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David K
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Vote for your favorite succulent (cactus)!
Hey, now that the other election is over, how about a Baja election?
Vote for your favorite cactus (succulent)!
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Skipjack Joe
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they're all good
I love them all. Except for the tree yucca, I guess. Doesn't do anything for me.
My favorite is the ocotillo but it's really hard to pick one cactus over the other.
It's hard for me to picture, for instance, Conception Bay without that sweep of cardons rising from the sea to the hills. Or to imagine the cliffs on
that bank opposite the pier at Pt Escondido without the cardons rising so dramatically.
The elephant tree is really a brute in many ways. But I've taken some wonderful pictures of them at certain times of the year and from certain angles.
Their trunks are their most appealing asset.
Agave are beautiful if you can find one that doesn't have grafitti carved into it's leaves.
The truth is that in a grove of cactuses any one of these can stand out from the rest just by it's age, or time of year, or bloom, or general
condition.
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gringorio
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My favorite Baja cactus/succulent is the cardon. What an amazing cactus!
Although, I don't think that elephant trees, ocotillos, or cirios qualify as either cactus or succulents. They are really woody shrubs/trees.
There are two types of ocotillo-type plants in Baja: The adams tree and the ocotillo. They are in the same genus and can sometimes be found together
in the same areas. The branches on ocotillos generally grow out from a central point where as the adams trees' branches generally look more branchy
and less 'organized' then the ocotillo.
gringorio
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bajajudy
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Pitahaya Agria
Love this flower
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bajajudy
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Close up
New growth on a cardon
[Edited on 11-10-2005 by bajajudy]
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eetdrt88
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Boojum Trees...
are without a doubt one of my favorite things to see in baja...they kind of give the terrain that Dr.Suess look
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bajajudy
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Fuzzies
These guys look so innocent
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David K
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Can you tell I love boojums???
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Skipjack Joe
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Who would have guessed you were a tree-hugger, Dave? Not me. I hope this keeps you in good standing with your conservative friends.
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David K
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Naturally! 'Conserve' means to keep things the way they are (if they are good)... and boojums are good!
El Camote was with us video taping, and he got a good close up of me kissing this boojum tree, and is in the Lost Mission Hunt Preview video he made!
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El Camote
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David, the kissing I could understand but I thought the tongue was a little much. ppppttttt!
 
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Marinero
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Cactus Flower
In our yard.
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woody with a view
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night blooming cactus in my yard. from this past august.
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bajajudy
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For David
Decided this needs an explanation
Close up of dried boogum used in the outbuildings at San Borja
[Edited on 11-10-2005 by bajajudy]
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I just enjoy the name. Opuntia INVICTA. Just gotta love the creativity that went into naming this wicked club cholla.
[Edited on 11-11-2005 by Pappy Jon]
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Bob H
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One of my favorites is the barrel cactus. When I see a big one I wonder how many years it took to get there. I like the red color in those.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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jide
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Cardon is by far the tallest, check out this picture taken on the road to Rancho la Trinida, above Mulege.
[Edited on 11-11-2005 by jide]
[Edited on 11-11-2005 by jide]
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bajajudy
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I called this photo ugly
Gnarly would also work
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Barry A.
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Palo Blanco Tree
David--------tho not a succulent, you have got to view the groves of Palo Blanco trees in the arroyo bottoms south of Rancho Los Barriles (south of
San Francisquito) on the way to Los Corrales-----outstanding, and just plain beautiful!!
This is one of the most northern places that I have seen Palo Blanco---- they are common in Baja Sur, I believe.
For purposes of your poll, I chose the Cardon. (-:
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Phil C
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Jide, I've got it at 55-60 feet. What do you think?
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