Sago misnomer as cycads are not palms. Extracting edible starch from the sago cycad requires special care due to the poisonous nature of cycads. Cycad sago is used for many of the same purposes as palm sago. The fruit of palm trees from which the sago is produced is not allowed to ripen fully. The full ripening completes the life cycle of the tree and exhausts the starch reserves in the trunk to produce the seeds. It leaves a hollow shell and causes the tree to die. The palms are cut down when they are about 15 years old, just before
Sago Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Sago Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Sago Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 176 at the 2010 census. Sago Township was so named from the fact sago pudding was being served when commissioners were deciding on a suitable name. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89.1 km²), of which 33.8 square miles (87.6 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), or 1.74%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 205 people, 77 households, and 60 families residing in