Thanks, Steve...cycads have taught me patience (a good thing. 🙂 )
I'd rather wait for natural growth than screw up on a fertilizer.

Your Samsung is taking great shots...that storm sky was absolutely incredible.
My camera couldn't have done any better.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Barb

Great news Steve, remember the "Shogun" cycad you gave me a year ago? Well over Winter it lost it's last leaf. I thought I had killed it 😳
But with these 100 degree days in the greenhouse and a good drowning of cow manure, it has a new flush with two new leafs. A REALLY neat Hybrid from Robert Chumley, the "Shogun" which is a Hybrid of Taitungensis X Revoluta.
I tell you what, noting kicks my cycads a$$es in gear like like good ole heat and Cow Manure from my G-Pa's Dairy Farm.

Here it is, sorry about the pic quality 😳

Wes, (Kansas) ~ Looks good! Nothing beats a GH in Summer to get Cycads Growing.

The cow manure doesn't hurt either. Unless you are re-potting things frequently ,be sure to use a good quality fertilizer at least once a year to restore depleted minors. I've been fertilizing once a season and then using the water out of the fish tank to give things a boost 🙂

Steve

Holy Toledo! Look at my cycad's pups...
I just now noticed several pups are sending a green shoot...even one coming from a "non-pup" (if there's such a thing).
Now I'm worried something's wrong with the mother for these guys to be shooting up.
I've looked at pics of Asian Scale. The white marks on this cycad's trunk don't appear to be scale
(even with my glasses on). 😯
At least I hope not.
There's no white stuff on any of the unfurling fronds.
Barb.
Sorry pic is out of focus.

I think thats GREAT!!!
If I had to guess, I would say that your Mother plant is actually so healthy that it is putting them out, not the other way around. However, I AM a "glass half full" guy 😆

Hey Wes, that's a great way to look at it (now that I know it's not scale).
Thanks for that reassurance.
I've moved it into more sun than just a few hours in the a.m. and mist it frequently.
Will take more pics of "pup progress" (as the excitement unfolds) 😆 😆
Barb

I am thrilled to see this revoluta come to life again after all this time!

Here's the latest pic:

AND !!!!! LOOK AT THE PUPS (darn it, it's out of focus!)

Barb

Barb, I am amazed that it put out pups as young as it is. Thats not a real big momma to be putting out pups. You are certainly doing something right!!!!!!!!

Maybe, just maybe...the "trick" is to almost let something DIE 🙁
and then get onto a wonderful forum like this, where people love the plant you're ignoring,
and it renews your interest in it.

I can't remember how old momma is.
But I'm thrilled she's awake.

It'll be interesting to see how the pups develop, and to what degree.
It's all thanks to you folks. 😀
Barb

That is great to see !!! Looks Good 8)

Steve

Steve your closeup shots are super (mine are all fuzzy...probably heartbeat at 2 inches away, ha ha).

So here's my theory...my old cycas revoluta has powdery mildew (correctly identified by KNNN 🙂 ),
Maybe that's why its throwing a couple of pups.

Pups' progress is slow. Barely over an inch long, they're miniature fronds!
Barb

Thanks Barb! it usually takes me about 15 photos to come up with one that looks good 🙂

Steve

OK this one isn't OLD, you'll recall I bought it late winter at a box store.
Until now it hasn't responded at all.
It's in one of those cheap soft red clay pots that gets "rust" all over you when you brush against it 👿
Barb