Cycas panzhihuaensis
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Cycas panzhihuaensis
There isn't much about this cycad that I can find on the net. It is supposed to be hardy to 13 F which is better than the C. revoluta. It is also supposed to grow to no more than about 10'. And it is supposed to be a fast grower - growing 2' of trunk in 5 years from seed.
That sounds too good to be true but right up my alley- small enough to cover and protect over winter and fast growing.
Can anyone provide additional information on this beauty?
Allen
That sounds too good to be true but right up my alley- small enough to cover and protect over winter and fast growing.
Can anyone provide additional information on this beauty?
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
There's an old saying "If it sound to good to be true, it usually is."
Quote "2' of trunk in 5 years from seed". I know that's not true at least in my climate. I'd find that to be a stretch in even the most benign climates. They are quite hardy no doubt, surprizing even an old sceptic like me. Perhaps more experimentation is needed. My gallon sized specimans are small and don't grow much. I suppose I have to plant one out and see what happens.
Cheers, Barrie.
Quote "2' of trunk in 5 years from seed". I know that's not true at least in my climate. I'd find that to be a stretch in even the most benign climates. They are quite hardy no doubt, surprizing even an old sceptic like me. Perhaps more experimentation is needed. My gallon sized specimans are small and don't grow much. I suppose I have to plant one out and see what happens.
Cheers, Barrie.
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Fast growing cycad
It will need tons of heat and humidity for a good part of the year to get anywhere near that growth...
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What's a word for slower than slow?
Alchris,
I spent a small fortune in seeds for this cycad and found out it puts out one frond a year! I live in balmy Alabama too! Others who have this plant in the Carolinas and TN report the same thing. When they say this cycad will grow a two foot trunk in 5-6 years they left out a zero after those numbers! So if you are about 13 it should be a good size by the time you retire.
It is pretty hardy though. Seedling are unfazed by multiple nights to 22 F.
I spent a small fortune in seeds for this cycad and found out it puts out one frond a year! I live in balmy Alabama too! Others who have this plant in the Carolinas and TN report the same thing. When they say this cycad will grow a two foot trunk in 5-6 years they left out a zero after those numbers! So if you are about 13 it should be a good size by the time you retire.
It is pretty hardy though. Seedling are unfazed by multiple nights to 22 F.
Allen, Try giving Robert Chumley a call. Look up his site in yahoo for "Chumley's Cycad". He will not only be totally honest with you on what you need (fast growing, does well inside for you in zone 3, etc.) but also he is the cheapest anywhere and he always gives a bonus or two.
Just tell him Wes White in Topeka sent you.
Just tell him Wes White in Topeka sent you.
Thanks Lori.
My grandson, who is a dinosaur nut, saw me checking pictures on this site and recognized the cycad from the videos that he watches. Now I am germinating seeds so that he and I can have our own 'dinosaur trees'. I'll show him your picture and hope that he will understand how long it takes them to grow.
I guess that he is interested enough to take over raising the cycads when I die.
Allen
My grandson, who is a dinosaur nut, saw me checking pictures on this site and recognized the cycad from the videos that he watches. Now I am germinating seeds so that he and I can have our own 'dinosaur trees'. I'll show him your picture and hope that he will understand how long it takes them to grow.
I guess that he is interested enough to take over raising the cycads when I die.
Allen
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Hi, Allen
That's wonderful your grandson is interested. Tell him he will be helping to preserve these endangered species from extinction, so they won't go the way of the dinosaur.
Check out my cycad photos on my web site -- I have some nice shots of mature cycads that I have taken at various botanical gardens in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, and Mexico. Your grandson might like to see those.
That's wonderful your grandson is interested. Tell him he will be helping to preserve these endangered species from extinction, so they won't go the way of the dinosaur.
Check out my cycad photos on my web site -- I have some nice shots of mature cycads that I have taken at various botanical gardens in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, and Mexico. Your grandson might like to see those.
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