you wouldn't happen to still have some coontie cycad seeds left would you?

I have started coontie and cardboard plants from seed. Be warned, it takes forever for them to germinate, and another forever for them to get any size on them. My ex was a "cycad expert" and this is what he did: strip the fleshy seeds from the pod. Soak them in a bucket of water overnight and the orange fleshy goop will come off. You will be left with hard seeds. He had a germination bed just for coontie and just threw the seed into it and covered slightly with soil. Then you just forget about them for about 4 to 6 months. Nothing will make them sprout any sooner. Apparently they must have a rest period before they will grow. Then one day, you will look and there they are! We transplanted when they were about 3 inches high. Good luck with yours.

Gauteng. Not far off indeed ! I'm from Gauteng...the capital Pretoria. This might be the easiest area you mean.? It's the financial capital as well, so things are easy accessible. Money talks!! I've seen a pamphlet of cycad permits at a local nursery here. It did stipulate that if the trunk is wider than 400mm (approx 16" in your language), you would need a permit. It's not a hard and fast rule as I tried to mention earlier. Only people who collect and have a passion for cycads are aware of these permits. Others have them in their gardens and are unaware what plant it is. People purchase properties with cycads on the premises and are unaware of it's origins or status. Permits are a "good" idea to prevent theft or poaching, but if enforced, will only drive attention towards these species...and in this country people look towards it as money and then the species will definitely be in greater danger. In SA, people steal electrical cables as soon as there is a power outage because copper to the poor is money. They are not concerned of the damage that is brought about to large companies dependant on electronics and technology. A few rands (dollars) of copper costs a company millions of rands in damage. I'm not saying this will happen with the cycad industry, but where there's money to be made in our country, people flock there without any concern of side effects. Yes, it will be nice to be in touch with cycad people this side. I hope they will be willing to share as freely as you guys abroad. Thanks plantsman56.

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