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Jardin Zoologique Tropical (La Londe-les-Maures, France)

Postby jmdupuyoo on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:20 pm

Dear members,

Please find in this post some pictures of our cycads ollection. I will try to post some today and purchase latter when the weather outside will permit nice views.

Our botanical garden is also a zoological garden. This place is located in south-east of France between Marseille and Monte-Carlo. The sea isn t to far (1,5 km) and the climate is mediterranean with hot and dry summer and cool and wet winter. Frost occur every year and the minima are located in the minus 5°C (23°F). The historical heaviest frost was -15°C (5°C). Such temperatures can comeback again (they will) so our plantation are focus on frost hardy plants.

Maybe cycads aren't the harder plants to grown. C. revoluta is commun in our costal area and may withstand low temperatures. We introduice few years ago C. panzhihuaensis. Some large plants are available and imported from Costa-Rica (I hope so). We planted some. We also try C. taiwanensis and C. taitugensis.

Anyway...
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C. revoluta female
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Re: Jardin Zoologique Tropical (La Londe-les-Maures, France)

Postby jmdupuyoo on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:23 pm

Cycas panzhihuaensis (imported from Costa Rica, horticultural origin)
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C. panzhihuaensis
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Re: Jardin Zoologique Tropical (La Londe-les-Maures, France)

Postby jmdupuyoo on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:34 pm

C. revoluta under snow (february 2010). The temperature drop to minus 6°C (21°F).
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Re: Jardin Zoologique Tropical (La Londe-les-Maures, France)

Postby jmdupuyoo on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:38 pm

Dioon edule are easy here. No problem after -6°C.
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Re: Jardin Zoologique Tropical (La Londe-les-Maures, France)

Postby jmdupuyoo on Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:42 pm

Just one picture of yuccas (here Yucca linearifolia blooming in May). We grown several species of the genus Yucca. They are in the large majority well adapted to our climate. Some are known to windstand very low temperatures... So we hope to keep yuccas for a long time!
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