Cycad cones and flushes

[GDLWyverex]

I was happy to see a new flush on my C. debaoensis earlier this month, though a bit disappointed that there were only 2 fronds,
which have reached a meter and a half in length and are just starting to unfurl. To my great suprise and delight, I noted yesterday
that it decided to send up 2 more fronds, as if the first two were just to test the waters. I expect that the fronds will peak out
at 2 meters in length.

 

I'm very excited, maybe more will show...

Richard

 

[GDLWyverex]

It just dawned on me why the flush on my C. debaoensis is only 2 fronds and why after partially growing the first flush it sent up another. It has decided to go double header. Inspecting the photo above clearly shows two growing points right next to each other

 

Richard

Edited May 22, 2020 by GDLWyverex

[Tracy]

It really is hard to tell just how many pups this Encephalartos nubmontanus has now.  This is just one side of it, but there are new leaflets pushing up through the soil adjacent to some of the existing pups.  I actually wish it would have remained solitary, or just a couple of pups that could easily be removed when larger, but it is going to be a mass of plants.

[Merlyn]

 A recent Dioon Spinulosum planting from ChuckG rewarded me with a nice 7 leaf flush!  The older leaves were beat up a bit from transport and planting, but it's happy in it's new spot, woohoo!  

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Ceratozamia norstogii female cone. Not something you see every day. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Ceratozamia microstrobila. We have a male and female coning this year!

[DippyD]

On 5/24/2020 at 8:16 AM, Tracy said:

It really is hard to tell just how many pups this Encephalartos nubmontanus has now.  This is just one side of it, but there are new leaflets pushing up through the soil adjacent to some of the existing pups.  I actually wish it would have remained solitary, or just a couple of pups that could easily be removed when larger, but it is going to be a mass of plants.

These seem to pup like crazy! I had to remove a couple last year off mine just so it had enough room and this year it’s got new ones... nice plant though! 

[DippyD]

E. Lehmanii going for it!

[DippyD]

E. Munchii making an effort! 

[DippyD]

E. True blue arenarius showing a new pup and flush. 

[DippyD]

E. Longifolius waking up.

[DippyD]

E. Arenarius after a couple cones. See what happens next....

[DippyD]

Double whitelock trouble! 

[DippyD]

E. Nubimontanus

[GeneAZ]

16 hours ago, DippyD said:

E. Lehmanii going for it!

Burp!

[Tracy]

17 minutes ago, GeneAZ said:

Burp!

Hoping for a double burp on my E lehmanii, but only a "little" belch thus far.  The main caudex got set back with the late April rains which caused it to ooze a bunch of starch.  It's cleaned up now, but probably reloading a bit before bursting out.

[Tracy]

And a sideways belch on the Encephalartos arenarius x woodii.  This side sprout emerged last year from where it coned the prior year.  3 male cones that year but only one of the spots did this last year, although at least one of the other two looks like it may create another side growth this year.  Another big pup on the backside, adjacent to where I removed a large 10"-12" pup a couple of years ago.

[Brian]

Encephalartos manikensis flushing from several heads

 

[Brian]

Sorry duplicated

 

Edited May 31, 2020 by Brian

[Brian]

Of all my Zamia vazquezii this is the only one that flushes brown

[Brian]

Zamia paucijuga is widely distributed and has so many varieties that it makes me wonder is some are different species. This one comes from the coastal mountains of Michoacan. 

Coning Zamia paucijuga 

 

[Brian]

This Encephalartos longifolius flushed yellow and I thought something was wrong with it however after a week its starting to get greener.

 

[Brian]

Here is a flush of an unknown encephalartos

 

[Brian]

This encephalartos arenarius flushed about two weeks ago and is just now hardening off.

 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Cycas cairnsiana flush and a macrozamia cone for your viewing pleasure. 

[Shiveringtropicals]

9 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Cool, do you know how old the Macrozamia is and what kind of species it is.

i would like to know how long i have to wait until mine start growing cones.

[Palm Tree Jim]

Horr wood.

 

[Palm Tree Jim]

Nice and shiny.

 

[Tracy]

On 6/4/2020 at 2:01 PM, Palm Tree Jim said:

Nice and shiny.

I like Shiny!  I also like twisted and kinky.

[Tracy]

On 5/29/2020 at 10:12 PM, DippyD said:

These seem to pup like crazy! I had to remove a couple last year off mine just so it had enough room and this year it’s got new ones... nice plant though! 

I did a lot more trimming of healthy leaves this year due to an abundance of pups on this.  There just wasn't enough head room for the pups and main caudex to push the new flushes without everything getting tangled when emerging.  I did the same with a few others as well, both big and small species.  Starting with the Encephalartos nubimontanus, my still small cupidus with multiple caudex and my big boy E arenarius x woodii.  His main caudex may give me another male cone this year, last year he skipped coning and just flushed, which was ok with me.  You can see a couple of leaves from new pups coming off the main pup on the left.

[Palm Tree Jim]

Pups can sometimes be a problem Tracy.

Im always torn on whether to prune or not.

 

[Merlyn]

On 6/4/2020 at 5:01 PM, Palm Tree Jim said:

Nice and shiny.

Which type is this one?  The crease in the leaves towards the upper right side of the photo makes me think something in the Manikensis Alliance.  But the rest of the leaves don't look like them at all.

[Palm Tree Jim]

13 hours ago, Merlyn2220 said:

Which type is this one?  The crease in the leaves towards the upper right side of the photo makes me think something in the Manikensis Alliance.  But the rest of the leaves don't look like them at all.

It's a hybrid.

Natalensis x woodii F2.

[Gas man]

My spinulosum 

[Palm Tree Jim]

Latifrons.

 

[Tracy]

23 hours ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

Latifrons.

 

Nice!   Looks like it's like that caudex is getting big Jim.  After this flush pushes it will be even wider.

[Palm Tree Jim]

Tracy, I would say the caudex is already 12 inches across.

Maybe it will start to grow upwards over the upcoming years.

[DG2020]

[DippyD]

Double Burp. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Cycas guizhouensis female a few days away from pollinating.