CYCAS NEOCALEDONICA AKA CYCAS SEEMANNII

Being a friend of the island of New Caledonia, I am going to show you the only cycad native to their country. It is Cycas neocaledonica. They are quite proud of it. But, taxonomists have in more recent years declassified it as a species and now call it Cycas seemannii. Most remarkable is the fact that this cycad essentially has nothing sharp or pointed to poke you. The leaf stems are without prickles or spines. Leaves are green and shiny. Crowns can hold as many as fifty leaves with lengths up to 7 feet. Trunks are 8 to 12 inches thick at maturity and overall height of centuries old plants can be over 40 feet. Most grow this species is part day sun or strong filtered light although it takes full sun right on the coast. Cold tolerance is about 22 to 24 degrees F. The plant on sale is about 14 years old.

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