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Any chance that my e. transvenosus might pup?

cycads

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December 7, 20178 yr

The rainy season caused my e. transvenosus to rot from the top of the caudex, down. I cut off the rotten material and powdered it liberally with anti fungicide and now have the bottom half of a caudex with roots intact. What are the chances that it might pup?

Thanks

Richard

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December 7, 20178 yr

I guess there is always a chance......

Cycads are tough plants.

Good luck.

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December 8, 20178 yr

Not sure what the chances are but there is definitely a chance. I have a dioon purpusii that had really bad root rot, so bad that I ended up carving out a good portion of the caudex from the bottom up until all of the rot was gone. I treated it with hydrogen peroxide, let it dry, treated it with fungicide, let it dry and then planted it back in the ground (around spring time). It sat in the ground for three years not doing a thing. Then earlier this spring it finally pushed a fresh new set of leaves. I couldn’t believe it. The weirdest thing is that it held the original leaves (for 3 years) right up until the time it pushed out the new leaves. I honestly thought it was a miracle. I will never touch or move this plant because I am afraid to see what’s below. For now it looks good and seems to be moving right along. I guess my point from all of this is that anything is possible. Here is a picture of the plant in all its glory. Definitely a survivor. Good luck.