Mike and I saw alot of these in San Jose de Magdelena outside of Mulege in the canyons in the mountains. Aren't they fantastic. Thanks for
bringing back the memories, , We didn't get pictures then, Muy stupido,k
[Edited on 10-27-2004 by Keri]
Thank you Keri
jrbaja - 10-26-2004 at 09:40 PM
I didn't know they were as far north as Mulege. Guess I got some explorin to do cause I love em too. You guys want to be guides ?Gypsy Jan - 10-26-2004 at 10:05 PM
Ok, fantastic pictures.
Botanically and Baja Sur challenged,
What is the meaning of zaletas?
Is there an English name for the trees? They are awesome.Mexitron - 10-26-2004 at 10:56 PM
Actually jr, Zalates(Rock Figs, Ficus palmeri) grow well up into the Sierra San Francisco and may even get up farther north--as evidenced by DK's(?)
posting some time ago of a lone Zalate at Tinaja De Yubay. There's some big ones by Mission San Gertrudis as well. Nice pics jr -thanks for posting
them!
[Edited on 10-27-2004 by Mexitron]David K - 10-26-2004 at 11:22 PM
Yah JR, listen to Mexitron... you should get out more and see new places in Baja!
Tinaja de Yubay is north of the L.A. Bay road, north of Desengano, and a few miles east of Hwy. 1, east of El Crucero site.
The ficus was photographed by Harry Crosby in 1967, and it is still there.
Zalates
frizkie - 10-26-2004 at 11:29 PM
These trees grow in Costa Rica as well. I've seen them growing near the beach on the Pacific side.
They are beautiful and very large!!
Great pics as usual JR. and thanks for the help with my little Jouannetia Pectinata (Tee! Hee!) shells.
See you soon JR. ....... Barbi
hahahahaha
jrbaja - 10-26-2004 at 11:34 PM
I probably had that one coming!
Like you David, I have been a lot more interested in Baja Sur while you have been interested in el norte.
Won't get into the reasons but does every Zalate in Baja norte have gps coordinates posted on your site ?
Gypsy, they are known in Baja sur as Zalate Higuera. They are a wild fig tree and thanks to another post regarding these beauties by Mike
Humphreville, I learned they are related to the Banyan Tree of the tropics.David K - 10-27-2004 at 09:22 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by jrbaja
Won't get into the reasons but does every Zalate in Baja norte have gps coordinates posted on your site ?
Why yes, of course!
Well, here's one anyway: Tinaja de Yubay: 29?10.68'/ 113?59.22'
Yubay Fig Tree Photo by Neal Johns
David K - 10-27-2004 at 09:42 AM
One of the many photos taken by Neal or Marian at http://vivabaja.com/neal2Mexitron - 10-27-2004 at 10:47 AM
All figs, oddly enough, are closely related to Cannabis and hops....same family--Moraceae.
