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 ...

When sago palms get too big, consider transplanting instead of chopping. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) Question: I have two sago palms at the front of my house as the centerpiece of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...

I you find white scale on your sago palm, prune the plant and treat with horticultural oils. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) Question: My sago palms have white scale under their fronds. How can ...

DEAR JESSICA: Enclosed is a photo of my sago palm, which I am struggling to keep alive, as it was my mother’s. As you can see, as new fronds begin, they begin to die at the ends and do not grow into ...

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 sago palm can add interest and beauty to a tropical garden. Its arching frond-like leaves that emanate from a central crown create a palm-like appearance, hence its name. The sagos that grow here in ...

I am preparing to plant palms at Pirates Beach near Galveston. What varieties are best suited for such a location? Why do most vendors cut back the fronds when planting palms? Is this necessary in all ...