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Baja_Costero
May 13, 2020 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
Cactus and Succulents Seed Starter Xeriscape Container Gardener Hummingbirder Native Plants and Wildflowers
Garden Photography Region: Mexico Plant Identifier Forum moderator Plant Database Moderator Garden Ideas: Level 2
Giant Cardón

Pachycereus pringlei (a giant tree) from above, showing active growth and furry areoles.

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Mexican Giant Cardon (Pachycereus pringlei)
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Frenchy21
May 13, 2020 6:29 PM CST
Name: Frenchy
Falls Church, VA (Zone 7b)
Region: Ukraine Tender Perennials Container Gardener Dog Lover Houseplants Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Tomato Heads Hostas Tropicals Annuals Foliage Fan Aroids
Great cross section Baja! Makes for a great banner!
| @Frenchy21 | Post #2237793 (2)
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crawgarden
May 13, 2020 6:33 PM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
Forum moderator Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Level 1
Spectacular banner Baja!
As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
| @crawgarden | Post #2237800 (3)
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touchofsky
May 13, 2020 6:37 PM CST
Name: Valerie
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4a)
Bee Lover Ponds Peonies Irises Garden Art Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Canadian Butterflies Birds Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I agree fabulous!
Touch_of_sky on the LA
Canada Zone 5a
| @touchofsky | Post #2237807 (4)
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pod
May 13, 2020 6:48 PM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
Herbs Region: Texas Vegetable Grower Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Level 2
What an intense banner that photo makes. Nice! Thumbs up
Believe in yourself even when no one else will. ~ Sasquatch
| @pod | Post #2237814 (5)
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plantmanager
May 13, 2020 8:53 PM CST
Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)
Region: New Mexico Region: Arizona Region: Ukraine Cactus and Succulents Plant Identifier Plays in the sandbox
Greenhouse Bromeliad Adeniums Morning Glories Avid Green Pages Reviewer Brugmansias
Great banner, Baja! At first glance I had no idea what I was looking at!
Handcrafted Coastal Inspired Art SeaMosaics!
| @plantmanager | Post #2237924 (6)
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KFredenburg
May 13, 2020 10:51 PM CST
Name: Kim
Black Hills, SD (Zone 5a)
Discover more wildflowers
Annuals Houseplants Hummingbirder Native Plants and Wildflowers Peppers Seed Starter
Snakes Enjoys or suffers hot summers Tomato Heads The WITWIT Badge Vegetable Grower Beavers
Gorgeous cactus Baja!
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 1Cor. 13:4
Let’s talk about Animal Fun Facts, Birds, Trees/Shrubs, or Oleanders!
| @KFredenburg | Post #2237994 (7)
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valleylynn
May 14, 2020 5:13 AM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Wow, it gets up to 60 feet! Great photo Baja. I find the new red needles so very interesting.
Sempervivum for Sale
Sempervivum ~ Sedum ~ Containers

| @valleylynn | Post #2238122 (8)
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Toni
May 14, 2020 3:41 PM CST
Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)
Beekeeper Region: Pacific Northwest Permaculture Organic Gardener Region: Oregon Native Plants and Wildflowers
Canning and food preservation Herbs Composter Bee Lover Vermiculture Garden Ideas: Level 1
Boy, that really got my attention! Looks painfully beautiful Hilarious!
Toni
I aspire to be the person my dog thinks I am
| @Toni | Post #2238722 (9)
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Baja_Costero
May 14, 2020 4:20 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
Cactus and Succulents Seed Starter Xeriscape Container Gardener Hummingbirder Native Plants and Wildflowers
Garden Photography Region: Mexico Plant Identifier Forum moderator Plant Database Moderator Garden Ideas: Level 2
Thanks for the kind words and the acorn, folks. This is one of my oldest and most favoritest plants, which I hope to see become an actual tree one day. Here is one in habitat:

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Johannian
May 14, 2020 10:16 PM CST
Name: Johannian
The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b)
2Thes. 3:3
Cactus and Succulents Orchids Garden Research Contributor Sempervivums Vermiculture Garden Ideas: Level 1
Beautiful cactus and a beautiful banner Baja!
“Honorable is the one who prudently avoids danger (provided he does not compromise himself).” -Sir Thomas More
Profile picture is a picture of our Black Lab, Cooper, a few months ago (when he was around 9 months old).
| @Johannian | Post #2239115 (11)
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