Every time I listen to you Mr. David, I become smarter, and enhanced. It is such a pleasure listening to you, and absorbing what you have to share. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Sir, for your knowledge and expertise. I'm an avid fossil collector, have been ever since I was about 9 years old. I happened upon your video because I wanted to see if the pattern I saw on one of my fossils might be the pattern produced when a cycad branch falls off. I ended up learning a lot more than I thought I would! Thanks again, David!👍👍😉
I could listen to David talk about palms all day. Palms are my favorite plants. I'm trying to learn all I can about them so I can pick one to plant one day.
Thanks so much! Also, check out our new channel (Earth Works Garden Center) that has more of his video and other informational videos that are awesome!
Cycads are a very old species of plant. The used to cover almost everywhere in the past but are increasingly are becoming rare. The aids do not have a hard shell, meaning they germinate relatively faster. Sago Cycads are a very cold hardy species. And there is one specific species which is presumably e tin es in the wild. There is only a line male who was brought back by an English explorer. We have clones the plant but as the mothers egg becomes the offsprings cell we cannot recreate the species. Because the mitochondria of the offspring come from the mother. However we can cross pollinate and breed the offspring until we get one that is genetically similar. However it would not be a true member of the species. People still hope that there may be a lone female somewhere. These plants are also heavily poached for collectors. These plants are truly ancient and deserve respect for the worlds they have seen before we came about!!
David you are very good to your Palm Trees and very knowledgeable . I hope one day I can grow one in my yard. I live in North Carolina. Keep protecting the Palm Trees from poachers!
These ancient species have a great appeal. I already have about a dozen sago and cardboard palms, though I’m not sure how to tell if mine are the Japanese Cycas Revoluta or the more local Taiwanese Cycas Taitungensis. I guess can just ask the garden center if they know. Thanks for your knowledgeable overview…
Very thorough........love the enthusiasm........cycads are the most interesting plants......after all they were here before all of us.......just picked up another 7 yesterday, all encephalartas species and looking for more.
I cannot tell you how many of these I’ve removed. People began to tell me their dogs could eat parts of them and die. I never bothered to verify it but it seemed crazy that a dog would eat parts of it.
Awesome info, i'm renting a place with a 5 foot Queen Sago (Cycas revoluta) recently had a flush, so excited then depressed by the demolition job by a thousand grubs. Little did I know what those blue moths were doing ffs. I picked the grubs off but the damage to the foliage was devastation!!! I was wondering what would happen if I just cut off all the foliage and let it do its thing and wait for the next flush and apply a pre-emergent insecticide... someone said they grow 1inch a year so the one in the backyard must be 60 years old wow.
I'm having trouble keeping pups from constantly growing around my 30+ year old Sago. Trying to find out if I should let grass grow in close to the "Caudex".
I appreciate the video and information. We were given a Sago (female) palm by an old gentlemen who farmed these to sell. It was our house warming gift just larger than a pup. 18 years later, it had grown well until a tenant attempted to cut it down and destroy it. I was able to cut away some pups and replant them. I was viewing your video for help in keeping them alive to grow them in our new home. I wanted to share with you that this neighbor farmer told us (and we used for many years) that Bloodmeal was great for the sago. It did work, but I believe I will give (if I can find) fish emulsion on my pups. How long should I wait (if any time) to start feeding the transplanted pups? Thanks again and greetings from Central Texas!
I’m very content with living in the country where most Encephelartos species come from, I personally own a Vellosus and am looking at getting a blue leafed cycad like a Horridus or Princeps
Your videos are very educational and inspiring. I admire your knowledge. Can you guide me to a book where I can find extensive information on Palm Trees?
Glad you find them informative. Will see about David putting together a list of some of his favorite palm video resources. thank you for the idea and will plan to get this to you!
