How Do You Fix A Big Hole In A Sago Palm Tree?
Sago palms, contrary to their name, are not palms but actually prehistoric cycads. They are tropical plants that have long arching fronds with short narrow and stiff leaves. Sago palms are extremely long lived (records indicate up to 200 years), but they also extremely slow-growing. The canopy has an attractive fountain shape but is not normally full and bushy with a mass of fronds. This means that when a frond or several fronds become damaged or die back an obvious hole develops in the canopy. Proper fertilization, soil supplementation, sun exposure and watering create optimal conditions for regrowth, but time is also required. A sago palm can take up to one year to develop a new frond or two. Step 1 Water your sago palm to keep the soil evenly moist but not soaking wet so that it never experiences drought stress and is not ever sitting in standing water. Step 2 Feed your sago palm two to four times each year between March and September with a special palm fertilizer formulation with
