Handling opuntia

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Mike P
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About 1minute 15 seconds in is the real way to handle Opuntias!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk7S98g8R7E
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Mike P wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:26 pm About 1minute 15 seconds in is the real way to handle Opuntias!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk7S98g8R7E
Many years ago (1973) I met a cactus collector near Yuma AZ, that had this book in his library:

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I took a peek inside, and was pleasantly surprised by the content. Thanks for posting the video link.
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I also have that book.
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Mike P wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:47 am I also have that book.
Me too!
I also have their earlier book from 1959, which is a very good read about their journeys in C&S habitats in Afica and the Americas, as well as much information on propagation and genera.

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Love that video Mike, but I wouldn't want to shake his hand!! :lol:
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chris68 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:17 pm Love that video Mike, but I wouldn't want to shake his hand!! :lol:
I was thinking of a pun around stuff upper lip to stiff finger tip, but it just sounded wrong!!!
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I visited Worfield Gardens when I was a kid, and got Sir Oliver to autograph his Desert Plants book for me. The other thing I remember most about my visit was a bunch of (British) geriatrics dressed up in ponchos and sombreros, as a Mexican band playing music (I suppose for the tea room).
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ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:27 pm I visited Worfield Gardens when I was a kid, and got Sir Oliver to autograph his Desert Plants book for me. The other thing I remember most about my visit was a bunch of (British) geriatrics dressed up in ponchos and sombreros, as a Mexican band playing music (I suppose for the tea room).
Reminds me of Cactus at the Castle in Lullingstone :grin:
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This one Tony.
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Mike P wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:26 pm About 1minute 15 seconds in is the real way to handle Opuntias!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk7S98g8R7E
Amazing old film, they were obviously made with tougher fingers in those days!
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