Stories29 Jan 2011 07:09 am
Ever wonder what it would take to deliver a very branchy, very spiny 8 foot tall cactus 40 miles to someone’s house?
Opuntia subulata being mummified for the trip. Ian, Keith and Hap (and Brian not in photo) are hard at work with newspaper, cardboard and plastic at the nursery in Berkeley.
Securing the plant in the truck.
On the deck? That must have been hard to get it up there. Four people lifting it up stairs.
And the final resting place of this giant cactus, with pot feet, in Pleasanton.
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January 29th, 2011 at 8:53 am
[shudder]
January 29th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Bubble wrap is your friend. I used to actually like the challenge of packing cacti for transport. It’s an art onto itself.
January 31st, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Would you guys mind if I reposted this entry on my blog, Bamboo and More? You don’t often get to see photos of how really large cacti are transported. Needless to say I’m totally envious of the buyers
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February 1st, 2011 at 6:42 am
Gerhard- That would be fine. Peter