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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 : 10/01/2008 12:09 pm
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
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Posted : 10/01/2008 12:53 pm
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http://www.cycadinternational.com.au/cycad_plants.cfm?tmpplant_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 : 10/01/2008 3:40 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
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Posted : 10/01/2008 7:13 pm
Great photos and selection!
Looking forward to seeing your E. trispinosus 8)
Steve
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Posted : 11/01/2008 9:26 am
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Posted : 12/01/2008 2:41 pm
Man look at that colour!
Cycads are such a great contrast.
Barb
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Posted : 12/01/2008 4:32 pm
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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 : 16/01/2008 9:01 pm
Very Nice ! 8)
Steve
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Posted : 17/01/2008 1:22 pm
I'm cutting myself off
...lasted all of one-point-five minutes, huh? 😆 😆
Barb
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Posted : 17/01/2008 2:04 pm
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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 : 27/01/2008 10:22 am
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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 : 31/01/2008 5:18 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.
I live on 12 acres in Central Florida about half way between Tampa and Walt Disney World.I have seed colonies of over 60 varieties of cycads. I have over one half acre of variegated cycads and I make many hybrids as well.
Posted : 31/01/2008 8:23 pm
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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 : 31/01/2008 8:57 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 : 31/01/2008 9:21 pm
