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CoronaCactus
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by CoronaCactus Fri May 23, 2008 11:29 pm
About a month ago i noticed this M. geometrizans looking a bit odd at the top of the main stem as compared to the tops of it's 2 arms. As i watched it grow it became clear that it was starting to crest!! I'm looking forward to watching it create whatever it's going to create
Main stem top view
Right arm top view
ihc6480
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by ihc6480 Fri May 23, 2008 11:34 pm
Like, far out man.
Thats something else Darryl. Going to be neat to watch along with you to see what it ends up looking like
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Bill in SC
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by Bill in SC Sat May 24, 2008 12:09 am
Very cool, INDEED!
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by Tony Sat May 24, 2008 12:48 am
Awesome Dude
I think I would cut off the arms and let the crest go mad.
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Peyote Pete
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by Peyote Pete Sat May 24, 2008 1:58 am
That is so cool. Love the spine coloration.
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CoronaCactus
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by CoronaCactus Sat May 24, 2008 2:19 am
Thanks guys.
I have another, smaller crested one with 2 arms that fan out almost all the way around, so i'll probably just leave this one alone and let it do it's thing.
Originally, we got him to offset the crested one...i guess he didn't get the memo
Lewis_cacti
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by Lewis_cacti Sat May 24, 2008 2:35 am
awesome!
very lucky
i'd also remove the other normal arms so it puts all its energy into the crest.
CoronaCactus
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by CoronaCactus Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:33 pm
14 month update.
I’m really liking how this is turning out, a dichotomous crest!
Not sure if the middle will fill out, but for now it’s looking pretty awesome!
Bill in SC
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by Bill in SC Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:20 pm
SUPER, SUPER COOL!!
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by cactuspolecat Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:01 pm
That certainly is a doosie!
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by daiv Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:16 am
Yeah, it's like having a mini-saguaro crest in your back yard!
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Saguaro123
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by Saguaro123 Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:26 am
Awesome man! Very cool to witness your plant crest.
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by Mark Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:48 pm
Ahh thats very cool.!
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CoronaCactus
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by CoronaCactus Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:51 pm
Thanks guys.
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