Starting Sago Palms
Stathakis
until they rattle when shaken to plant them. Now they have reached that
stage, but she can't remember the rest of the planting instructions
anymore (they took 9 months to dry). Does anyone know what I should do?
They are the size of a walnut, and ten times as hard, so I think they
need some kind of scarification...
I'd appreciate any input!
Jennifer S
Mike & Donna McCombs
Sago palms are pretty to me. I have several of them in my yard,
King and Queen Sago's.
They look nice if you trim them. Otherwise they can look unruly
if you let them go.
As for looks- they look beautiful to me. They make a nice shade.
Lovely looking fronds too.
I will try to find some info on the seeds. I haven't planted any
by seeds yet. I just take the pups off the side of the tree and
grow them that way. So far I am growing 3 of them that way. They
are in pots now, and I have some more to that are ready to pull
off.
Sago trees are Cycads . They were around when the dinosaurs were
here. So they're ancient trees. They are some of the most valued
plants in Florida's landscaping. Slow to grow. Thats the reason
they are so expensive.
Seed germination is difficult to do. Thats why they are so scarce
in the nurseries.
I have them around my pool area. VERY tropical looking.E-mail me
if you want to know more about Sago's.
Donna
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>Sago Plant
>(what-do-u-want-with-such-ugly-monstrous-plant?)
>
>Grows in wetland.
>Tall and massive palm ..15m, circumference of leaf coverage
10m
>Leaves unruly...no where near coconut/palmoil leaves which is
already not
>pretty
>Trunk....with the left over of the leaf bases...an ugly sight
and harbour
>crawlies
>Sago....a starch.extracted from the trunk by a complicated
process.
> chop down the whole palm,
> shred the trunk into bits
> trample on them like the WineMakers do to grapes
> strain the result
> decant
> dry over fire
> etc etc.................( this is only a abbriv
of the
>method)
>
>and
>If you still wanna grow them , let me know, I will read to
inform u.
>
>
>
>
Toni
>nt?)
I'm betting she means Cycas revoluta, a perfectly lovely and decorative
cycad.
arron
arron
Toni wrote:
> >(what-do-u-want-with-such-ugly-monstrous-plant?)
>
> I'm betting she means Cycas revoluta, a perfectly lovely and decorative
> cycad.
>
> Toni
> www.irish-wolfhounds.com
Mike & Donna McCombs wrote:
> Hey Aaron,
> Sago palms are pretty to me. I have several of them in my yard,
> King and Queen Sago's.
> They look nice if you trim them. Otherwise they can look unruly
> if you let them go.
> As for looks- they look beautiful to me. They make a nice shade
> Sago trees are Cycads . They were around when the dinosaurs were
> here. So they're ancient trees.
> I have them around my pool area. VERY tropical looking.E-mail me
> if you want to know more about Sago's.
> Donna
>
> --
to toni, donna & jennifer
oops............i goofed,
did not know that there is a Cycad named sago palm.
sago palm i refered to is a palm found in tropical swamps.
sago refered to is a starch, made into grannules to make
'gula malacca" a lovely desert of sago , coconut milk and
coconut sugar (gula malacca)..and ice scrapings// 'sago puddings'.
The palm is in palmaceae family and is as mordern as a coconut tree,
and is too young to be friend of Dino..
(and yes, Cycas revoluta, is used as a decorative tree here too.)
Mike & Donna McCombs
I learned something from your post. That desert sounds yummy.
The Queen Sago yields a fruit that is edible, but is known to be
a cause of cancer now. SO, be very careful which one to eat.
Queen Sago-( Cycas circinalis )
Donna
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