cochise stronghold

Dasylirion w., cochise stronghold. These are bigger than they look, pics don't do these justice.

Y. Schottii, cochise stronghold. many of these in the mountains

O. Engelman, cochise stronghold

mazanita bark

Great pictures Aaron!

I really haven't personally been to the desert much (other then Aruba) but it's always fascinated me. The will to live is truly amazing there!

I have to say my desert plant knowledge is close to zero but I can tell that "Dasylirion w., cochise stronghold" is around a good 8 feet+! For
sure a must see in person to really appreciate the size. I have the same problem when I see things like that, I wonder how could I ever post
it's true beauty.

Hope you had a nice vacation, thanks for posting it!

Bill

Great pics Aaron. I never get bored of the desert landscape. Any seeds?

John

Any seeds?

John

I looked this time but found nothing even though I seen tons of yuccas and agave. The plants that I seen with good seed were always when we were driving and I had my wife and parents in the car and my wife hates when I stop to "check things out"

I can tell you were a good place for cold hardy agave, dasylirion and yuccas is. There was many even at high elevations in the chiricahua mountains. 😉

out at the property

Butia

Filifera

saguaro

Trichocereus tersheckii, planted a couple of these

med-fan

saguaro

old pearce merc. at the old gost town

chiricahua park

Yucca baccata, chiricahua park

dasylirion, agave, nolina

The little town of Sunsites 3 miles from my place

Sunsites golf-cource, not bad for an arizona cource.

saguaro and other cactus

Aloe and cactus

ocotillo

Same filiferas as last year

Old Pearce gost-town

cemetery

big parry agave

Cochise AZ power-plant

St. David AZ, robustas with burn but always come back.

St David, filifera

St David desert-willow

olive

trachy

cactus

mssion

Thank you guys for the nice words.

That is so true Bill about trying to take a pic that shows the true beauty of the plant/area.

Amazing pics Aaron! 😀

-Jay

thanks Jay.

Sorry for all the miss spelled words 😐

Aaron excellent photos. I see that you planted a Washy filifera(filibusta)? Butia capitata, Med fan palm,cactus ,yuccas. Will someone be there to water the new plantings or will you rely on the summer monsoon rains? Great pics of your piece of arizona paradise.

John

Aaron, thanks for those fabulous pictures.
Great photography.
I love the desert look, and your property is fabulous.
The photos were so great, I feel like I've visited there...thanks for that.

The geologic processes that created Arizona's landscapes are so fascinating.
Andrew Alden, the geologist, has great explanations and pics here:
http://geology.about.com/od/geology_az/ig/AZgallery/AZchiricahua.htm

Aaron, that Washy sure looks at home on your property!
Are there other med fan palms planted nearby?

Those cemetery agaves are stunning...wow.

Are those St.David robustas planted on an island????? 😯
And the daisylirion and saguaros are fabulous.

You're a lucky man Aaron.
So when are you moving there?
So we can visit you, 😆 😆 😆

Thanks again.
Barb

Aaron excellent photos. I see that you planted a Washy filifera(filibusta)? Butia capitata, Med fan palm,cactus ,yuccas. Will someone be there to water the new plantings or will you rely on the summer monsoon rains? Great pics of your piece of arizona paradise.

John

Hi John,
I will be relying on the monsoons, but I think the palms will not make it. I thought it was worth a try. 😐
I got the water for planting from my neighbors. They are old but I did not even ask if they would water them for me. They are so nice that they would, but it is alot of work to haul water that far.

I also got a few good cuttings of opuntia ficus from a nice person in town, so in a few years I should have a couple of tree prickly-pears. And I also planted a bunch of barrel (fero-cactus):wink:

PS the washy is a pure filifera, came from good seed stock and was the hairest filifera I have ever seen. 😀