How to prune queen sago

After each new leaf flush has fully hardened, typically spring or summer. Cut dead fronds cleanly at the petiole base with sanitized bypass pruners or a small pruning saw. Avoid tearing. Wear gloves — cycad fronds are sharply pointed.

As needed, typically once or twice a year. Queen Sago needs minimal pruning — remove only fully dead or damaged fronds at the petiole base. New leaves emerge in periodic flushes; wait until a flush has hardened before removing any older foliage beneath it. Never cut into the trunk or remove the crown. Tidying is the only task; there is no shaping to do.

Cut dead fronds cleanly at the petiole base with sanitized bypass pruners or a small pruning saw. Avoid tearing. Wear gloves — cycad fronds are sharply pointed.