I figure this bad boy at 44' tall!
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Big old cactus
Started by jerry · Oct 26, 2009 · 2 replies
Jerry, are does three specimens sahuaros? the one in the upper right corner looks like an organ pipe but its gerth?sp is way too big!! are they in Mexico or USA?
Last edited: Oct 26, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Hey Ink I took them behind my house in Santo Tomas The big multi-armed guy is a cardon, the other two are Sahauaros and organ pipes,
The cardón cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) is the world's largest cactus. There are about 1200 species of cactus, all of them native to the Americas. The cardón is nearly endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some of the largest cardones have been measured at nearly 21 meters (70 feet) high and weigh up to 25 tons. These very slow growing plants are also extremely long-lived, and many specimens live well over 300 years.
The cardón cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) is the world's largest cactus. There are about 1200 species of cactus, all of them native to the Americas. The cardón is nearly endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some of the largest cardones have been measured at nearly 21 meters (70 feet) high and weigh up to 25 tons. These very slow growing plants are also extremely long-lived, and many specimens live well over 300 years.