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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    July 18, 2018
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    The most likely reasons are water deficit, or fertilizer burn from high salts content in chemical fertilizer . Either of these will cause drying of the tissues at the leaf margins.
    Check on your soil moisture and water management. Using a soil moisture meter may help. Discontinue use of any fertilizer with NPK percentages of over 10, best to use a slow release natural fertilizer.

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    BushDoctor on
    July 21, 2018
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    Typically, taking all fronds from a sago is a death sentence. They do not tolerate this, and almost always die, unless there is some new growth. It is very fortunate that they made it through.

    They will send out pups in response to a dead or dying plant. These can be left to take over the original. Moving them will likely kill them.

    When you have colder weather, it will be best to leave dying fronds until it has enough new growth to gather energy. Cutting them before this, while the tree is still trying to pull nutrients back into the stalk, will leave it with no way to gather energy for new growth.

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    BushDoctor on
    August 13, 2018
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    This is a Bismark Palm. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/bismarck-palm/growing-bismarck-palms.htm

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    BushDoctor on
    August 28, 2018
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    Only prune them if they are completely dead. Do not prune leaves with green still in them. Make sure to move them to a shady location during the heat. This will prevent the occurrence in the future.

    Here is an article that will help you to care for these in container: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/sago-palm/how-to-care-for-sago-palms.htm

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    BushDoctor on
    August 29, 2018
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    I'm sorry, I did leave that out. For the plants that you cannot move, you will want to put up a shade cloth. This will come in many "shades" but you won't need anything more than 30 percent shade cloth.

    I would wait to feed them until next spring. Feeding now can burn them, since they have lost plant material and cannot take up nutrients as fast until it is replaced.

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    BushDoctor on
    August 31, 2018
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    It looks like the start of flower heads. It is hard to tell whether it is male or female, but without both, there will be no seeds.

    This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/sago-palm/sago-palms-flower.htm

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