Cycas revoluta

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    My cycas is not happy

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    • pete

      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Frost?:mad:
      They never seem as hardy as some people say, to me.
       
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      It was covered but had the cold weather and wind blasting over it so I'm guessing it's sulking about that.
      Not sure how many fronds to remove but it seems ready to shoot new ones. I'll repot and shove in the ground and maybe dig up next winter. It's too bloody spiky to be moving around too much
       
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        I wouldn't remove any fronds that are still showing some green.
        If its starting to grow new fronds already that is pretty unusual this early I think.
         
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        I don't think they're about to burst forth but definitely forming
         
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            My panzis look like that, but the revs are fine:dunno:
             
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              Here is my Cy yesterday ...
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                I've removed all fronds bar the topmost and repotted. After bleeding a bit... There's healthy looking roots which is good although the green has become more brown.
                I will see what happens
                 
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                  Repotted mine a few days ago, it came through the winter OK with a little heat in the greenhouse to keep it frost free

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                    Yeah, mine does not look that good!
                     
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                    Cy on 18 May ...
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                    ... and yesterday ...

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                      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                      Nothing like the size of yours, but l did notice Morrisons had lots of these last week for £15 they were a decent size.
                      How they can grow them and then ship them for those prices is beyond me.
                       
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                        Looking back, I have had Cy since 2007 and have always kept him in a smallish pot, first a bucket, to restrict size.

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                          I am thinking of up potting Cy in the Autumn.

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