Posted by John Holliday
on 7/8/2008, 12:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Rotten Ccas Revoluta apex"
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Thanks for this Tom. I'll keep waiting. If I get any growth I'll let you know. I would love to get something back on my investment....
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: Hi I have a large Cycas Revoluta
: (was
: about 4' of trunk). The top has
: completely rotted. I think the
: reason it rotted is because it
: didn't have any roots to speak of
: when I bought it. That coupled with
: some wet UK summers. Anyway I've cut
: it back to good stem, dipped in
: fungicide and painted top with
: sealer. 6 months later and there's
: no sign of either roots or top
: growth - is it likely that it will
: send out new top growth e.g. from
: pups? How long does it normally
: take?Any help appreciated.
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: If you look at my article, never
: throw away a cycad,which is sounds
: like you did to find out how to
: treat it the way you have already,
: the offset plants you see took a
: good part of a year, and that is in
: Florida. It would take even longer
: for you if it is cold and shady. Try
: to keep the wetness off the plant
: all together. Hopefully you have
: checked the root area too to make
: sure something isn't rotting from
: the bottom. If your top AND bottom
: are rotting, you can still remove
: the outside leafbases in sheets and
: see if you can get offsets from that
: material too.
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