Dioon spinulosum - Giant Dioon
By Delonix1
13 Oct, 2009
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Giant Dioon cycads growing at the San Diego Zoo. Photo taken Oct. 12, 2009.
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Are these ferns or cyads
13 Oct, 2009
This is a cycad Mushy. It's sometimes called the Gum Palm but it's not a palm either.
13 Oct, 2009
I love the way its so upright........
13 Oct, 2009
Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments!
13 Oct, 2009
Milky:
I forgot to add...the cycads seem very upright because they just got many fronds cut off...you can see them along side the plants.
13 Oct, 2009
Great plants: we have some fine old specimens here at Kew.
18 Oct, 2009
Rbtkew:
Thanks! I sure they're beautiful! The old specimens are the most impressive. Dioon species are the most commonly grown cycads here in California besides Cycas species.
18 Oct, 2009
Mine is in too much shade..tossed out only two fronds this year. Nice blue-green color.
8 Oct, 2014
Most cycads love sun and heat.
9 Oct, 2014
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They are beautiful.
13 Oct, 2009