The Wood’s Cycad (Encephalartos woodii) is endemic to South Africa. The name is an honor to John Medley Wood, who discovered it in 1895. This plant is very rare and most often found in botanic gardens and institutions because it is extinct in the wild. This palm-like tree grows well in fertile well-drained soils. It has a thick trunk (especially at the bottom) and is unbranched. The glossy dark green leaves are long and broad. Although a dioecious plant, only a male cycad has been found which produces cylindrical yellow-orange cones.
Wood’s Cycads have an overall height between 16.4’-19.7’ (5-6 m) and diameter of 7.9’-15.75’ (2.4-4.8 m). The trunk of the Wood’s Cycad has a diameter of 11.8”-35.4” (30-90 cm) with leaf lengths between 4.9’-9.8’ (150-300 cm).
The Wood’s Cycad (Encephalartos woodii) is endemic to South Africa. The name is an honor to John Medley Wood, who discovered it in 1895. This plant is very rare and most often found in botanic gardens and institutions because it is extinct in the wild. This palm-like tree grows well in fertile well-drained soils. It has a thick trunk (especially at the bottom) and is unbranched. The glossy dark green leaves are long and broad. Although a dioecious plant, only a male cycad has been found which produces cylindrical yellow-orange cones.
Wood’s Cycads have an overall height between 16.4’-19.7’ (5-6 m) and diameter of 7.9’-15.75’ (2.4-4.8 m). The trunk of the Wood’s Cycad has a diameter of 11.8”-35.4” (30-90 cm) with leaf lengths between 4.9’-9.8’ (150-300 cm).
