Cycas revoluta
Sago palm · also King sago, Sago cycad, Japanese sago palm
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Cycas revoluta, also known as Sago Palm, is an ancient gymnosperm often mistaken for a palm due to its palm-like, stiff, and shiny dark green leaves. This slow-growing and low-maintenance species produces golden yellow cones and thrives in dappled sunlight. It is more closely related to conifers than true palms.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 950.02%35 yr7.5 in
- 800.02%—12 in
- 270.00%——
- 40.00%—5.0 in
- 30.00%—10 in
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 5–10 ft
- Canopy spread
- 3–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests