Posted by Tom Broome on 7/27/2008, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Cycad growth (or lack there of)"
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: I planted a Cycas revoluta from a 10
: gal pot in April of this year that
: has yet to flush, but does look
: healthy. I've had the plant for 3
: years and it has always flushed in
: mid June. When I planted it I just
: took it out of the pot and placed it
: in the hole. I did not disturb any
: of the roots. Could this be the
: reason for it's lack of growth this
: year?
: When planting cycads should you
: loosen the roots at all before
: planting?
: It's planted in a raised bed of
: sandy loam that's moist,
: well-drained and gets morning shade
: and full afternoon sun.
: Thanks! Paul
:
Cycads are interesting things. Sometimes, they just don't like being disrupted. It is a subtle thing, but if the plant was thinking about putting out a flush and you move it to a new spot, whether you damaged any roots or not, it may just decide to sit back and wait a bit until it gets used to the new location. I have seen this many times. Also, to my dismay, I may move a plant I was hoping would produce a cone and thus seeds, and after a move, it decides not to cone that year. I would bet you have not used a fast reacting, granular fertilizer on it since you planted it. I will bet if you hit it hard, but not enough to burn, you should still get a delayed flush, but if you are in an area that gets cool early, I'd do it in the next month.
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