The Sykes plant in my home garden was planted 13 years ago. It used to send leaves twice in the same year. It sent leaves twice, but the leaves did not complete growth, knowing that I fertilize it with organic fertilizer in the fall season. Please help
I bought one from Walmart, a Sago Palm, and it had to be repotted because it was glued down and it didn't like that. All it's foliage turned yellow and died. What do I do? I don't want it to die. Should I put it in full sun right now? Does it not want a lot of water?
this was a super video!!! really informative, I absolutely love these plants and we eventually purchased one last year and I really want to maintain it well. I will pop you an email with some images of mine as I have a couple questions about it (I have some yellowing) I really hope that you can help as its great to hear from an expert! :):)
How can a person tell whether they are male or female when the sago palms are young? Ive two sago palms and I am growing about ten sago palms from seed
Seaweed Extract or liquid Kelp, or Fish Emulsion is best, for fertilizing Cycads. These fertilizers being organic, as natural fertilizers will not burn the leaves.
The gel-like substance that Sago's (Cycad revoluta) produces, serves as a pathogen protection. The gel is produced by the Caudex (trunk) sometimes when the leaves have been trimmed off, or if the Caudex has inflicted damage (injury). The gel substance serves to protect any pathogens (diseases/bacteria) from entering into the tissue at the prunned or damaged area. It is totally fine. It will harden, in a week or so, then you may scrape it away!
Earth Works Jax Thanks a lot. Do you have any recommendations on scale and pesticide? What work best to prevent yellowing and maintain a healthy green foliage? I appreciate any advice.
Southern Agricultural Palm Nutritional foliar feed! Mix 3 to 4 cap fills with this product, into 1 gallon of foliar feed into the ground evenly around the truck. Also, you can spray the entire Palm with the Palm Nutritional foliar spray, the foliage (leaves), stems, trunk, etc. It is best to apply the foliar feed (spray) early in the day, as the stomata (tiny holes/pours) in the leaves are open, to absorb the fertilizer. There are a number of insecticides/pesticides you can use, this depends on the type of scale on the Palm. Sometimes you can use soap and water in a spray bottle, which will suffocate the scale, then the scale can be wiped off the Palm.
Earth Works Jax Thanks. A lot boss. My plants suffering from a white pounder scale and the leaves look like there also been eaten by bugs. I did some trimming with a surgical knife to remove any yellow or dead leave foliage for appearance looks, so it won’t look dead or burnt the plant looks spotted like it’s suffering nutrients so I bought Epson Salt I bought Blood Meal and Iron. I grow them in a pot. Thanks for the help Ima do my best to keep these sago king palms living.
Every time I listen to you Mr. David, I become smarter, and enhanced. It is such a pleasure listening to you, and absorbing what you have to share. 🙏🙏🙏
That's awesome thanks so much for this great feedback. There will be more to come in the future.
Thank you, Sir, for your knowledge and expertise. I'm an avid fossil collector, have been ever since I was about 9 years old. I happened upon your video because I wanted to see if the pattern I saw on one of my fossils might be the pattern produced when a cycad branch falls off. I ended up learning a lot more than I thought I would! Thanks again, David!👍👍😉
This just covered everything my botany professor took 7 weeks to ramble on and yours makes way more sense- thank you
lol!
I could listen to David talk about palms all day. Palms are my favorite plants. I'm trying to learn all I can about them so I can pick one to plant one day.
I like that you explain for anyone to understand. Thanks!
David C. this is a delightful and informative video on cycads! You are well spoken, easy to listen to and are educational. Thank you
Thanks if you a looking for more of his Palm videos check out our new TH-cam channel Earth Works Garden Center.
Great Video, a lot more comprehensive than most videos about the Cycads. Thank you
Thanks so much! Also, check out our new channel (Earth Works Garden Center) that has more of his video and other informational videos that are awesome!
Thank you for sharing more than just superficial info. I appreciate deep learning.
So fascinating and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your plants and knowledge!
Awesome teaching!!!! Thank you so much from Merritt Island
Thank you Mary!
