Palms and Cycads: Cycad/ Sago Palm blocking window., 1 by kozg101

kozg101 wrote:
Hello all,
I\'m presently in Austin, TX rehabbing a house and haven\'t worked with a Cycad before.

1st pic:
The Cycad is blocking the window. I know how to trim this normally, but not when taking the window into account. The trunk is 30\" tall. The window is about 50\" from the ground so about 18\" clearance without taking the leaves into account. How would you handle trimming/pruning this Cycad? I want it to look nice. Owner is very picky.

2nd pic:
Would you remove the younger cycads in this scenario when they grow under a larger one? Probably too big to transplant?

3rd pic:
This Cycads trunk is 6\' tall. Should I trim the leaves most of the way to the top like a shorter one?

Any tips on trimming the leaves that overhang the sidewalk for the best presentation?

I just counted 26 Cycads around the house so i have a bit of trimming to do.

Thanks!