The Giant Dioon (Dioon spinulosum) is found in lower elevations in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. It is also called gum palm and prefers regular watered well-drained soils on limestone cliffs and rocky hillsides. It is among the tallest cycads, palm-like, and evergreen. The blue-green pinnate fronds are perfectly arranged, radiating and arching out from the short stocky trunk with elegance. The giant dioon produces separate male and female cones. Besides, it is long-lived, cold-hardy, frost-hardy, easy to maintain, and grows in areas with less shade or sunshine. The last is ideal for a fast growth rate.
Giant Dioons have an overall height between 3.9’-11.8’ (1.2-3.6 m) and diameter of 9.8’-15.6’ (3-4.75 m). The trunk of the Giant Dioon has a diameter of 12”-16” (30.5-41 cm) with leaf lengths between 59”-83” (150-210 cm).
The Giant Dioon (Dioon spinulosum) is found in lower elevations in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. It is also called gum palm and prefers regular watered well-drained soils on limestone cliffs and rocky hillsides. It is among the tallest cycads, palm-like, and evergreen. The blue-green pinnate fronds are perfectly arranged, radiating and arching out from the short stocky trunk with elegance. The giant dioon produces separate male and female cones. Besides, it is long-lived, cold-hardy, frost-hardy, easy to maintain, and grows in areas with less shade or sunshine. The last is ideal for a fast growth rate.
Giant Dioons have an overall height between 3.9’-11.8’ (1.2-3.6 m) and diameter of 9.8’-15.6’ (3-4.75 m). The trunk of the Giant Dioon has a diameter of 12”-16” (30.5-41 cm) with leaf lengths between 59”-83” (150-210 cm).
