Posted by Tom Broome on 9/25/2007, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Re: broken sago" : You have a top that will not have a regular apex again, but what will happen is that you will have offset sized plants grow around the top of the stem, no matter what height the stem is. This means you can cut the stem down to any height and heal the wound up and there will be plants grow around the top ring, and at the base. The taller the stem the weaker it is to produce new offsets because it has to pump energy farther up. You could probably make 2000 new plants if you want to section the stem into 6 inch slices. If the apex is broken, but not damaged, you can take all the leaves off and make a clean cut and treat that and root it in just like an offset. All of these techniques are detailed out in my article, "Never throw away a cycad" in my article section in my website that is linked in the header. Take a look and if you have any more specific questions, you know where to find me.
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