Sago Palm Frond Trimming: Aesthetic vs. Health

Health-Based Pruning

Remove only brown, dead fronds. Cut at the base near the trunk.

For a "9 and 3 o'clock" look, remove green lower fronds up to horizontal. This exposes the trunk but doesn't harm the plant if done moderately.

Once per year, after spring flush hardens off.

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