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Field dug Cycad to a container.

Joe in Zapata TX
Joe in Zapata TX
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I know this is the Palms in Pot not a Cycad in Pot forum but I didn't know where else to post 😊

Im buying a field dug Dioon Edule, I want to put it in a nice container off my patio.

This Dioon comes out of south Tx, lots of clay and I need some help.

Should I just buy a nice pot, slightly larger than the root ball and then add 50% MG cactus soil and 50% Perlite around the edges and bottom?

Ive never potted anything that was field dug.

Thanks

Seems like a reasonable plan.

I have a decent size dioon" queretero" that I received from Tom Broome,got it about 2 years ago. It came bareroot but from a pot not field dug. So I planted it in my own fast draining mix in a pot slightly larger than the rootball. It's done well, 2 flushes and a male cone. Dioon edule has a reputation for being tough, I think it will do well.

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    First picture is when I received it,fronds were shade grown, long and oddly shaped and green

    2 nd photo fronds are the 1 st new flush here

    Shorter more compact and showing the blue, full sun

    IMG_20240415_192449450_HDR.jpg

    IMG_20240718_203259113_HDR.jpg

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    23 minutes ago, N8ALLRIGHT said:

    First picture is when I received it,fronds were shade grown, long and oddly shaped and green

    2 nd photo fronds are the 1 st new flush here

    Shorter more compact and showing the blue, full sun

    IMG_20240415_192449450_HDR.jpg

    IMG_20240718_203259113_HDR.jpg

    Wow, that Dioon looks great, thanks for sharing the pics. Im hoping mine does well, it's going to get a lot of heat and sun.

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