 40 years. My palms and I have about 25 my father-in-law taught me how to take care of them. Mine have been flowering about every 3 years for the last 11 years. I didn’t know what to do with the flowers so I cut them out after they were wilting. My father-in-law passed before this happened so I didn’t know what to do. Now I have huge palms 18 out of 25 and they all have pups growing everywhere. We are changing out landscaping and I am worried I don’t want to lil them just move them. If you count the pups I have about 75. They aren’t small either. Tell me how to do this please…
It is very hard to kill the pups. The longer the stay under/around the momma plant the harder it will be to pry them away from it. Just get a round head shovel or pry bar and pry them away. I have a good video on this process and how to turn those pups into new plants. It will also take stress off of momma plant and allow it to strive once again. Let me know if this helps
I trim with cutters sometimes but i learned from someone that i can pull each palm leaf with my hands.. i pull (snap) a palm leaf sideways downward and it comes off. It leaves the cut more beautiful all around. Till this day i dont think it damages the palm but if i do get carried away i feel ill just make it look ugly.. i had a cousin that trimmed all the damn sago leaves and the palm looked wierd but it still grew back...after a month or two
We got a house where they planted them too close to the back of the house and down the side of the garage. There is no room to move them out further. We dont want the fronds on the buildings. Will trimming them off more on the backside cause problems?
Most of the Palm Trees get diseases from out side so called professional Pruners or Tree maintainer’s. #1 Cause they do not clean/ sterilize their tools and go to the next home and spread disease from their tools. This especially goes for their different cutting saws.
I live in north Louisiana. Can I remove the flower now (October), or do I have to wait for the flower to start to die back? I dont plan on harvesting the seeds. I was hoping it would encourage new growth if I went ahead and removed it.
I always wait for it to die back first to insure I don’t cause any damage. You won’t get any new growth sprouts until the spring anyway so I’d wait until early spring to remove. Good luck. Thanks
Hi So If I dug up pups from a male as it has a cone on it at the moment ? Will they all be males ? I am So pleased to see what the pups look like ?I have about 2dozen pups I dug up some bigger ones to see how I go ?They seem nice and solid ?If there is not much root structure on them Do you add a rooting powder when potting? I am in Queensland Australia So we are about to head into summer down here
I don’t know if it’s guaranteed but chances are good they will all be the same as the palm that produced the pup. You don’t need much root structure for the bulb to form strong roots and no root powder is needed. I have a good video on potting and rooting the pups that I invite you to watch. It is very easy and the success rate is high. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck. Thanks for the comment!
Peace be upon you. In my home garden, the sycd was grown 15 years ago. During the first 13 years it was good, but in the last two years, the growth of the leaves began to be incomplete. Note that I fertilize it every winter with manure or compost, and during the summer with NPK fertilizer. Help us❤
A well established sago should not need much fertilizing. Sounds like it not very happy. Follow the tips I provided in the video but if that doesn’t work make sure it’s in a well drained sandy loom soil and in full sun. Hope it’s doing better
I depends a lot on your soil conditions but for a newly established sago 13-13-13. Once established you generally don’t need any fertilizer just keep it pruned each growing season to encourage it to keep sprouting. Thanks
honestly this is like the best video i've watched for sago palms... thank you soooo freaking much. what a wise man!!!!
Thank you! I've lived in south TX with a female sago growing for 7yrs in the front of my home not knowing or doing much maintenance to it. After a winter freeze, I started paying more attention when I thought I might lose this massive beauty! I hired someone to clean up the tree because it was more work than my schedule allowed. When the trimmer cut all but one prong, I literally cried! Also, no one recognized my house without its oversized leaves taking over the walkway. I learned a lot in this video and even braved removing 16 pups from the mother plant! Fingers crossed because now I want to save them all. ❤
Great! Thanks for sharing!
