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Dioon edule (Mexican fern palm)

Other names: Chestnus dioon, Virgin palm , Mexican cycad, Mexican blue chamal, Chamal

D. edule is a slow-growing, evergreen, palm-like perennial with a robust, trunk-like stem topped with a rosette of erect or arching, leathery, pinnate, sharp-tipped, grey- to blue-green leaves with numerous, linear leaflets. Large, hairy, spherical female cones in summer are rarely produced in cultivation.
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1.5m max. spread

1.5m max. height

20-50 years to maturity