They love their sun...the more the merrier. That ones about 5 to 6 years old and has a caudex about 6 inches in dia. It's been in a container it's entire life. I water it quite frequently in the summer too...Z

Hi palmbob, I got a reply back from a tree expert: "I have had a good look at the photos and actually relieved to see the tree was in relatively healthy. What I can say is it’s probably worth doing something to try and save this tree, things that you can do yourself could be apply a good layer forest mulch underneath the tree and as far out as you can manage. Secondly head down to the local nursery or hardware store and grab sea sol and water in. The other thing is definitely keep up the water to this palm over the next couple of months, unless you dig the soil and find completely saturated already then hold off on watering." He also suggested a soil injection package at $265 times 2. He didn't mention the wound, but according to a different forum: "if the dripping is coming from the trunks and not the leaves, that's more likely to be a bacterial infection." which may or may not help a bacterial infection, he didn't say. A different blog said "Palm trees do not drip sap so after asking a Tree Doctor he said it looks like "honey"" so it could literally be honey that I am seeing (we do have stingless bees elsewhere in the garden). Still a bit confused!

You may not have enough summer heat to its liking. I would repot it into a somewhat bigger container with excellent draining soil (I work some orchid media into their soil mix, some coarse sand, and perlite). You can try feeding it, then put in your hottest outdoor position. Against a south-facing wall, etc. I have several larger Sagos. Some had cold damage issues to a greater or lesser extent after the winter from he//. They have since defoliated, now hoping for a second flush of leaves.

Give it a bigger pot. From the pic, it seems that the pot narrows at the base, then you have a plant potted at the top. Like I said, deeper pots are better for palm..., especially these desert palm species that are trying to tap into ground water. So, even though they may come from the desert (like Dates), they like their water. What I did was go to HD and purchase a plastic garbage can and drill holes in the bottom. Maybe not the most elegant, but cheap and has those handles so I can grab hold and move 'em. I think I have five large Washingtoniias in such tubs. P.S., Yours looks like W. robusta (based on limited fiber I see and red trunk). I think at least a few of mine are the 'filibusta' hybrids.