Dioon spinulosum

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Dioon spinulosum

Post by lucky1 » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:56 pm

Starting to flush.

This stage always reminds me of praying hands.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:45 am

Nice Barb! I wish Cycads were hardy here.........my yard would be full of them.
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Post by DesertZone » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:41 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Nice Barb! I wish Cycads were hardy here.........my yard would be full of them.
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:35 pm

Thanks guys

...as though they're hardy here, ha ha! :lol:

This one does well indoors, as full sun (even for a few hours in the morning) sunburns the fronds very badly.

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Post by canadianplant » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:10 pm

Nice Cycad Barb

I almost ordered D spinulosum seeds. I opted for good ole Dioon edule. Squirrels got all but one zamia, which isnt doing much lol.
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:37 pm

Thanks Jesse
Between your/Paul's/Tim's squirrels and rabbits, I don't know how you get ONE seed to pop...ever.
You'll love the blue fronds of Dioon edule.

Have you tried laying a mesh screen over the seedling pots to prevent seed losses?
Cycad seeds are pretty expensive.

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Post by canadianplant » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:53 am

lucky1 wrote:Thanks Jesse
Between your/Paul's/Tim's squirrels and rabbits, I don't know how you get ONE seed to pop...ever.
You'll love the blue fronds of Dioon edule.

Have you tried laying a mesh screen over the seedling pots to prevent seed losses?
Cycad seeds are pretty expensive.

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Its just that time of year :D I just have so many places for them to hide things is alll..... "if you build it they will come", right :D

For some reason I never thought about mesh. I just surrounded the last zamia seed with pots, and its been fine.... I will remember mesh for next year!
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:09 pm

Easy to pick up a few feet of plastic mesh for screen doors at your local hardware/door/window company.
Comes in 12-foot rolls, I think.

When I had a lot of seedlings, I'd cut it into a five-foot long strip, wide enough for seedling pot width, and then a rock on the first--and last--pot keeps mesh from blowing away/lifting up in wind.

But you'd need wire mesh if you have lots of rabbits, etc.

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