Encephalartos hildebrandtii

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Encephalartos hildebrandtii is a spectacular, evergreen, arborescent cycad. Its trunk grows to 30 cm in diameter, and it can grow over time to 6 m tall. Each stem is topped with a crown of long, stiff fronds up to 3 metres long, with slightly keeled leaflets having more than 3 teeth on their edges, and a 2-3 spines forming "trident" tips. New leaves emerge a very attractive orange to olive green, hardening off to a glossy dark green.

Similar plants:

• Encephalartos ferox (Tongaland Cycad )
• Encephalartos gratus (Malawi Cycad, Mulanje Cycad)
• Encephalartos horridus (Eastern Cape Blue Cycad)
• Encephalartos lehmannii (Karoo Cycad)
• Encephalartos natalensis (Natal Cycad, Natal Giant Cycad)
• Encephalartos sp. (Bread Palms, Bread Tree, Kaffir Bread)
• Macrozamia moorei, Encephalartos moorei (Cycad)