Cycads easily suffer root shock, sometimes it takes a year or more until new growth is seen and a full recovery is made. Cycad roots form and heal very slowly. Just keep the plant in a warm shady spot for a few months. Water about every 3 weeks. Be very patient. They are extremely resilient, just very s l o w.

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

I am in zone 5 and continually put 2 year old cow manure on my Cycads & Dioons. I get two and even sometimes three flushes a season from my Revolutas (the third flush is usually only 2-3 leaves), but like Xero stated, the Taitungensis Cycads are fast growing. For all practicle purposes, my Taitungensis trees are all putting out a new flush every 2 weeks during the growing season. However, my Taitungensis X Guizhouensis Hybrids from Robert Chumley are actually flushing all the time. Kinda like a regular palm tree, there is a new leaf starting before the latest leaf gets opened. [IMG]http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture005-3.jpg[/IMG] Hopefully this pic posted of the Tait/Guiz. You can see two new leafs.

the sago need to drain and cant keep it soggy let it dry out and see also sray soappy water on it you will have to get something for scales and spray on it i bought 3 sago from cft nursery in florida off ebay they were great price and fast shipping , they look great in ny , you have to keep up on sagos get some spray when i got sagos from cft nursery they were big 3 gallon i dont like to start with the little ones in the long run they cost more then 3 gallons