Cycad bulbs? (forum)

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Hi All,

I've searched the net and have found little info, so I thought I'd ask here. I have just dug up a 5 year old cycad that was in a bad spot, and found it had about 8 bulbs underneath. Does anyone know what to do with these? Do I just break them off and plant as per a normal bulb? Should they be covered in dirt, or half covered?

If anyone has any knowledge they could share, it would be appreciated!

Time: 5th September 2010 11:34am

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trikus says...
They should come off easily , and just plant in very coarse sand . They should sprout when it heats up.

Time: 5th September 2010 11:38am

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snottiegobble says...
I just looked at a roadside cycad (Zamia) & it had a stalk out the side of it with what look like large brown flat sided seeds each with a sharp point at the top of them. Would they germinate too?

Time: 9th September 2010 2:31pm

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trikus says...
No not seeds m they usually come in big cones . Look at how many names one of the WA Macrozamias has had .. clip from cycads.org at Syd Bot gdn.

Macrozamia fraseri Miq., Monogr. Cycad.: 37 (1842).

TYPE: Australia, Western Australia, mouth of the Swan River, W.A., C. Fraser s.n. (holo ?U).

Encephalartos douglasii F. Muell., Australas. Chem. Drugg. 4: 80 (1883).

TYPE: Fraser Island, Qld, McDowell s.n. (lecto MEL, fide Jones et al. 2001, isolecto K).

Encephalartos oldfieldii Miq., Versl. Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Acad. Wetensch. 15: 370 (1863).
Macrozamia oldfieldii (Miq.) A. DC., Prodr. 16(2): 535 (1868). H
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Time: 11th September 2010 9:47pm

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trikus says...
Though it could be a Cycas species .

Time: 11th September 2010 10:06pm

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snottiegobble says...
Trikus, thanks for all the research, photos & effort you put into these forums to assist with peoples queries. I will have a look at Cycas & post a photo of these cycads around here. They grow all along the railway line, in fact on most disturbed areas including roadsides.

Time: 12th September 2010 12:23pm

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trikus says...
I have been into Cycads for only a few years and am concentrating on Central American Zamias , I also have a few exotic cycas and some natives . I did not realize how many different native species we have in Australia.
Our Lepidozamia hopei growing locally can be the tallest Cycad in the world .

Time: 12th September 2010 6:01pm

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