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2. We had a big one in our yard that we lost right at the beginning of COVID

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 01:40 PM

Oct 26

Not that big, but it was around 25 ft and had multiple arms. Just keeled over and took out a bunch of other cacti in our yard.

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The end of a giant: [View all] Ptah Oct 26 OP

What a shame! montanacowboy Oct 26 #1

We lost a big one about the same time... mike_c Oct 26 #4

Something I wondered when we had ours chopped up AZSkiffyGeek Oct 26 #3

Yes! Yes! My neighbor cut the tips off healthy young marybourg Oct 26 #11

A shame to see it cut. duncang Oct 26 #5

Yes, it was falling apart. Ptah Oct 26 #6

Now people will wonder "Why is there a funny notch in that wall?" AZ8theist Oct 26 #9

It can take 50-70, sometimes 100 years to grow the first arm... AZ8theist Oct 26 #8

Those fan-topped ones are so cool! AZSkiffyGeek Oct 26 #10

It is sad when the saguaros in our neighborhood ChazII Oct 26 #12

... Kali Oct 27 #13

There are still some other giants in my neighborhood: Ptah Nov 20 #15

did you save a piece to regrow? BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 4 #16

Nah. I think that giant was about 150 years old. Ptah Dec 4 #17