I just heard some sad news, our friend Suleyman Demir has passed away on April 7, 2012.
RIP cactus friend.
Suleyman Demir
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Re: Suleyman Demir
I'm sad to hear about his passing. He was a heck of a nice guy.
Re: Suleyman Demir
so sad to hear this! suleyman was THE most well known turkish collector, a very friendly and talented guy
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
Re: Suleyman Demir
Ah, very sad to hear this. Often, when I search for an image of an Escobaria, I find one of Suleyman's photos on Flickr. He was a great guy. RIP. Here is the link to his amazing cactus photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/co ... 587871448/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
peterb
peterb
Zone 9
Re: Suleyman Demir
Ahh man, that is so sad. Aside from the above comments on his very friendly nature and growing skills, he did contribute a lot to this site:
Almost 200 images here: http://www.cactiguide.com/piclocation_d ... cnumber=86" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
He also added a lot of notes on the genus Coryphantha: http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Coryphantha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can see them by clicking the "User note" link.
Almost 200 images here: http://www.cactiguide.com/piclocation_d ... cnumber=86" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
He also added a lot of notes on the genus Coryphantha: http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Coryphantha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can see them by clicking the "User note" link.
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
Re: Suleyman Demir
A sad loss to the cactus growing community.
incurable cactoholic
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
Re: Suleyman Demir
Very sad indeeed , I too did find a lot of his cacti photos when searching in the net. It also brings to my mind again just how short lived our cactus hobby can be, without the constant care of the collector.
Süleyman Demir may your soul rest in peace.
Süleyman Demir may your soul rest in peace.