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Q.sago palm

Zone knoxville tn 37922,. zone 7 | Anonymous added on April 7, 2018 | Answered

the bulb of my sago palm is covered with something that looks like foam (dark yellow) is this normal? I cannot see the top portion of the bulb only the foam looking stuff about 1/2 inch thick.

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Downtoearthdigs
Answered on April 8, 2018

It is difficult to determine what your Sago Palm has from this description. I can say, that this is not normal.

It sounds much like a slime fungus.

You can upload an image to us if you like, it could help in identifying the issue.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/what-is-slime-mold-slime.htm

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