Really great video. My Saga is a mess so this is so helpful
Thank you so much. I received a sago as a gift and had no idea what it was and how to care for it. Thank you again
This is the very best info I’ve ever gotten and the speaker is excellent. If I owe this new way of google searching. ..Thanks AI
We had below freezing temp in N Fl for a couple days and my potted Sago died (I thought so I cut of dead fronds and with a great deal of effort got out of pot. Since rootball was so compact and heavy I drug it to burn pile. A few weeks later when I went to burn the Sago had put out new growth. I’m repotting in a much larger pot and putting in a semi permanent spot. I never watered or fertilized it. I love a plant that can take care of itself.
Those are magnificent palms, and very valuable ! Continue taking great care of them👍
Thanks for the comment
Sagos are actually not palms.They're different species called cycads
Great information and excellent video. I wasn’t sure if I needed to cut off the leaves that were turning yellow. My plant is still young. About 2 years old. Thank you
Thanks for the comment
Great video, good information and nice job pruning, those sago's look awesome. I live in Toronto, Canada. Our weather is so cold here no palm or sago would survive the winter. I have an 8 year old Sago in a pot, not planted outside, they are great looking plans - very unique, they remind me of Vegas. Cheers pal.
Thanks for the comment
Thank you for posting this video. I just moved to Florida and found 3 on my property and wanted to know all about them.
They grow massive in width. I would not plant one in front of a house. They have offshoots that are thick and hard to remove from the base. The leaves have a sticky ruff texture and I think there are some needles near the trunk. They are however manageable in a planter pot. That is just where ours are staying. Thankyou for the video!
Thank you for sharing. I'm new to sago your tips helped me how to care for it and what to expect. I have a male sago just-one plant.
You’re welcome
Wow! They look beautiful. Thanks for the tips.
How do you tell the male pups from the females when they're so small? Even the bigger ones I dug up this afternoon (ripped up, honestly) I could only tell with the biggest ones
Thanks for the tips bro
Great JOB.
What is an alternative to neem oil because it is not available in my country?
Great video, good information and nice pruning. I bought a house with unmaintained sagos. Why do that have a bad smell some of them? I need to get those pups moved, have a bunch.
Some of the bulbs make have died and are decaying. Good luck with them.😊
Very informative
I'm looking to plant 2 of these in my front yard, trying to figure out how far from the house I should plant these
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I would like to know if you plant them in direct sun or indirect. Will they live in direct sun
Yes it gets up to 110° here and very wet and they love it.
I😮’m in Maryland 7a. My male sago is 6 feet tall and has been potted for 30 yrs, at least. I roll it outside in May to October sun but it is leaning in the pot. I will attempt to remove it ,add fresh soil and set it upright. Do you think it would survive outside planted in the ground in sun year round?
My hunch is that you have to ask yourself: where do these come from and how similar is the weather there to Maryland?
I think they come from Okinawa, which is basically subtropical. But I have seen plants that look like this - and might be the same plant - in Tokyo. It does snow in Tokyo but just barely e.g. a couple times a year.
Great video! I finally found a video that talks about the 2 heads. I can cut them off!
In Houston Some of The Sago Palms Have 5 To 6 Heads On One Trunk, But Still Beautiful Plants.
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Very good info and video. Thanks!
Great video good advice why do some of the leaves go yellow? 🤔
Very cold temperatures can cause the leaves to turn yellow but if they turn yellow during the growing season they something is not right. They either need water or soil conditions are not good and this is a sign that they are dying. As long as the bulb is still solid then it can reciprocate with corrective action. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
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Thank you for all you have put out here.
I have been growing sagos for 40 years. My palms and I have about 25 my father-in-law taught me how to take care of them. Mine have been flowering about every 3 years for the last 11 years. I didn’t know what to do with the flowers so I cut them out after they were wilting. My father-in-law passed before this happened so I didn’t know what to do. Now I have huge palms 18 out of 25 and they all have pups growing everywhere. We are changing out landscaping and I am worried I don’t want to lil them just move them. If you count the pups I have about 75. They aren’t small either. Tell me how to do this please…
Please respond. I am taking some of your advice but I’m worried I may hurt or kill some of them
It is very hard to kill the pups. The longer the stay under/around the momma plant the harder it will be to pry them away from it. Just get a round head shovel or pry bar and pry them away. I have a good video on this process and how to turn those pups into new plants. It will also take stress off of momma plant and allow it to strive once again. Let me know if this helps
I trim with cutters sometimes but i learned from someone that i can pull each palm leaf with my hands.. i pull (snap) a palm leaf sideways downward and it comes off. It leaves the cut more beautiful all around. Till this day i dont think it damages the palm but if i do get carried away i feel ill just make it look ugly.. i had a cousin that trimmed all the damn sago leaves and the palm looked wierd but it still grew back...after a month or two
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Wow they look awesome
Thanks
Are the roots a threat to water pipes?
My sago did not get a new flush of leaves the last two years. This year it did. A few years ago it got a new flush of leaves once a year.
We got a house where they planted them too close to the back of the house and down the side of the garage. There is no room to move them out further. We dont want the fronds on the buildings. Will trimming them off more on the backside cause problems?
Im no expert but had the same issue. I trimmed what was visually appealing and safe to navigate. It grew fine. This is one resilient plant!
Second time watching. I am sure I will watch next year also.
Do you treat your sagos for insects? Specifically the Asian cycad scale, and what do you use?
No haven’t had and insect problems
Most of the Palm Trees get diseases from out side so called professional Pruners or Tree maintainer’s. #1 Cause they do not clean/ sterilize their tools and go to the next home and spread disease from their tools. This especially goes for their different cutting saws.
Thanks for the tips!
Great video what zone do you live in?
Zone 8. Thanks
beautiful. consider selling the puppies on e-bay or amazon.
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I live in north Louisiana. Can I remove the flower now (October), or do I have to wait for the flower to start to die back? I dont plan on harvesting the seeds. I was hoping it would encourage new growth if I went ahead and removed it.
I always wait for it to die back first to insure I don’t cause any damage. You won’t get any new growth sprouts until the spring anyway so I’d wait until early spring to remove. Good luck. Thanks
@@agoutside5192 thank u for ur quick response and ur advise is greatly appreciated
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Hi So If I dug up pups from a male as it has a cone on it at the moment ? Will they all be males ? I am So pleased to see what the pups look like ?I have about 2dozen pups I dug up some bigger ones to see how I go ?They seem nice and solid ?If there is not much root structure on them Do you add a rooting powder when potting? I am in Queensland Australia So we are about to head into summer down here
I don’t know if it’s guaranteed but chances are good they will all be the same as the palm that produced the pup. You don’t need much root structure for the bulb to form strong roots and no root powder is needed. I have a good video on potting and rooting the pups that I invite you to watch. It is very easy and the success rate is high. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck. Thanks for the comment!
Great video but that music finna give me a good jump scare. That haunting hooting laughter got me good!
I may have missed it, but can you trim these any time of the year? I’m in northeast Florida.
Yes you can😊
@@agoutside5192 Thanks!
Peace be upon you. In my home garden, the sycd was grown 15 years ago. During the first 13 years it was good, but in the last two years, the growth of the leaves began to be incomplete. Note that I fertilize it every winter with manure or compost, and during the summer with NPK fertilizer. Help us❤
A well established sago should not need much fertilizing. Sounds like it not very happy. Follow the tips I provided in the video but if that doesn’t work make sure it’s in a well drained sandy loom soil and in full sun. Hope it’s doing better
Sir tell me best fertilizer for faster growth
I depends a lot on your soil conditions but for a newly established sago 13-13-13. Once established you generally don’t need any fertilizer just keep it pruned each growing season to encourage it to keep sprouting. Thanks
@@agoutside5192 can you use fish emulsion to fertilize?
What zone are you in?
8
thank you!
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What a harsh treatment!
Yes this is terrible.
Looks great. Using a chainsaw on truck will clean it up with a pineapple look to it. Awesome job
Thanks
How old are your sagos ?
About 18 years old
Man they look good. I’m at year one with mine lol I got a long way to go. What state ?
Alabama
Same. I’m from Birmingham. Roll tide.
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Fun fact, these are very toxic plants/tree.