1963 Press Photo Sago Palms on Colbert Street, New Orleans - noc03107

Clump of Sago palms at 5901 Colbert. Frond-like leaves appear at the top of three squat trunks. An old favorite as a specimen plant in New Orleans gardens is the "Sago palm" (Cycas revoluta) with its stiff, fern-like leaves so much used on Palm Sunday. This is not a true palm but belongs to an ancient and primitive plant group known as cycads, allied to the conifers. The palm-like appearance and the fact that a kind of sago is prepared from the pith of the trunk give it the common name "Sago palm." Sago is a dry granulated or powdered starch from the East Indies and the Philippines used in puddings, as an article of diet, and is also used for stiffening textiles.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.