Re: cycad
- Subject: Re: cycad
- From: B* E* <e*@iinet.net.au>
- Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:22:20 +0800
Ekmarsf@aol.com wrote:
Does anyone have knowledge of the habits of the cycad?
I have a mature specimen of about 12-14 ins in dia. and has a trunk ht. of
30 ins.
Nearly every year it 'erupts' with new greeen fronds from the crown of the
trunk but this year it is behaving quite differently.
The domelike crown has turned into a dense mass of what appear to be a
great numner immature fronds but, unlike past years, these are not rapidly
developing into 30-40 24is. tall, green fronds. The whole head looks almost like a
very large cottage-loaf shaped dome and slowly growing [it has been doing a
slow motion growth over, say, four weeks].
Anyone got any ideas what's afoot?
Edward Faridany
East Sussex, on the English south coast
Congratulations! Your cycad is producing a fruiting cone. If it looks
like a pineapple it is a female (sounds like it, especially if there is
only one). A male cone will be slimmer and have pollen sacs under the
segments. They are borne on separate plants.
Beverly Elischer, Perth, Australia
