Brevifolia in G.J.

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Brevifolia in G.J.

Post by Bato367 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:27 pm

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Here is 1 of 3 or 4 Joshuas at the local gardens maintained by the Colorado State University Extension and the Chinle Cactus Club.

Apparently these have been here for nearly 15 years and look great. We have had some cold inversions in the valley too.



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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:43 pm

Only 15 years? wow.
In the wild, that'd be 100 years.
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Post by Bato367 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:49 pm

I was surprised by that figure too. I will try to confirm; once I join the local club I can ask the people who planted it. I got that 15 year figure from a member of the club.

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Post by DesertZone » Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:07 pm

15 years from seed? I would guess 15 years from potted plant, but they do grow fast!
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Post by Bato367 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:25 pm

Ya I'm curious on the details but when I find out I'll let ya know!

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Post by marceli » Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:32 am

I don't believe this plant is only 15yrs old! :shock:
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Post by Bato367 » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:58 pm

So I received an email from the www.chinlecactusclub.org member/club founder that planted the Brevifolia (Photo above) whose age we were discussing. Here is his answer quoted from the email.


"They were seed grown by a friend in Utah. When he gave the three largest ones to us about 12 years ago they were probably 2-3 years old and in 1 gal. pots. They have been in the ground since about 2002".

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:12 pm

Wow.
Heck, we should get him to grow OUR plants.

Wonder if he's interested in fooling around...with an old lady. :lol: :lol: (kidding)

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Post by Bato367 » Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:34 pm

HAHA! :D

Dang Barb; gonna have to move this thread to the 'red light district' section of the forum lol.

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Post by DesertZone » Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:51 pm

mlobato wrote:So I received an email from the www.chinlecactusclub.org member/club founder that planted the Brevifolia (Photo above) whose age we were discussing. Here is his answer quoted from the email.


"They were seed grown by a friend in Utah. When he gave the three largest ones to us about 12 years ago they were probably 2-3 years old and in 1 gal. pots. They have been in the ground since about 2002".
They do grow fast after about the first 5 yeas, much faster than people realize, including myself. :wink:
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:31 am

:lol:
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