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David K
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More Jide photos: http://vivabaja.com/jide (Sierra Juarez canyons Tajo and Carrizo)
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Arthur
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Its all Ficus
All of the figs are classed under Ficus. As the Sunset Garden Book says, that includes the commercial edible fig, the small-leafed climbing fig, the
banyan tree and the potted rubber plant -- they're all classed together because they all bear figs of some size.
Sunset describes a bunch of them, including Creeping Fig, which has extremely invasive roots. It notes that some Rustyleaf Figs (I'm citing all
common names here) can develop "hanging aerial roots that characterize many of the evergreen figs in tropical environments," but doesn't seem to
specifically describe the trees you guys have seen. Someone must have a book on Baja ficus. I bet they're in Roadside Biology. Got to pick me up one
of those.
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jrbaja
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Zalate
or Higuera is what they are called down here. They do produce figs and they are in a number of areas.
The canyon leading to San Javier has a great pool just down from the mission and you will be hiking a most interesting part of Baja history. If
you happen to go there, Francisca, the mission caretaker loves flower seeds.
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Arthur
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Thanks, JR. What kind of seeds are most appropriate for Baja?
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Skipjack Joe
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Higuera
Yeah, I found it in the 'Baja California Plant Field Guide'.
Apparently it has some great medicinal purposes:
"Tea from the leaves and branchlets is used on mules and cattle as an antidote for rattlesnake bite. A wash is used to treat cuts and infections...."
It survives the dryness by (1) storing water in it's massive trunk (like the torote) (2) dropping it's leaves during drought.
Still, it must get to be over 120 on those cliffs in St Javier canyon at times. It's amazing any deciduous tree can handle that.
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Arthur
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All of those plants are amazing. You sure it's deciduous, though? I don't think dropping its leaves when it's parched counts. And Sunset made that
reference to evergreen ficus.
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Sharksbaja
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If you zoom in and follow that dirt road you see leading west it seems to connect with the Comondu' road is this possible?
[url][url]http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.998459,-111.372013&spn=0.052185,0.076904&t=k&hl=en[/url][/url]
[Edited on 5-27-2005 by Sharksbaja]
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richard nauman
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Yes you can get over the top. I didn't think the road was to bad when I went over it last summer. But it kind of depends on what you like. It was
rocky and bumpy with one steep set of switchbacks that was particularly rough. Slow going the whole way but my truck has very stiff suspension. I
never came close to needing 4 wheel drive.
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Sharksbaja
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Gracias. Now off to work
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