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Arizona

marybourg

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9. My saguaros that have died and been dug up

Reply to Kali (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 18, 2024, 01:48 PM

Oct 18

have had nothing but a disproportionately small, carrot-like, white fleshy tap root with a very few root hairs and nothing else. Maybe a symptom of transplantation with failure to take, but they were each in their new location ~ 25 years.

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Feeling old, like you're falling apart? Here's your spirit cactus. [View all] Ptah Oct 18 OP

My mother in law has lived in Arizona for 30 years and had orange, grapefruit and a lemon trees kimbutgar Oct 18 #1

This is so freaking depressing. Native Oct 18 #2

That was a beauty wryter2000 Oct 18 #3

This one is probably 150 years old. Ptah Oct 18 #4

Over the years, all of my saguaros have died. They were all marybourg Oct 18 #5

This saguaro must be 150 years old. Ptah Oct 18 #6

Yes, maybe in its original site, and never transplanted. Or maybe transplanted marybourg Oct 18 #7

saguaros don't really have tap roots Kali Oct 18 #8

My saguaros that have died and been dug up marybourg Oct 18 #9

Four days later, it's getting worse: Ptah Oct 22 #10