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Common Name: Sago Palm
Species Name: Cycas revoluta
Family Name: Cycadaceae

 
Plant Facts 
OriginSouthern Japan
Sun PreferencePartial
SusceptibilityMealybugs, and the specimen does not like to be over watered

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 12-foot diameter, 10-foot height
    • Leaves: Pinnately compound, with revolute margins, a spiny tip and dark lustrous green; leaves form a dense whorl around a stout stem
 
Habitat/Ecology 
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone9
NotesMost commonly used as a single specimen plant