Billy, my Sago is all yellow..I vowed never to buy another, then Walmart had Sagos in bonsai pots for 9,99, a couple yrs ago, so it followed us home. It did fine, until I placed in the gh this winter..sigh I bought a Cycad, think it's Dioon, on Ebay..came w/2 whole leaves..sheesh. Ended up buying two, potted together. The seller no longer posts pictures of this Cycad..Wonder why..lol..Thankfully, it was inexpensive. They're plugs, so guess I shouldn't have expected much, but I bought plants in plugs from another seller, his plants are 4-5 times larger. None are Cycads. Do you really think it's warm enough to ship? Let's see, how about next Monday..temps are 'supposed' to warm up this wkend.. Also, let me know how I should wrap it. It's been a long time shipping tropicals. Sux yes, trops, no. Any ideas? I fear cuttings will dry during shipping. Should I use moist paper towel? Plastic bag? I have a Donkey's Tail, but no String of Beads..That will be fine, or you don't have to send anything.. Any other cuttings you're interested in while I'm at it? Can you root Christmas Cactus? It wouldn't be much, just a couple sections..Recently got a 'rare' yellow. Whoo hoo..lol.. Let me know..I have to check to see if I still have your addy..Nope, no addy. You still have my email addy? Or you can jot it down via GW. BTW, as an experiment, last summer I planted my Sago in the garden..it did fantastic. So green..sure doesn't look healthy now..The trunk is firm, so it's not dead, but all leaves yellowed and need pruning. It's my fault though, I forgot to water. :( Toni

White spots, especially if on the undersides of the fronds, could be mealybugs, a type of scale. Sagos can make great long-term container plants, but they do get large over time. Best to move them outside in the summer -- to shade first, then over 3 or 4 weeks to part sun or full sun (to prevent leaf scorch). Sago fronds will begin to freeze at between 15 and 20 degrees. So if you get that cold, bring it in. I usually leave mine out until night lows are predicted to go to lower 20s. As new growth develops in spring or summer it is important that the plant gets lots of light or the fronds will get very long stretching to the light. And they will be all out of proportion with the rest of the fronds. Here's mine that I started from seed. You can see new growth beginning to stretch out.

I assume you are talking about those poor trees in small pots with glued rocks on them sold as "bonsai"? I despise those things. Infact just last week a bought an adenium(desert rose) that was in that situation. Sometimes, and dont tell the stores, Ill break the glued rocks so at least the poor plants can get some water and air. My guess in combination with lack of sun is that it has some root rot. Its probably in a very moisture retentive soil so I would re-pot into some quick draining mix. Plain miracle grow despite their claims holds water too long unless you add a ton of perlite or something similar. There are many soil recipes in the container forum that can help you out. More experienced palm growers will be along shortly. Mike

Any basic fertilizer will make cycads happy. Something a little higher in nitrogren will help promote new fronds. Generally they only make one flush of fronds a year, but in climates with longer growing seasons it will probably make 2 once they are established if they are happy and they can make at least a dozen fronds in a flush once they get a older! I hear people water with epsom salt occasionally (not the same as table salt) to keep their sagos green. Usually they are either getting ready to flush, or are deficient in some kind of nutrient if they are yellowing this time of the year. They tend to yellow more in pots than when they are planted in the ground, a good fertilizer will help keep them from yellowing further most times, but it will never undo the yellowing that took place (You'll have to wait for a new flush). Good luck! -Alex