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Stephen McCabe

Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 22, 2018 - 09:37pm PT
In 1983, there were few of a rare dudleya along a particular road. You could park right there. In 2015, I visited. There was no legal parking within 1/2 mile and there was a fence that was maybe 5.4 or 5.5 to climb over. The plants were recovering.

Three species were down to fewer than 50, thought to be extinct or nearly so because of non-native rabbits or goats. They are slowly recovering now that the rabbits and goats are off the islands.

Fortunately, many of the plants from the last couple of busts were common species.
Stephen McCabe

Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 22, 2018 - 09:38pm PT
P.S. I have some in tissue culture and am happy to share seed.
Stephen McCabe

Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 22, 2018 - 10:20pm PT
Thanks xCon. cheers
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Apr 22, 2018 - 10:44pm PT
Did someone say Huntington Gardens?

Stephen McCabe

Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 23, 2018 - 01:54am PT
Stephen McCabe

Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 23, 2018 - 01:57am PT
A couple feet tall, though from above it might not look like it.
L

climber
A place where Blue is the new Black...
Apr 23, 2018 - 12:31pm PT
Amazing photos everyone!
plasticmullet

climber
Apr 23, 2018 - 12:59pm PT
StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 23, 2018 - 02:36pm PT
From JT yesterday. Craig or anyone else any idea?
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Apr 23, 2018 - 02:51pm PT
That's a Dudleya saxosa aloides

Common in the Wonderland and Queen Mt.
I have put together a slide show of the Succulents of Joshua Tree for our Cactus Club, so I have accumulated a thorough photo gallery of all the succulents out there
It's apparent that this species has been collected out of all the areas that humans have been impacted. During the Spring, their pink flowers are commonly seen growing in almost in every suitable location in the outback of the Wonderland and Queen Mt., but you step on the trails going to the Astrodome and you won't see a single one.


And a Welcome to Steven McCabe, a renowned expert on Dudleya
I never knew he is a climber
but's it's his name in the article and in many others on Dudleya

I would love a clone of that beautiful hybrid you have developed.
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Apr 23, 2018 - 03:40pm PT
J-Tree
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Apr 25, 2018 - 02:46pm PT
Dudleya pachyphytum
from Cedros Island, one of the nicest Dudleyas as a potted plant
Hope to get seeds this year, we have 5 or 6 of them.
They grow well in our Coastal Climate.

Dudleya stolonifera on left, D. lanceolata on right

Dudleya edulis on right

These plants are only about 4 months old!
I grew them in my succulent Vegetable Garden,
I throw in seeds, water every other day and succulents grow like crazy.

More Garden plants


AP

Trad climber
Calgary
Apr 25, 2018 - 05:31pm PT
I was down in J Tree last week and the red barrels on my land are blooming. The Beavertail were just about to bloom.
Desert newbies only have 1 encounter with a cholla then never go anywhere near them after
zBrown

Ice climber
Apr 27, 2018 - 07:31am PT

My two brothers were riding double on a bike down hill in the canyons near the house.
They went head over into a bunch of "jumping cactus". Each ended up with about half dozen in his scalp.
I still feel the pain as my mom pulled them out with pliers.








Rollover

climber
Gross Vegas
Apr 27, 2018 - 08:09am PT
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Apr 27, 2018 - 08:36am PT
Winter Color
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
Apr 27, 2018 - 09:09am PT

StahlBro

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Apr 27, 2018 - 09:22am PT

healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
May 1, 2018 - 01:12am PT
Thousands of California ‘hipster succulents’ are being stolen in plant poaching crisis
Scole

Trad climber
Zapopan
May 1, 2018 - 12:08pm PT
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