Posted by Tom Broome on 10/8/2005, 9:50 pm, in reply to "Re: cutting up sago?" --Previous Message--
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: : one more thing, if i cut it in
: three, all three pieces should still
: have existing roots attached. so
: should i leave each frond on in this
: case or go ahead and whack them off
: too.
:
First of all if you are talking parts, you for sure don't want to leave leaves on the parts. I mention that in that article and in the article covering offsets. Leaving a leaf will just stress out the part you want to try and root. Personally, I wouldn't do this at all. Your plant is stressed because of the scale and now the removal of leaves. Keeping even bad looking leaves on will help give it energy so the next time, the leaves should look better. I'd leave it alone and just fertilize it to force out anyother flush sometime.
Having said that, if you just want to experiment, it would be a lot better to experiment with a strong plant than one that is already weakened. I strong plant will propagate easier and faster than a weak one. Remember cycads are all about energy and the timing they use to expend energy. In general, ALL the leafbases can generate a new plant, so it is possible to maybe get 20 or 30 small offset type plants on a bulb the size you mention. You would just have to count the leafbases yourself to know that number. Cutting it in 3 parts should be just fine. If you can treat the part well, and keep good roots on each part, you have a GREAT chance at making those work, usually you don't get that kind of chance.As I said if you are just experimenting like I do, I'd go with the 3 parts, and if you do good, go from there. It is better to try something easier the first time than to try something hard and have total failure, you never know where you went wrong with an experiment like that. Have fun with that.
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