Cycads

The Cycas taiwaniana cycads grown in Riverside are fast growers with a trunk rate of growth somewhat slower than the C. thouarsii but faster than the C. revoluta. Native to Taiwan (or China), this cycad is salt tolerant and cold hardy, though it is known to be less resistant to frost than the C. revoluta.

These cycads grow quite well at the Grove in Riverside, CA, planted between rows of palms, slightly sheltered from the searing sun and with plenty of water and heat. Their native environment in Madagascar and east coast of Africa is hot, humid - a tropical to subtropical climate where the Cycas thouarsii grows in river deltas, and along the coast in woodland areas with ample rain fall. This species will not tolerate cold temperatures or winter frost well.

hardy adaptable

palma de la Virgen

Giant Dioon