CYCAS REVOLUTA - THE SAGO PALM MOST POPULAR CYCAD IN THE WORLD

MEDIUM THICK TRUNK – GREEN LEAVES
EASY TO GROW IN MOST AREAS – TOLERATES FULL COASTAL SUN

Cycas revoluta, the common “Sago Palm”, is native to areas of Japan and China. It is an extremely easy to grow cycad that requires little maintenance. It is also slow growing with fifty year old specimens attaining a trunk height of five feet or a bit more. Leaves are green as shown below, typically five feet long on older plants and have barbs on the stems. Leaflets are “revolute” – cupped on the underside. Stems can be twelve to sixteen feet thick in decades. Male and female cones are quite different, as with all species of this genus. Male cones look like a corn cob without the kernels. Females are a scrambled clump of “tan leaflets” without any emerging structure. You need both sexes to get viable seeds. I’d estimate that there are well over a million plants of this species in gardens worldwide. It tolerates full sun in coastal areas but not in desert climates (where it needs sun protection). Cold tolerance is perhaps as low as 16 degrees F – certainly into the high teens. It can also be grown as a houseplant when smaller and is ideal for a patio plant.

Below you will see large 2 gallon plants that we’re putting on Special. They have an average of four inch caudexes and can easily be mail ordered.