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| All these seedlings have grown to larger sizes, so this item is no longer available. If you are interested in larger, more well-established plants of this species, please click on the following link: Larger Plants of this Species From germination - this special compact form is very vigorous and produces twice as many fronds as the regular Cycas revoluta. The top of the plant forms a very thick crown of leaves. When the trunk of the "Showa" forms - it is extremely dark in color - almost black. The leaves are also tighter and darker in color. DNA work has been recently performed on the ‘Showa’ cultivar - which has revealed a genetic code with specific differences to the standard C. revoluta. While this cultivar is relatively unknown outside of Japan - most temples and palaces in Japan have the Cycas revoluta ‘Showa’ form planted in their landscape. Named “Sosetsu Showa,” this form was first noticed during the "Meiji" Period (1868-1912) - but was not planted in Japanese Temples and Palaces until the "Showa" Period (1926-1989) - when the Japanese Emperor ordered that this Cycas cultivar be planted in all Palace Gardens and Temples. Currently - there are only limited sources of this seed in Japan - and fewer outside Japan. We secured 1,000 sprouted seeds a number of years back, directly from one of the few exclusive distributors of this seed, which have now grown to seedlings and to mature plants. WHAT IS CAUDEX SIZE? You’ll notice we list and price cycads by caudex size. The caudex is a cycad’s woody, bulblike trunk, and caudex size is a good measure of cycad age. The chart below can give you a rough idea of how this translates to pot size.
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