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Wednesday night, an F4 tornado hit Manhattan Kansas. It happened around midnight to 12:30. I was called at 3:00 am Thursday night to emmediatly get a plan of attack on how to fix the CATV system. These are some of the pics of the damage that I took. I have many more. This was picked up and thrown ov...

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Unbelievable pics Robert. Your work is very much appreciated by other Cycad enthusiasts.

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Steve did you only get two seeds of this? If you got more, could I purchase one from you? If no, thats cool.

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UMMMM, Mr. Chumley it is YOU that I have to thank for all those. Your the best.

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Petrea flush is all but done. It is a WONDERFUL 2 leafer. I am just as happy with this as I thought I would be. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture073.jpg Encephalartos Senticosus. Starting to be able to see the green in the new flush. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb21...

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FIVE YEAR OLD!!!
You will find that Chumley's cycads/Dioons grow better than anybody else's for you also.

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My experiences with Robert's Spinulosums are that they flush like mad!!! They do take a lot of water, but man do they grow fast!!!
If this is your first Spinulosum, you will find a new new favorite.

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Update pics Smaller Wilailik. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture067.jpg Petrae. Leafs are REALLY stretching up. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture068.jpg 2 1/2' tall Taitungensis. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture065.jpg ...

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I just put a pic of the flush on the new flush pic thread.

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No pics as of right now, but I checked a Dioon Edule w/ a caudex size of slightly larger than a grapefruit, and it is opening up and you can see a BIG flush starting. I will post an update next week, and include it in the mid summer pics update thread also.
Does anybody know how often Edules flush?

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RIGHT ON TAYLOR!!!!!!!
WONDERFUL. What is that a 12 leafer? Thats exactly what mine is pushing right now. Not sure mine will look as good as yours as that is a WONDERFUL flush.

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Mine are absolutely BOOMING. I am at work right now, but will try to remember to take a pic later. I put them out front where they get solid morning sun up until about 2:00pm.
Lucky, as soon as you start hitting days with high 70's low 80's for highs and 60's for lows, WATCH OUT.

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If that was my yard, I would get NOTHING els done around the house because I would be sleeping in paradise. Very nice very nice.

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I was thinking about this and let me know if it's a good idea. With the super responses to KNNN's "A Nice Start to the Season" thread, I thought it would be a good idea to start a new thread since we are not in the "start" of the season anymore, to start showing new flushes that ...

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Taylor, can we get an updated pic on that flush PLEASE!

Mine is starting another flush as I write this and it reminded me that I had not seen yours lately.

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a Ah yes. I got some great stuff from him too. However half of the trees had broken roots so I had to call Chumley to ask how to take care of that. With his help, I now have a nice Wially flush and a nice Petrea flush starting. Coontie has great stuff and a very affordable prices. THey are good folk...

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AWESOME DIOONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please let us in on where those came from.

Are those Edule. Thats what they look like.

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No I have not repotted. I was going to as it sets pretty low in the pot so I can use the same pot, just add some soil.
But it is REALLY healthy and REALLY green and full so I didn't want to mess with it. If it doesn't flush this year, I will repot it thou.

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Steve, let me put it to you like this...
I got one Spinulosum from a Nursery in Wichita two years ago that has never flushed.
I got two Spinulosum from Robert Chumley two years ago that both have flushed 3 times each.
I would give Chumley a call buddy.

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Do you think that cutting the old flush helped in forcing that new flush? I have heard that some think it does and from what I have seen, it helps a LOT.

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In my neighborhood, we have a constant line of walkers from 4:00 to about 9:00. Every year, people look forward to seeing my hosta and stop to talk about them. They are in full swing right now. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture058.jpg http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2...

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OP, this Spring is REDICULOUS! We should be in the 70's right now, but we are still in the 50's. I am sick of this. The first year I didn't have my green house, I had bugs pretty bad. But this Winter I had everything in the greenhouse because the wife was tired of the bugs last year. So no, bugs wer...

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I REALLY liked your spaceing with the Livistona. That looks really wonderful by its self. Really makes it stand out.

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AHHHHH, I can hear the rattle of my package already

Maazing how slow the tree is, yet the seed stalk SHOOTS up like a rocket.

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I gotta say, thats one of the most wonderful flushes I have EVER saw in my life.
Whatever your doing, PLEASE let us in on it!

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Yea Dean, I don't know if anybody told you this or not, but the rules of the board state that you have to share the seeds with the rest of the board

Remember your friends when it's crop season!!!

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AWESOME PICS BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So would that make that a "Utah" landscape?

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Islander wrote:This image was taken by Keith in Victoria, BC. It is probably the world's tiniest Trachy in seed.

Photo downloaded fine for me. WOW, that is unbelievable. Looks like it's about a year old Trachy with seeds. How COOL!

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Absolutely not.

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I think your mistaken. Those are not Steve's "Dioons". Those are Steve's Revolutas.

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WOW Steve, those are really taking off. Incredable!

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Jody will have a better answer than mine, but I always feel that when mine brown in the Winter, I cut them off and it seems to force a new flush soon. But thats just my personal findings.

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Thats what I was thinking. Plus I like the looks of a buita much better.

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WOW, those cycads look GREAT!!! Sabals are looking good too. You have lot's to be proud of.

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Wes depends on what size Washy your talking about. From seedling stage it normally takes two years under optimum growing conditions to get to 3 gal size they really pick up speed from here as long as they go into larger a size pot yearly. You`ll have a few years before they outgrow your greenhouse....

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AWESOME flush Dean. And by the looks of the previous flush, that is a VERY healthy cycad.

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Simply AMAZING to see palms like that in Canada.
I wish you could send some of those seedlings to the U.S.!!!!!

The Jubea (sp?) & Butia are WONDERFUL. Also cool to see all the different tyes of Trachies in a large tree form.

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Thanks all.
Okie, not that I can think of. I thought about possibly planting in the ground a Washy, but planting it in the greenhouse. But would it grow so fast that I would need to take the GH down in a year or so?

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Here is the back yard. All together.. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/Picture054.jpg Here is the left side of the backyard close up. left to right: Spinulosum, Wilailik, Spinulosum, Wilailik, Spinulosum, Encephalartus Gratus. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/TopekaPalms/...

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