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Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:44 am**

Man those look nice

I love the cycas/dioons.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:10 am**

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

Everything looks great

Steve

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:30 am**

A few Dioon Edules I picked up.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:52 am**

Thanks for the link!

Steve

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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

Posted: **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 !

Posted: **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

Posted: **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 $$$

Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:27 pm**

if you'll loan us the warm weather

got a flash on that digital ????

Barb

Posted: **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

Posted: **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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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

Posted: **Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:26 am**

Great photos and selection!

Looking forward to seeing your E. trispinosus

Steve

Posted: **Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:41 am**

Encephalartos trispinosus from Indianrock.

Posted: **Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:32 pm**

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

Posted: **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...

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:22 am**

Very Nice !

Steve

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:04 am**

I'm cutting myself off

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

Barb

Posted: **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

Posted: **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/

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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!

Posted: **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...

Posted: **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

Posted: **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...

Posted: **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

Posted: **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?

Posted: **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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:40 am**

Taitungensis I got from Robert Chumley beginning to flush.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:42 pm**

Todd,
That caudex size!!!

Looks great in the pine straw.
Barb

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