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by ptown
Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: couple of new additions and afternoon pics
Replies: 14
Views: 3874

That eruca has some serious spines alright. My kind of cactus :cheers: Daiv how is your's doing? I had better get mine oriented into the ground sooner rather than later. It is still upright on day#2. I googled for some images and also found this nice page of pictures from Southampton BCCS 2004 with ...
by ptown
Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: couple of new additions and afternoon pics
Replies: 14
Views: 3874

couple of new additions and afternoon pics

I got a couple of nice ebay cacti today. A little Coleocephalocereus goebelianus, and a Machaerocereus/Stenocereus eruca. They look like healthy plants. I put the eruca upright in a pot but can tell already that it has no sense of balance and will be ready to lay over in the ground by the time sprin...
by ptown
Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I'm on a roll...
Replies: 4
Views: 1320

nice one!
by ptown
Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: midwinter conditions
Replies: 33
Views: 8401

It is another nice day in southern Arizona at latitude 32 degrees N.

High today of 63F, last night's low was 52. RH 40%. Storm going by to the north.

For most of the last week it has been highs in the low 70's and lows in the low 40's, and very dry.


I've got 4 outdoor mammillarias in bloom.
by ptown
Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: javelinas
Replies: 10
Views: 3243

Yes, "Collared Peccary (Javelina, Pecari tajacu) is the only wild, native, piglike animal found in the United States."

They are native to the Sonoran desert, I don't know where else.
by ptown
Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: javelinas
Replies: 10
Views: 3243

javelinas

A herd of javelinas have been hanging around my neighborhood lately. They are tough animals to be able to survive on the streets of Tucson. Here they are the other day munching on a non-native opuntia for breakfast. 6 people have been bitten around here this year, according to the newspaper. http://...
by ptown
Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:11 am
Forum: General
Topic: Cactoblastis cactorum
Replies: 5
Views: 1948

Cactoblastis cactorum

Cactoblastis cactorum is a moth, not a plant unfortuneately. Hopefully they will nip it in the bud, those invasive species can get out of control. I don't think that the eagle will lose it's perch anytime soon though. Moth threatens prickly end for Mexico's national symbol Jo Tuckman in Mexico City ...
by ptown
Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: To AZ, Baja for 2 weeks
Replies: 9
Views: 2006

Have a nice trip! :happy11:
by ptown
Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: saguaro photos
Replies: 17
Views: 4752

saguaro photos

Last week I was out on the prowl for some big saguaros. I was out on the westside in the afternoon. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/saguaro/w1.jpg new arms bursting out: http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/saguaro/w8.jpg a new crested: http://i108.photobucket.com/...
by ptown
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: saguaro in bloom today
Replies: 11
Views: 3382

Hey Spikey I didn't see any bees, but I did not hang around there for too long. I saw it blooming away again today.
by ptown
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mas Mexican Machaerocereus
Replies: 5
Views: 1899

Mas Mexican Machaerocereus

Machaerocereus gummosus a good looking cacti, huh? http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/cacti2/s17.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/cacti2/s6.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/cacti2/s18.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude20...
by ptown
Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:57 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mexico cacti habitat photos
Replies: 8
Views: 2589

Mexico cacti habitat photos

My gf went down to Mexico over the recent holiday. I asked her to get try and get a ton cacti photos, she sure got some great shots and saw some awesome cacti. cardon with osprey nest. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/cacti2/s1.jpg cholla http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/sta...
by ptown
Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: saguaro in bloom today
Replies: 11
Views: 3382

saguaro in bloom today

Hey I saw a saguaro in bloom today, by the side of the road in Tucson. I went back by there to check it out. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/f10.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n31/stardude2012/f6.jpg I went over to Saguaro park to look at more saguaros. A nice day out the...
by ptown
Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Opuntia purplepokadottus
Replies: 19
Views: 4893

Nice one Bill.

I have a related species, opuntia hotpinkpokadottus. And too much time on my hands.

Image
by ptown
Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: today's pictures and new additions
Replies: 15
Views: 5572

Hey Bill come by for a visit, but please don't bring a shovel. :) That Stenocereus victoriensis is supposed to be a variant of the pruinosis. But the pruinosis seem to have more of the waxy white coating than do the the vic. I'll have to see what happens as they get larger. The pruinosis have some o...