Cycas ferrugea is an interesting cycad with red fur on the peitoles,first described by Chinese botanist Wei Fan-Nan in 1995, from a single plant in cultivation in South China. The wild source was not known at the time, making the origin something of a mystery.

Trunk generally subterranean, sometimes to 60 × 25 cm above ground, base swollen; bark dark gray and scaly toward apex of trunk, white-gray and nearly smooth toward base. Leaves 25-40, 1-pinnate, 1-2 m × 25-55 cm; petiole subterete, 30-70 cm, with (0-)8-21 spines along each side, densely rusty brown tomentose when young; leaf blade oblong, flat; leaflets in 60-100 pairs, longitudinally inserted at ca. 90° to rachis, not overlapping, straight or downcurved, 13-18 cm × 5-12 mm, papery to subleathery, densely red-brown tomentose abaxially when maturing, later becoming light green and sparsely tomentose, midvein raised on both surfaces, base attenuate, symmetric, margin strongly revolute, apex acute to acuminate, somewhat soft at maturity. Cataphylls triangular, 3-4 × 1-1.3 cm, brown tomentose, apex soft. Pollen cones ovoid-fusiform, 20-30 × 6-8 cm; microsporophylls broadly cuneate, 1.5-3 × 1.2-1.5 cm, apical (sterile) part subrhombic, thickened, densely pale brown tomentose, margin inconspicuously toothed, apex with upcurved mucro. Megasporophylls more than 30, tightly grouped, 8-14 cm, tawny tomentose; stalk 4.5-7.5 cm; sterile blade rhombic-ovate, 3.5-5.5 × 3-5 cm, margin glabrescent and pectinate, with 17-31 subulate lobes 1-2.5 cm, terminal lobe subulate, 3-4 cm; ovules 2 or 3 on each side of stalk, glabrous. Seeds 2-4, yellowish when fresh, brown when dry, obovoid or subglobose, 2-2.8 × 1.8-2.5 cm, apex mucronate; sclerotesta smooth. Pollination Mar-Apr, seed maturity Aug-Oct.

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                                                    Tips on purchase from us
                                           ( shipping ,freight and packaging, etc )

A: Seed, seedling and other products shipment by air.

1.On "shop online" page,enter the number of packets or bags or pieces of the products (seeds, seedlings or other items) you want to order in the order quantity blank and confirm the order by clicking the button.
2.You will then receive a response regarding the payment options(Paypal or bank transfer) and answers o your questions,followed by a tracking number of your registered parcel by post after order payment.
3.All shipment is  guaranteed to be 100% arrival.
4.It normally takes 1 week for EMS and about 2 weeks for postal registered parcel to reach most destinations around the world and on few occasions like holiday ,bad weather,and remote areas, the dispatch could be somewhat longer.

B.Plant shipment by sea
1.　Transportation

　 Base on our past abundant experience, we will arrange the most professional shipping company to deliver the ordered plants to the destination as required. Or you can do this by yourself.
　 The transportation normally includes air , sea shipment and post. We may help you choose the most convenient and economical way to deliver your cargo in your interests .

2.　container capacity

　 By sea, we deal with 20 and 40 feet container.
　 ,For example, A 20 ft container capacity is 250 Trachycarpus fortunei (15cm diameter, and 2 meter height)
　 By air, everything is handled according to the requirements of the clients.

3.　freight

　 As it is subject to change frequently, you will be informed of the recent one.

4.　Packaging and Phytosanitary

　 If ordered , the following procedures will be followed for delivery

　 1. The plants growing in the peatmoss will be cleaned with water .

　 2. Some fungicide and insecticide will be used to sterilize them for phytosanitory check,though they have been in the strict management.


　 3. The plants will then be loaded into the container and sent out at the right time the customers agrees on.