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Sago Palm pups


Question
Thanks for sending info re sago palm seeds.  Yesterday, I took a sharp shevel and removed five large pups (offshoots) from the mother plant at ground level near its base.  Each one is about 3/4 size of a football with 2' long leaves.  I want to plant them in my garden---not in a pot.  Kindly tell me how to do that.  Thanks.  Gen. Lambert/Fighter Pilot

Answer
Hi Wayne,
Thanx for your question.  When you removed the pups hopefully they had a halfway decent root system with them?  You can plant them in the desired garden spot full to partial sun.  Dig the hole a bit more spacious and deeper than is the rootball or knob.  Make sure the roots aren't clumped or crowded and then gently secure the soil around the root ball/knob.  Amend with some composted cow manure or horse manure and water well.  I grew some sagos from seed once.  I like the way they look but they're an indoor plant here.  When I lived in California and Florida I enjoyed the Sago Palms planted at the malls and grocery stores.  I hope this helps.
Tom

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