NEW FLUSH ON RARE CYCAD-No pics
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:04 am
I only have two varieties of Robert Chumley's hybrids. One of them Taitungensis X Guizhouensis (have two of these) and the other is the 'SHOGUN' CYCAS TAITUNGENSIS X REVOLUTA of which I only have one that KNNN was SO kind to give me.
The "Shogun" lost it's two leaves last Winter after KNNN gave it to me. I thought I had killed it. I had given up on it, however I didn't throw it away cause I heard if the trunk was hard it was still good. The trunk stayed hard so I put it back in the back of the greenhouse this Summer. A couple months ago I noticed it was putting out a two leaf flush and was so excited.
HOWEVER, I just came in from the greenhouse and after my "manure push" on it, it has flushed again. I'll take pics when it gets larger. That makes 6 of my cycads that put out new flushes since last manure application.
BTW, the Taitungensis X Guizhouensis, I might add are the fastest growing cycad I have EVER EVER EVER seen. They are pretty much constantly putting out new leaves. On a ping pong ball size trunk, I have about 8-9 leaves. They have been threw 18 degrees & 111 degrees with absolutely NO damage. If you have the time, call him about them and tell him Wes from Topeka sent you.
The "Shogun" lost it's two leaves last Winter after KNNN gave it to me. I thought I had killed it. I had given up on it, however I didn't throw it away cause I heard if the trunk was hard it was still good. The trunk stayed hard so I put it back in the back of the greenhouse this Summer. A couple months ago I noticed it was putting out a two leaf flush and was so excited.
HOWEVER, I just came in from the greenhouse and after my "manure push" on it, it has flushed again. I'll take pics when it gets larger. That makes 6 of my cycads that put out new flushes since last manure application.
BTW, the Taitungensis X Guizhouensis, I might add are the fastest growing cycad I have EVER EVER EVER seen. They are pretty much constantly putting out new leaves. On a ping pong ball size trunk, I have about 8-9 leaves. They have been threw 18 degrees & 111 degrees with absolutely NO damage. If you have the time, call him about them and tell him Wes from Topeka sent you.