Sick Saguaro
- Peterthecactusguy
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Sick Saguaro
I notice this in my yard today. There was always a weird spot on it from when it had braces on it holding it up. It got badly sunburnt when the braces were taken off.
It looks like it's got some bad rot.
here is a close up.
What should I do? Should I chop out the blackened areas or should I leave it be ? Would cutting it out actually do anything useful or is it going to die like the other one that is rotting in the In-laws yard?
It looks like it's got some bad rot.
here is a close up.
What should I do? Should I chop out the blackened areas or should I leave it be ? Would cutting it out actually do anything useful or is it going to die like the other one that is rotting in the In-laws yard?
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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Daiv,
I have some experience but it doesn't look too healthy and it happened rather quickly. I don't know either. I will leave it alone for not unless someone else tells me otherwise.
Saguaros are tough. So maybe it can fight it off. I will of course keep an eye on things.
I have some experience but it doesn't look too healthy and it happened rather quickly. I don't know either. I will leave it alone for not unless someone else tells me otherwise.
Saguaros are tough. So maybe it can fight it off. I will of course keep an eye on things.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
I've never done it myself, but I've seen pictures of a local guy who treats rotting saguaros.
He chopped all the rotten stuff off then treated it with a bleach solution. He seems to swear by it.
It probably won't improve on it's own...
He chopped all the rotten stuff off then treated it with a bleach solution. He seems to swear by it.
It probably won't improve on it's own...
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
Tim
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Tim, it's worth a shot. After all this rain I might do surgery. Do you know what% bleach he uses? I think around 10% usually right?
I have a feeling if I leave it alone it will look like the other one that I caught when it was bleeding the brown gunk out of it's flesh.
I have a feeling if I leave it alone it will look like the other one that I caught when it was bleeding the brown gunk out of it's flesh.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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- Peterthecactusguy
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Tim I won't. I will work on it tomorrow when it dries out a little bit the recent rain made it ooze out the brown gunk.
PBJ,
it's not fantastic. It's horrible. The brown gunk is rotten fleshy water from the cactus. It smells like rotting cactus.
PBJ,
it's not fantastic. It's horrible. The brown gunk is rotten fleshy water from the cactus. It smells like rotting cactus.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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I did some probing and I believe the whole cactus is effected so I don't have much choice. If I had money I would have it removed, but I don't have the means to do this, so it will stay for now.
RIP poor saguaro that was moved due to greed of a natural gas company.
I don't blame myself, Native Resources the company that moved them, or my ex-in-laws. I blame Transwestern Pipeline...
RIP poor saguaro that was moved due to greed of a natural gas company.
I don't blame myself, Native Resources the company that moved them, or my ex-in-laws. I blame Transwestern Pipeline...
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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