Sago Palm turned brown, is it dead and can I cut off the leaves/fronds?

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Sago Palm turned brown, is it dead and can I cut off the leaves/fronds?

asked Feb 5, 2022 by anonymous

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Mine did the same thing. It took a long time to come back but, it did. Don't give up yet.

answered Feb 5, 2022 by anonymous

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