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a huge Cycas revoluta

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July 5, 200619 yr

Here is a huge King Sago, Cycas revoluta. Notice the nice Phoenix rupicola/hybrid in the background, there were several of these at this house;

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph.....src=ph

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July 5, 200619 yr

Eric....

absolutely stunning.... These are such underrated plants. They are really amazing - and Very Cold-hardy - they just grow painfully slow and I think most people don't have the patience.

Bobby

Long Island, New York Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs : 85-90f/day, 68-75f / night

Winter Lows : 38-45f/day, 25-35f / night

Extreme Low : 10-20f/day, 0-10f / night but VERY RARE

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July 6, 200619 yr

Eric, I hope you don't mind me tagging this one here.

Just today I went out and took a pic of a Cycas revoluta in the yard. It has a story to it:

I had jury duty two years ago this past Frebruary. The trial lasted two weeks and during that time I got to know many of the jurors. One lady told me she had a big, old Cycad that she wanted removed. She said I could have it if I dug it up.

So, a couple of weeks later me and a friend went over and dug up this big, old Cycad. I had never done this before, so I'm sure I was not too delicate with the plant. It surely was big too. Anyway, we managed to get it into the bed of the pickup.

A couple of days later, I planted it in the front of the house. It looked great for about a month and then all the leaves yellowed and died. I cut the leaves off and the plant just sat there for over a year. Last year the plant itself didn't leaf out, but it sent up four pups. Finally, this year the mother plant is leafing out...after two years. Can you believe it?

Here is the pic I took. I counted 35 leaves coming up. It may have more but I could only see 35.

-Ron-

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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July 6, 200619 yr

Great photo Ron!

San Fernando Valley, California

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July 7, 200619 yr

Whilst they are slow, it is not just their cold hardiness that should lend appeal. Their size is something that is hard to come by in the palm and cycad world. Leaves rarely longer than 600mm means that they are great for smaller gardens or well lit indoor environments.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

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July 8, 200619 yr

Ron:

Back in days of old, they used to sell these "sago logs" which were sagos grown in Hawaii that were dug up and shipped with no leaves to places like California. You could pick up a nice big sago for relatively cheap. HOWEVER, sometimes they took FOREVER to recover from the move, which is no biggie for a plant that lives for centuries . . .

dave

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