Sweet, Dean.
Did the nursery explain what happened to that left frond?
Good it's only affected that side.
Barb

Barb,

It was delivered via mail and got damaged. I need to cut it off, I guess I am to lazy.

Dean

It probably wouldn't hurt to leave it on until late winter, Dean.
Versus an open cut where moisture could create problems over winter.

Have never heard of quatero.
It's not even on Google Images.
Barb

I think he means Dioon edule var. Queretaro. Emergent leaves are an intense blue-grey. A very beautiful Dioon.

Thank you, Lori, that'll enable finding pics of it.
Barb

Wow...here's a pic of what you're growing, Dean! 🙂

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/35707.html

Nice picture! I look forward to mine gettting that big. 8)

Dean

We should probably ask Lori or Steve, approx how old would that queretaro be?
Barb

I know that my seedlings are three years old ( and...not much of a root system). So they are a very slow growing Cycads. Does anyone know what the approximate age of the one pictured in the link might be? I was told it might take ten to fifteen years before I might be able to determine the sex, of my Dioon edule var. queretaros. An luckily, I might be able to have a male and a female.

I've read on other websites and I'm wondering if anybody has heard of this. It said, that Cycads can not bloom in pots. Maybe they were refering to King Sagos (Cycas revoluta). I know that Kansas has one cone (Dioon) in a pot, so that negates that thought. Plus these puppies in the wild (Dioon edule var. queretaros) grow in rocky soil which is quite restrictive of root growth. Just some random thoughts, if anybody cares to expand on them. Maybe, I can get a resident expert to confirm or deny any of my assertions.

Thanks,
Dean

Dean, Most Cycads will benefit from plenty of room for roots, These are Cycas sp. 'Wilailak' which in habitat grow on limestone cliffs on the Laos border. The roots in this picture are coiled up, some were over 5' long!

I think Zamias will cone while in a container, ( some can go from a seed to coning size in 3 - 5 years), The Dioons and Cycas are generally so large and heavy by the time they are at coning size that containers may not be practical.

Of course 95% of mine are in containers, so maybe I will be able to give you an answer to your question someday 😀

BTW ~ nice Dioons, they should have some companions arriving in the mail soon 8)

Steve

Steve,

Nice picture of the Cycas sp. 'Wilailak', hopefully mine (Dioons) will cone in three to five years. I do understand when you say they, "are generally so large and heavy by the time they are at coning size that containers may not be practical".

Nice root systems by the way, you seem to have a way with plants, Steve.

Thanks,
Dean

p.s. Hopefully, I will get the Dioons in the mail today. 😀

I can have Robert Chumley come on here and tell us the exact facts on all this.
However I can add this, my coneing plant is not a Dioon but rather a Zamia. Also it was field grown by Robert Chumnley until he gave it to me and I put it in a pot. However I DO have a Cardboard palm that had a cone on it when I bought it and it was a store boughten "Lowe's: tree. o I am not sure about Dioon or Cycads being able to cone in a pot, but I do know Zamia's can.
Also, I would have to guess that the Dioon in the link is probably between 60-75 years old.
But I will ask Mr. Chumley to chime in.

Kansas,

It would be nice to hear Mr. Chumley's opinion.

Dean

I e-mailed him. He will probably come on here later today and answer all our questions.