New arrivals.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:20 am

Heres a nice batch of new cycads I just got in.

Group shot.

Encephalartos Horridus.

Encephalartos Friderici-guillielmii.

Cycas Panzihuanensis.

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:43 am

BEAUTIFUL!!! You will LOVE those!!!
I am actually more of a Cycad/Dioon guy now than I am a Palm guy. They are just easier to take care of and much more tolerable of adverse conditions than palms IMO.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:11 am

Hey Wes. I just ordered a bunch more Dioons & Taitungenesis from Bob. Hope to get them this coming week. I'll post some pics when they arrive.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:44 am

Man those look nice

I love the cycas/dioons.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:10 am

The E. horridus has good color already! ( Was that from the California place ?

Everything looks great

Steve

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:04 am

Hey Steve. Yes they are from http://www.indianrockcycadsandpalms.com ... 997974.htm Dave is a good guy. He has many very rare Encephalartos species.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:30 am

A few Dioon Edules I picked up.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:34 am

And a bunch of local Cycas revoluta seed I just collected and cleaned. These will be germinated in the spring.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:52 am

Thanks for the link!

Steve

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:12 am

Steve & anyone else interested, contact Dave at http://www.indianrockcycadsandpalms.com ... 997974.htm He has fair prices & some excellent quality cycads. You won't be disappointed. I'm just addicted to the awesome blue Encephalartos.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:03 pm

Gorgeous colour on that horridus...
warn your dogs where you plant that!

Nice size very healthy!
Lots of info on that website.
Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:26 pm

Just got a nice shipment from Robert Chumley today. Included in the order was Guizhouensis X Taitungensis Hybrid x2 , Dioon "palmaSola" x 20, Dioon "Jacula" x 10, Softball size "Taitungensis" x10 (a few for my neighbor), and some Australian variety I forget the name at the moment... All very nice plants. I will get some pics when it is light out this week.

A big thank you to Robert Chumley once again !

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:29 pm

Will look forward to the pics, Todd.
Sounds like quite a collection.

Must be nice to be able to SHIP stuff this time of year...not in the frozen north!

Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:48 pm

Yes it has been in the 70's all week... I just ordered a 15 gal. Encephalartos trispinosus from Dave at Indian rock as well. I'll post a pic of that when it arrives as well... Somebody want to loan me some $$$

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:27 pm

if you'll loan us the warm weather

got a flash on that digital ????

Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:09 am

Ok heres the haul from Robert Chumley this week.

Guizhouensis X Taitungensis Hybrid

Taitungensis (softball size caud's)

Dioon Palma sola's

Dioon Jacula's

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:53 am

Todd, man oh man, nice indeed.

And those taitungensis are huge...do they now go into your warm house, or a cool well-lit GH/basement?

I couldn't find any images of Dioon sola, D.jacula...
Are they from Mexico? Madagascar?

Great shipment! Keep us posted as they grow.
Thanks for pics.
Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:40 pm

http://www.cycadinternational.com.au/cy ... plant_id=5

Barb the dioons are all from Mexico, Robert can give you better specifics than I can. They all stay outside in the yard unless we get a real cold blast, then they go in the garage. They are all going in the ground in March.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:13 pm

Hadn't seen a pic of those before.
Thanks for the link.

I'm looking forward to your "Planted" picture in March...to see where you put the Bismarckia.
With its leaves capable of spanning 9 feet, it'll need a wide berth.

All those Dioons will round out your tropical look.
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:26 am

Great photos and selection!

Looking forward to seeing your E. trispinosus

Steve

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:41 am

Encephalartos trispinosus from Indianrock.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:32 pm

Man look at that colour!
Cycads are such a great contrast.
Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:01 pm

Well just ordered 4 Encephalartos Natalensis & 4 more Encephalartos Trispinosus... Thats it I'm cutting myself off (for a while

)

Next on the list for spring is a bunch of Encephalartos Princeps...

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:22 am

Very Nice !

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:04 am

I'm cutting myself off

...lasted all of one-point-five minutes, huh?

Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:22 am

Just got 4 nice Encephalartos Natalensis from Living Fossil Nursery. One is flushing a new frond. Great prices as well.

http://shop.vendio.com/coontie57/home.html

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:18 pm

And the last of the winter batch, four more Encephalartos trispinosus from the Cycad Center. Great price @ $50 each and $10 priority shipping ! http://www.cycadcenter.com/

chumleycycads.com · Post by **chumleycycads.com** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:23 pm

Those and other Encephalartos species are what I normally sell on my web site for $20 each.....but a few people have bought my stock
down, especially Trispinosus and Aemulens. I hate to see people throw big money California's way.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:57 pm

Hi Bob. That means you have to start growing a lot more Encephalartos species !!!

BTW, all the Taitungensis I got from you look like they are about to start flushing out some new growth.

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:21 pm

TOO TRUE!!
Robert Chumley is the BEST when it comes to cycad/dioon/encephalartos/and others. Not to mention he is the nicest guy you will talk to!

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:31 pm

I agree. We need to get more of the BLUE Encephalartos here on the East coast at affordable prices. When you go to a nursery here and ask if they have any Encephalartos they don't have a clue what you are talking about... They will however try to stuff a ton of King Sago's down your throat...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:16 pm

Todd, very nice, robust specimens.
How do you know at what height to plant them?

Are you leaning more towards growing cycads than palms from now on?
Barb

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:42 pm

Barb I plant them with the top of the caudex just visible.

No, I am still growing a lot of palms & citrus. The palms & citrus tend to grow very tall and you can only have so many sabal minors & saw palmettos so I decided to add a bunch of cycads to fill in underneath...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:10 pm

That planting depth is good to know...looking at the picture I wouldn't know.

Your cycads will be gorgeous as an understory to your palms and citrus.
Perfect for them.
And the Bizzie a starring role in the center of the yard, I bet!
Barb

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:49 pm

You are lucky to be able to get cycads so easily and to be able to grow so many species outside. I just checked my c. panzi and it survived our cold snap easily. It looks like a winner for the PNW.

What would be the second hardiest cycad be in your opinion?

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:54 am

Wes I believe that cycas Guizhouensis is as hardy as c. panzi and maybe a bit more. You may also want to try a Dioon Edule.
Have a look here, a lot of great info and pics. http://www.cycadinternational.com.au/cy ... t_id=4#top

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:05 am

Thanks for the website link Laaz.
Lots of good info on here.

I'll have to pick up some more species to try at my place.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:40 am

Taitungensis I got from Robert Chumley beginning to flush.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:01 pm

Some of the very nice Cycas taitungensis I got from Robert Chumley this past winter. Pushing some very nice new growth.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:42 pm

Todd,
That caudex size!!!

Looks great in the pine straw.
Barb

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