Sago palms

Question

How do you tell a male from a female? I have two 10 year old plants and they look identical. They get morning sun filtered through a couple of live oaks.

Thanks, Ken

Answer 1

The only way you can really determine the sex of your sago palm is if it has ever shown its reproductive cones. Female flowering sago palms produce a round, fuzzy mass that is golden in color and males produce a long, golden cone-like structure. More information on sago palm flowers can be found in the following article:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/sago-palm/sago-palms-flower.htm