Welcome to Africa Cycads
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Cycad Trivia Some species of cycads look like palm trees, while others look like ferns at first glance. Despite these similarities, cycads, palms and ferns are not genetically related.  |
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New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 22,500.00 Double stem (35 X 80) | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 18,000.00 Potted | 
Kaapsehoop Cycad View Details E. laevifolius Price: R 18,500.00 Potted |
 Encephalartos hirsutus is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was recorded from three separate localities on south-east-facing quartzite cliffs in the Makuya Nature Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1 000 m.
The trunks of Encephalartos hirsutus are decumbent and up to 3.5m or rarely 4.2m long. It is 350mm to 400mm in diameter with persistent leaf bases with a golden, densely tomentose (hairy) crown, turning greyish with age.
The numerous leaves are arranged in a dense crown, glaucous, subsessile and rigid with recurved apices. They are 1.1m to 1.2m (-1.4m) long. The petiole is... |
