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Another Tucson collector
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:29 pm
by Tom in Tucson
I've been curious about cacti since I was 7. My first interaction with a cactus was removing a fallen joint of Cylindropuntia bigelovii from my mom's heel in the vicinity of Needles California (during our move from Tulsa to Los Angeles) because I insisted they let me stop and collect one. After that painful incident she bought me a skinny cactus that looked a lot like a Selenicereus. Lately I've been concentrating on growing the cacti native to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts.
Recently I've been growing seeds of just about everything except cycads (they're next), and I'm growing quite a few seedlings (more than I need). Warning: this part of plant collecting is very habit forming (addictive).
Glad to see the forum restored, Tom
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:31 pm
by Aeonium2003
Welcome!
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:31 am
by gemhunter178
Welcome!
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:45 am
by A_G_R
Welcome Tom! Show us some of your seedlings
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:06 am
by jerrytheplater
Welcome Tom.
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:48 pm
by Tom in Tucson
A_G_R wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:45 am
Welcome Tom! Show us some of your seedlings
What species or genus do you prefer?
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:19 pm
by A_G_R
Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:48 pm
A_G_R wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:45 am
Welcome Tom! Show us some of your seedlings
What species or genus do you prefer?
I love that question!! Ariocarpus seedlings are always nice, how about Echinomastus? are you growing some of them?
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:46 pm
by Steve-0
Show us....all of them....
....and Big Welcome!
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:45 pm
by Tom in Tucson
A_G_R wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:19 pm
Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:48 pm
A_G_R wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:45 am
Welcome Tom! Show us some of your seedlings
What species or genus do you prefer?
I love that question!! Ariocarpus seedlings are always nice, how about Echinomastus? are you growing some of them?
Here are 2 images of an
Ariocarpus retusa from MilesToGo a few years apart.
- DSC03622__1642017826_97045.jpg (100.13 KiB) Viewed 6671 times
- DSC07965__1642017583_10390.jpg (68.26 KiB) Viewed 6671 times
Here is an
Echinomastus laui from 2010.
- DSC06661__1642018104_65839.jpg (91.15 KiB) Viewed 6671 times
I know these aren't the small seedlings you were hoping to see, but I'll try to take a few images of some of them this summer.
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:11 pm
by A_G_R
Very nice Tom, the spines on the E laui are impressive!
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:15 pm
by jerrytheplater
Happy Birthday Tom. I just turned 69 on the 9th.
Re: Another Tucson collector
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:09 am
by Tom in Tucson
Thanks Jerry! 72 does seem ancient, but for a saguaro it's middle age.
