I have noticed that there are small plants growing around the base of my sago palm. Some are even growing on the trunk. Can these be cut off safely and rooted? When? How? — Terry Yes, you can ...

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 ...

When you remove the pups from the trunk of a sago palm, make sure you get the entire stem. You may have to go into the trunk a little to get the base of the stem. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) ...

Q. I have two sago palms about 5 feet tall with pups. How do you remove them without damaging the mother? -- B.T., Houston A. To remove and transplant sago pups: Take a flat, sharp spade and pry the ...

I have noticed that there are small plants growing around the base of my sago palm. Some are even growing on the trunk. Can these be cut off safely and rooted? When? How? — Terry Yes, you can ...

Question: The sago palm seems to be highly prized by many home gardeners and professional landscapers. What are the reasons for its attraction? Does it have special cultivation requirements that make ...

I recently saw a dog that had ingested a whole bag of cough drops. When the call came to us, my first thought was “are they sugar free?” That is because sugar-free medicines and candies contain ...

Sago palms are no strangers to Houstonians. In fact, they tend to be overplanted in the area, so it’s hard to ignore their physical presence; they display an elegant robustness. They can be found ...

Q: We have two 30-year-old sago palms that we transplanted to our yard last October. The fronds they had then died so we trimmed those off. This sago threw a beautiful male bloom and is now fading. We ...

The sago palm looked like it was pregnant. It was growing a large velvety golden globe as large as a basketball right in the “belly” of the plant. Each of the homes where I have lived came with ...