Wonderful educational video, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Cycads are a very old species of plant. The used to cover almost everywhere in the past but are increasingly are becoming rare. The aids do not have a hard shell, meaning they germinate relatively faster. Sago Cycads are a very cold hardy species. And there is one specific species which is presumably e tin es in the wild. There is only a line male who was brought back by an English explorer. We have clones the plant but as the mothers egg becomes the offsprings cell we cannot recreate the species. Because the mitochondria of the offspring come from the mother. However we can cross pollinate and breed the offspring until we get one that is genetically similar. However it would not be a true member of the species. People still hope that there may be a lone female somewhere. These plants are also heavily poached for collectors. These plants are truly ancient and deserve respect for the worlds they have seen before we came about!!
Thanks so much for these extra tips about the cycads. Do you collect cycads?
These are not tips, these are questions for you, Sir
@@abbashasan8344I don’t see a single question lol
I know where i’m going if i ever need plants in jacksonville! Love the hands on educational vids.
David you are very good to your Palm Trees and very knowledgeable . I hope one day I can grow one in my yard. I live in North Carolina. Keep protecting the Palm Trees from poachers!
Thank you for the tutorial on Cycads, very informative
Very informative. Thank you for passing on your knowledge of cycads
Thanks! Are you a collector yourself?
Thank you for an informative video, just wish we had more close-ups..
These ancient species have a great appeal. I already have about a dozen sago and cardboard palms, though I’m not sure how to tell if mine are the Japanese Cycas Revoluta or the more local Taiwanese Cycas Taitungensis. I guess can just ask the garden center if they know. Thanks for your knowledgeable overview…
Thank you for the video. Very informative
Very thorough........love the enthusiasm........cycads are the most interesting plants......after all they were here before all of us.......just picked up another 7 yesterday, all encephalartas species and looking for more.
Enjoy them!
Awesome video David keep up all the great work
Looks awesome
I cannot tell you how many of these I’ve removed. People began to tell me their dogs could eat parts of them and die. I never bothered to verify it but it seemed crazy that a dog would eat parts of it.
I loved the video! Happy to see people propagating these threatened species!
Awesome info, i'm renting a place with a 5 foot Queen Sago (Cycas revoluta) recently had a flush, so excited then depressed by the demolition job by a thousand grubs. Little did I know what those blue moths were doing ffs. I picked the grubs off but the damage to the foliage was devastation!!! I was wondering what would happen if I just cut off all the foliage and let it do its thing and wait for the next flush and apply a pre-emergent insecticide... someone said they grow 1inch a year so the one in the backyard must be 60 years old wow.
Love watching these videos! Very informative! Do you have any on the pygmy date palm?? I have two and I'm looking for any tips to maintain them!
I wish I could plant those in my climate :(
Very nice and educational video, thank you very much. :-)
I'm having trouble keeping pups from constantly growing around my 30+ year old Sago. Trying to find out if I should let grass grow in close to the "Caudex".
David, what is the cycad with the very hard shell, it's brown and about inch and a half wide, and how do I propagate them ? thx Top video !
Nice video but i have 2 types of Cycads and i need help to identify the type. Can you help with this?
Terrific information. Keep it up!
Thanks! Are you a plant collector?
I appreciate the video and information. We were given a Sago (female) palm by an old gentlemen who farmed these to sell. It was our house warming gift just larger than a pup. 18 years later, it had grown well until a tenant attempted to cut it down and destroy it. I was able to cut away some pups and replant them. I was viewing your video for help in keeping them alive to grow them in our new home. I wanted to share with you that this neighbor farmer told us (and we used for many years) that Bloodmeal was great for the sago. It did work, but I believe I will give (if I can find) fish emulsion on my pups. How long should I wait (if any time) to start feeding the transplanted pups? Thanks again and greetings from Central Texas!
You can feed the pups with Fish Emulsion immediately.
@@davidcasella2934 Thanks
I’m very content with living in the country where most Encephelartos species come from, I personally own a Vellosus and am looking at getting a blue leafed cycad like a Horridus or Princeps
David is awesome 👌
Your videos are very educational and inspiring. I admire your knowledge. Can you guide me to a book where I can find extensive information on Palm Trees?
Check out this video of David he talks about a book that has a lot of info.
th-cam.com/video/xA7RT0AdkAY/w-d-xo.html
Glad you find them informative. Will see about David putting together a list of some of his favorite palm video resources. thank you for the idea and will plan to get this to you!
