3 tbs of organicide, 3 tbs malathion, in a gal. of water. Spray the whole thing, trunk especially. Never going to get rid of it, but spray every three to six months. Sago's worth keeping....

I agree 100%. A bonsai sago is just a name they give sago palms when small and they have a decorative pot and some nice rocks or maybe mulch. It probably sells better when you say its a bonsai. They say its a bonsai but in my opinion, unless you really love the challenge of making and maintaining bonsai, its better off in a real pot with real soil. I have had "bonsai" sago palms before and the rocks are sometimes glued all around the entire plant which isnt very healthy, but you can keep it in that pot until it outgrows it in a year or so. It should be watered well and kept outside in warmer months. It will make a "flush" which are just a new set of leaves usually 2 times a year, but sometimes only once. A larger plant can have 10-20 leaves in a flush but smaller plants have less. When its making a flush it must be in full sun or else you get streched out leaves which sometimes looks nice, but it isnt very proportional to the other leaves and makes the plant very easy to fall in the wind. If you are looking for a houseplant and only a houseplant I think peace lilies and parlor palms are great. They are always growing and both bloom pretty often also. They love a sunny window. African violets are also very nice. They stay small, but there flowers dont go unnoticed. I just keep mine by a sunny window and water it every time it looks dry at it is almost always in flower (right now its full of them). They are easy. Corn plants (not the one you get corn from) also make great houseplants and can flower when older (mine have yet to do that though). They grow slow making them perfect for the home and can be bought at nice sizes. Dont get me wrong, sagos have no problem being indoors and mine did great until that new flush of leaves came and the leaves got too long from the lack of sun. They probably wont even flush out very often indoors because its not warm and sunny enough. I wouldnt expect a flush indoors more than every year and a half unless you take it out for the summer. And with any plant, if you want it to get big and healthy, fertilize it every once in a while, most plants really love it! Good luck! -Alex

First off let me tell you that I have been dealing with Robert Chumley for almost 3 years now. There is NOBODY and I mean NOBODY that will treat you better on the price, or has more experience with the Taitungensis. He has grown literally MILLIONS of them. Now, my opinion on King vs Emperor. To me, there is no comparison. The Emperor is 100% a better cycad to have. It is REALLY puzzling to know why all the stores like Wal Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. continue to sell Kings, when Taitungensis are by far a better cycad. The Taitungensis grows much much faster. Mr. Chumley once told me that if you cut the leafs off a Taitungensis, new flush will occur around 23 days later. So if you were so inclined, you could get a good 1' growth out of one pretty darn quick. The Taitungensis is the fastest growing cycad in the world (althou my personal finding is the the Nova Wilailik is a very close second). The Taitungensis is also one the hardiest cycads. The leaves on a Taitungensis will continue to grow at it's lowest temps, where as a King's leafs will go doormant. The Taitungensis is also IMO a much prettier cycad than the King, With it's longer petiols.

Could be they are just old and ready to die. No matter why they have gone yello, you wont be able to make them green again (unless you use paint) Do you use a fertilizer ?