The lush, long-living Cycas revoluta plant isn't actually a palm at all, though its foliage looks like palm fronds. Sagos are part of the cycad family and are native to southern Japan. Cycads go back ...

Q: After that article on sago palm (cycads) seeds killing two dogs, I am wondering what would be a good replacement for them? A: Many landscapes have relied heavily on sago palms, or Cycas revoluta, ...

I was told I should cut all of the fronds off of my sago palm in spring to make it send out healthy new growth and improve its appearance. Is this a good idea? Harold. The sago palm (Cycas revoluta) ...

I’ve been trying to find some information on sago palms. We have several in Metairie that form a large bulbous center of fronds, but the ones we have in Alabama form a long 18-inch tubular center.

Dear Neil: We have a sago palm that has grown too large. Can it be pruned? If so, when and how? Also, what is this growth in the center of our plant? We have friends who have grown sagos for many ...

Q. The sago palms we planted a few years ago are beginning to get too large for their locations and starting to crowd other bushes. Can they be pruned so they stay at their current size or can they be ...

I had a problem with scale on my sago plants. I've pruned out most of the fronds and trimmed one plant to a few inches tall. In addition to spraying, what else can I do? Scale has been a persistent ...

The wait — determining which plants will survive and which will die — after our February freeze continues. Dozens of readers are writing in with questions about their ground cover, shrubs, flowers and ...

A very popular plant in Florida is the sago palm. Like most displaced Northerners, I thought the sago palm was just another palm - only a shorter version. To my surprise, I discovered that the sago ...