Good way of explaining
The Sykes plant in my home garden was planted 13 years ago. It used to send leaves twice in the same year. It sent leaves twice, but the leaves did not complete growth, knowing that I fertilize it with organic fertilizer in the fall season. Please help
I bought one from Walmart, a Sago Palm, and it had to be repotted because it was glued down and it didn't like that. All it's foliage turned yellow and died. What do I do? I don't want it to die. Should I put it in full sun right now? Does it not want a lot of water?
this was a super video!!! really informative, I absolutely love these plants and we eventually purchased one last year and I really want to maintain it well. I will pop you an email with some images of mine as I have a couple questions about it (I have some yellowing) I really hope that you can help as its great to hear from an expert! :):)
Hi David,
I have a qq, my ZF plant is producing some wax sort of thing from the cone, should i be worried about it ??
great videos keep it up
Thank you 🙏
What would be the rarest cycad that I could purchase legally?
How can a person tell whether they are male or female when the sago palms are young?
Ive two sago palms and I am growing about ten sago palms from seed
How can I get ahold of a 6foot windmill palm
We sell them but don't currently have any in stock.
What name of manure sago palm ???
Are the Sago palm seeds poisonous to animals or humans?
I have 4 Sago palms in palm springs, ca. What type of fertilizer can I use?
Seaweed Extract or liquid Kelp, or Fish Emulsion is best, for fertilizing Cycads. These fertilizers being organic, as natural fertilizers will not burn the leaves.
Hello well I'll going to call you DC for your name .well DC you're doing a good job .I just got me two Queens plans trees .
Can you please tell me what is the clear gel the sago palm developes. What is that?
The gel-like substance that Sago's (Cycad revoluta) produces, serves as a pathogen protection. The gel is produced by the Caudex (trunk) sometimes when the leaves have been trimmed off, or if the Caudex has inflicted damage (injury). The gel substance serves to protect any pathogens (diseases/bacteria) from entering into the tissue at the prunned or damaged area. It is totally fine. It will harden, in a week or so, then you may scrape it away!
Earth Works Jax Thanks a lot. Do you have any recommendations on scale and pesticide? What work best to prevent yellowing and maintain a healthy green foliage? I appreciate any advice.
Southern Agricultural Palm Nutritional foliar feed! Mix 3 to 4 cap fills with this product, into 1 gallon of foliar feed into the ground evenly around the truck. Also, you can spray the entire Palm with the Palm Nutritional foliar spray, the foliage (leaves), stems, trunk, etc. It is best to apply the foliar feed (spray) early in the day, as the stomata (tiny holes/pours) in the leaves are open, to absorb the fertilizer. There are a number of insecticides/pesticides you can use, this depends on the type of scale on the Palm. Sometimes you can use soap and water in a spray bottle, which will suffocate the scale, then the scale can be wiped off the Palm.
Earth Works Jax Thanks. A lot boss. My plants suffering from a white pounder scale and the leaves look like there also been eaten by bugs. I did some trimming with a surgical knife to remove any yellow or dead leave foliage for appearance looks, so it won’t look dead or burnt the plant looks spotted like it’s suffering nutrients so I bought Epson Salt I bought Blood Meal and Iron. I grow them in a pot. Thanks for the help Ima do my best to keep these sago king palms living.
@@danielcarcamo6336 Keep up with the care and it will look the way you want it too. Let us know if you have any more questions.
are you sure you are not the Green Giant?
Music is louder than voice,
What would you recommend for a very small cycad?
Bowenia serrulata, Bowenia spectabilis, Ceratozamia norstorgii Encephalartos cerinus, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos umbeluziensis, Stangeria eriopus, and various Zamia species.
Zamia is very expensive in PAKISTAN.
Good info
Thanks. Be on the lookout for future videos!
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I'am Indonesia, i like it cycads
Massive it bro
Duval!!
Good. But :The music is annoying.
Duly noted :)
Poachers of plants...🤯...incredible to learn what anybody will do to make a buck...💯✔️
Cycads