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Tim, I have been looking around Cochise county AZ in google maps, because they have updated maps "May 2011" street views. This is the spring after the "big freeze". This is of interest to me because of the plants in area. Although NM and West Texas seen the same kind of cold they don't have the saguaros and other plants that this county in AZ has.
I have seen lots of dead cactus/plants but I also have found plants with no cold damage at all, and even some saguaros in bloom. The big agaves in Bisbee look like real gems and are unlike any A. americana I have seen. I think they are not typical of the species, but have shown to be much hardier than the norm.

PS Sierra Vista AZ, by the golf cource area is a good place to look fopr survivers.

Bisbee type agave in Tombstone AZ, untouched. Some places seen as cold as -5F
http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,-1 ... 69,,2,11.5

http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714551,-1 ... 04,,2,6.92

One of several saguaros in Tombstone AZ, all look good?
http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.71163,-11 ... 7,,2,-1.86

Nice find.........did you find any Seguaros?

Here's a nice Yucca and Agave down the street
https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

check out this person's yard.........lots of specimen plants. The Agave looks heavily damage but may pull through. There are a couple barrel cactus's to the right........what type?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

here's some carnage.......

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

palm survived?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

Dead or heavily damaged cactus

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

fried Washy

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

Washy's recovering

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

one dead, one alive..........

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

looks like this Ferocactus? is damaged. Lots of Agaves here too.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

SAGUARO??? Alive?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

hardy upright cactus?? We can use a pad from this one!!

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

damaged barrel cactus
https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714989,- ... 69,,2,11.5

Tim, use link in the upper left side. All your links are the same pic.

Tim, it's the chain in the box next to the printer box. This will show the image you want.

This is what's so sad, these were the only O. ficus I seen of the varity. They had longer pads and better trunking.
After:
http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715701,-1 ... 63,,2,4.91

And the before:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

Now try to find those plants again.

Here's a couple fried Washy's. You'll need to turn the view to the other side of the street...........this is still not working for me!
https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.712561,- ... ,,0,0&z=17

Dead Upright cactus

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.714405,- ... 19.81&z=19

another fried Washy

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.712164,- ... ,2.09&z=19

Use your mouse and mouse wheel pan in on sujects. Double click on street to move. Click and drag to turn around. I'm sure you know this, for others if they don't.

Hey...those are the kingkong washies of Tombstone. All three made it through the winter.

If you look around, looks like the robustas almost did better than the W. filiferas.

Cow's tongue survived? May be damaged?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.712568,- ... ,4.87&z=19

TimMAz6 wrote:another fried Washy

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.712164,- ... ,2.09&z=19

Looks bad, bit it lived. Zoom in on it and you can see new growth.

dead and alive

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715197,- ... ,15.1&z=19

Here you go Tim, Sierra Vista AZ about 20 miles to the west of Tombstone.
Saguaros, looking good. As cold as -2F in places.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.514167,-1 ... 85,,2,3.86

Seguaro........I found it again!! Dead or alive??

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715531,- ... 10.59&z=19

Barrel cactus.........Ferocactus?? Dead or alive??

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715537,- ... 20.05&z=19

TimMAz6 wrote:dead and alive

I think they are both alive, ocotillo are just wierd like that. One will be in bloom and the next will be dorment.

a lot of dead upright cactus

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.713177,- ... ,8.88&z=19

TimMAz6 wrote:Seguaro........I found it again!! Dead or alive??

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715531,- ... 10.59&z=19

Looks alive, burnt ones will have the tops like a point/slim, caved in on one side.

another big dead upright cactus

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715377,- ... ,5.53&z=19

this Washy must have been protected or it's a SUPER hardy strain.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.715701,- ... ,5.31&z=19

TimMAz6 wrote:a lot of dead upright cactus

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.713177,- ... ,8.88&z=19

Sad to think some of these were 20/30 years old.

Big Phoenix palm? Is it coming back to life?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.717353,- ... -1.73&z=19

Even some trachies got hit hard.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.514459,-1 ... ,,2,4&z=13

Seguaro? Hard to ID.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.71514,-1 ... -0.81&z=19

TimMAz6 wrote:Big Phoenix palm? Is it coming back to life?

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.717353,- ... -1.73&z=19

phoenix dactylifera
Yes, it's showing new growth.

I think when I was down there, only one plam looked dead that I seen. It was a CIDP, a big one in Willcox AZ.

TimMAz6 wrote:Seguaro? Hard to ID.

I couldn't zoom in on that one, hard to tell. There is a few around.

somebody likes Yuccas!

https://maps.google.com/?ll=31.727202,- ... 12.03&z=19

Look around this town Tim, you will find cooler things!

http://maps.google.com/?ll=31.513728,-1 ... ,3.15&z=13