Is the Key to Dioon Identification Poster still available? I really need to order one

Yep. You can even buy it online:
http://www.cycad.org/publications/Dioon-poster.htm

And here is the page for the Ceratozamia poster if you are interested:
http://www.cycad.org/publications/Ceratozamia-poster.htm

Jody

That's the one, Thanks for the links!

Steve

Looks like there might be another frond coming at the base.

Barb

Back from Florida to find my Cycads decided to all get together and flush all at once...

Spinulosum that I have had for two years, FINALLY flushing...
Full Spinulosum

Flush

Wilailik that flushed 3 months ago is flushing again. I find these to be the fastest growers I have.
Full Wilailik

Flush

Dioon Edule Palma Sola looks like a 2 leaf at the least.

Dioon Merolae looks at least two, but possibly more.

Another Dioon Spinulosum with a three leaf flush

A Taitungensis Sappling

Then here are some updates...
Here is a tall and slender Revoluta that just put out an 8 leafer.

Zamia Pumila that put out a one leaf flush, then all of a sudden is putting out 2 leafs on both caudex.

Here is the Revoluta that put out a flush just 3 months ago, that just finished a 13 leafer while I was gone.

Just for giggles, here is some Spanish Moss I picked up while I down there.

Things are still moving along 8)

Recently transplanted Dioon edule coming out of it's sulk,

Cycas taitungensis X Cycas revoluta

Bowenia frond unfurling,

Steve

Some misc,

Steve

Merolae 7/6

7/25

Dioon Ja. Sola 7/6

7/25

Spinulosum 7/6

7/25

Wilailik 7/6

7/25

SOME NEW FLUSHES

Revoluta. This Revoluta last flushed IN MAY. Thats two flushes on a Revoluta in 2 1/2 months. Grandpa's Cow Manure is MAGIC...

This is my Dioon Edule in the front yard. First pic is a wide angle of the tree, second is the flush which should fill it out GREAT.

This is a Rumphii which Robert Chumley sent me last year. This is it's 4th flush since it arrived.

Wes,

All is looking good, Those Dioons must really like the recent weather!

These are the ones that just finished,

These are the ones that were just planted in the GH.

Encephalartos gratus (just starting to send out new growth)

Dioon edule

This Ceratozamia latifolia was in a container and slow decline. Decided to plant in a shady spot and looking good 8)

And, a new Encephalartos natalensis frond,

Steve

I can't get over how nice this one looks, Steve! 😀

Steve, great that the Certatozamia is recovering, and nice close-up of that E.natalensis.
And yes, that blue Dioon gets my vote for top plant colour.

Are your GH beds top-dressed with gravel or does gravel make up most of the root-zone mix?

Barb

That Dioon has become of my favorites!

Barb,
The gravel is top dressing, under that is about 1' of container mix & Perlite. After that, it's native soil.

Steve

I found that with one of my DIoon Edule (first one to flush this year) that with them too, if you cut old flushes off, it will force another flush. I went ahead and cut the old flush leaves off the first one to flush which looks a lot like your Steve, hopeing it will force another soon.
Good to see your Gratus is starting. I wish mine would 😥

I found that with one of my DIoon Edule (first one to flush this year) that with them too, if you cut old flushes off, it will force another flush. I went ahead and cut the old flush leaves off the first one to flush which looks a lot like your Steve, hopeing it will force another soon.

You can do this with good results, as has been reported here on several occasions. However, I would discourage cuttinge old leaves off seedlings and small plants because forcing a new flush on a plant that doesn't have enough stored energy to produce the new leaves can cause it to stress out... and a stressed plant can lead to a dead plant. Just a thought.

Jody

I found that with one of my DIoon Edule (first one to flush this year) that with them too, if you cut old flushes off, it will force another flush. I went ahead and cut the old flush leaves off the first one to flush which looks a lot like your Steve, hopeing it will force another soon.

You can do this with good results, as has been reported here on several occasions. However, I would discourage cuttinge old leaves off seedlings and small plants because forcing a new flush on a plant that doesn't have enough stored energy to produce the new leaves can cause it to stress out... and a stressed plant can lead to a dead plant. Just a thought.

Jody

Great. I appreciate the advice and will use it. I just got a bunch of seedlings and I hope that transplanting them wont hurt/kill them 😥
All the leaves trimming I do is on trees that are pretty old. The Edule I did this on had a caudex (sp?) size of a smaller cantelope...

Jody,
With the typically slower growing ones, (edule,etc), would leaving the oldest fronds attached speed up overall growth in the long run?

Here's the newest Bowenia frond 8)

Steve