Posted by Janine on 7/31/2006, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Yellowing Sago Palm" “The leaves on my Sago Palm look bad. What’s the problem?” --Previous Message--
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I found this web site that had some good info. I just bought a sago palm and was reading up on them.
Hope this helps diagnose your problem...
http://www.junglemusic.net/cycadadvice/cycads-sago-palm2.htm
This is a complicated question. You might want to read our article “My cycad is in trouble”, elsewhere at this website. The plant might be stealing nutrition from the old leaves in preparation for production of new leaves. Or, you may have a cultural problem. If you have total discoloration of the leaves, check the caudex or stem. Is it firm and hard? Or, is it getting soft or mushy. The latter almost guarantees that the plant will die. If there’s just a big of brown tipping on the ends of the leaflets, this can mean a lack of fertilizer or can appear before the plant throws new leaves. We recommend fertilizing the plant and waiting. If the problem is new leaves are coming, time will explain the observed leaf discoloration. If no new leaves appear for a year or more, your problem is probably some type of cultural deficit."
: I have 4 Sago Palms. I have 2 that are
: in the hot afternoon sun and both
: have new fronds coming up. I do not
: know how old they are but are
: approximately 2.5 ft wide. They are
: on opposite sides of our patio door
: and one is doing great. The other
: one I recently noticed was turning
: yellow from the center of the fronds
: outward. I have looked all over the
: web and can not figure out what
: could be causing this. How do I know
: if it is water or fertilizer? The
: type of soil we have is red clay but
: the landscaper mixed planting soil
: in when he planted them almost a
: year ago. Any help would be great.
: All three others look beautiful.
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