Cycad planting , private garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Cycas thouarsii. Private garden, Phoenix, Arizona
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Past meetings of the Arizona Palm and Cycad Association
by Mark Kiah and Brad Hall
July 7, 2002. We met in a courtyard at Desert Samaritan Hospital, 1400 S. Dobson Road in Mesa, Arizona. In the courtyard were Cycas revoluta, Dioon spinulosum, a coning Dioon edule, and many Syagrus romanzoffiana that looked healthy. In other courtyards are two Wodyetia bifurcata looking sad, planted 6 inches from a wall in almost total shade; a very healthy Dypsis decaryi (triangle palm), and a number of Phoenix roebelinii.
June 9, 2002, at a private garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
April 21, 2002, at the Glendale Main Library 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, Arizona. There is an amazing assortment of unusual palms there as well as an impressive xeriscape display that surrounds the entire library and parking lot.
May 19, 2002, at the State Capitol Palm Garden on Jefferson Street between 17th and 18th Avenues in Phoenix. In this garden are; Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Paurotis Palms), Roystonea regia, (Cuban Royal Palms), and outstanding specimens of Cycas revoluta (Sago Palms) and Zamias.
September 21, 2003, at a private garden in Glendale, Arizona. There were a wide variety of desert-suitable cycads and palms.
December 27, 2003, at a private garden in Apache Junction, Arizona. See photo of water feature.
March 28, 2004, at a private garden in Glendale, Arizona.
May 16, 2004, at a private garden in south Phoenix, Arizona. Maurice Levin from A & A Cycads visited from Beverly Hills, California with rare and unusual cycads for sale.
June 13, 2004, at a private garden in Phoenix. Arizona.
November 21, 2004, at a private garden in Glendale, Arizona. In this garden are: Cycas revoluta, Phoenix roebllinii, P. rupicola, Dioon spinulosum, D. edule, D. edule var. palma sola, Zamia furfuracea, Encephalartos natalensis, E. lehmanni, E. trispinosus, E. longifolius and E. manikensis. Most of these plants are shaded by a Cercidium praecox (Palo Brea tree), which provides dappled sunlight.
January 22, 2005, at a private garden in Apache Junction, Arizona. Dutch Vandervoort from Ventura, California was on hand with palms and cycads for sale and expert advice.
March 6, 2005, at a private garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Bruce and Susan Ironmonger, two of the foremost authorities on Australian cycads, gave a presentation on palms and cycads of the Cape York area.
September 17, 2005, at a private garden in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Cycad expert Maurice Levin of A&A Cycads in California did an excellent presentation on how to save a sick cycad. There was also a sale and auction of plants.
March 11, 2006, at a private garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Leo Martin gave a presentation of a recent trip to Dioon and Certozamia habitat in Oaxaca Mexico. Great photos by Leo and stories from all of the past growing season.
April 15, 2006, at a private garden in Scottsdale, Arizona. Maurice Levin of A & A Cycads of North Hollywood, California, was our guest speaker and auctioneer. Maurice gave an interactive presentation entitled "Cycad Horticultural Practices", subtitled "How to Really Preserve and Not Kill the Endangered Species We're Growing in Our Backyards, and Why We Should!" He gave specifics on how to grow, resuscitate and propagate cycads.
October 28, 2006, at a a private garden in Apache Junction, Arizona. Suzy and Bruce Ironmonger presented slides of their recent trip to cycad habitat in South Africa. Hard-to-find Australian cycads were available for purchase. Refreshments were served.
April 28th, 2007, at a private residence in Scottsdale, Arizona. Members brought their plants for sale or trade. Bryan Brown gave a presentation of his trip to the Amazon.
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