Posted by Jon Kotas Will the stem reconstitute itself? What care should I provide for it until then? Thanks for your help!
on 11/4/2005, 12:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Never throw a cycad away"
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: You did well. There are some genera
: that will grow great plants from
: that root and some that will not.
: What species is this?
:
This was my middelburgensis seedling, approximately 2 years old. I got very suspicious when a brand new leaf suddenly died. I removed the plant from its container and noticed that the taproot & root systems were a healthy white color but the upper stem had a sickening spongy feel when I squeezed it. I cut the upper stem and discovered it had completely rotted. I then had to cut approximately 1/3 down into the taproot to remove all traces of fungal infection. I soaked it in fungicide for a day and sealed it. It is now recovering in perlite.
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