The Sago Cycad has been a popular container and landscape plant for centuries. We usually see it here as a short, squat, palm-like tree, with a trunk to 12 inches in diameter and up to 10 feet tall.

Do not confuse the King sago palm with the Queen sago palm (Cycas circinallis). The Queen sago is a much larger plant growing 6 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide.

The plant is called the cycas revoluta, commonly known as the king sago — and it resembles a mini palm tree. It comes from Japan and has roots that are several million years old.

The sago palm you may have in your yard is a tough, reliable landscape feature, but there's more to this plant than meets the eye. First, it isn't a palm at all. It's a cycad.

Sago palms love humidity, but that doesn't mean they need to be watered everyday. Since they're prone to root rot, they should be planted in a porous pot, like one made of terracotta, with an ...

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King palms and reach 60 feet, and the popular Mexican fan palm can reach 100 feet. Shorter trees include the sago palm, a cycad, which can grow 3-20 feet in height.