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This Encephalartos was one of my first to go in the ground. After about 10 years it just doesn’t look that good. I have plenty of other cycads ready to go in the ground but lack the space to plant all of them so I’m thinking of removing this one and replacing it with something better looking. What would you guys do?

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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I’d probably leave it. I like to clean up my Encephalartos to keep em for vertical looking. They take up less footprint too. 

You are right tho, something isn’t ideal looking. Is it getting too much water? It looks like it’s spotting quite a bit. 
 

What were you thinking of putting there? 
 

-dale 

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@Brian other than some broken leaf tips and a mild Magnesium deficiency, it otherwise looks fairly healthy.  Some Encephalartos tend to look "gangly" just because of how they grow.  I have several similar Manikensis-ish in the yard.  For sure they aren't my favorites in terms of shape, so I planted them in "lower priority" spots and left my prime spots for things I liked better. 

Do you have a positive ID on that one?  It looks similar to a Chimanimaniensis in my front yard.  I have the "Choala" and "Elizabethville" types.

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@Billeb I haven’t considered that it might get too much water so I’ll be watching that, thanks.

I would probably replace it with a E. Kanga or E. Middleburgensis. It’s near a pathway to our guesthouse so I don’t want anything too spiny or too large.

18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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@Merlyn I guess what I really don’t like is the “gangly” look on this plant that’s in full view.  On top of that it’s slowed down on flushing from the main caudex and now flushes more frequently from the basal suckers. That main caudex flush has to be 2 years old now. Maybe it’s time to move it to a low priority spot. 
This plant came from E. Manikensis seed but I never saw the mother plant.

 

 

 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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On 2/2/2025 at 6:34 AM, Brian said:

I would probably replace it with a E. Kanga or E. Middleburgensis. It’s near a pathway to our guesthouse so I don’t want anything too spiny or too large.

If you are tight on space and have a decent size E middelburgensis, I would be inclined to do a swap out.  Perhaps you have a neighbor or friend nearby that might appreciate the E manikensis "type" plant in their garden.  When space is a problem, replacing with a more attractive and more rare plant for the more common isn't a bad decision.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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I'd give it a try - it's still a nice looking encephalartos with a really big caudex.  The brown effect on the leaves looks like slight overwatering. From my experience, I'd put an activated carbon powder around the caudex to prevent any root rot, and if the leaves make you nervous, please use 5mg/l gibberellic acid (GA3) and spray the leaves 3-4 times over the 2-week period - this will force them to flush - it's a tested way of boosting flushing.

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