Re(2): spina
- To: s*@rain.org
- Subject: Re(2): spina
- From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:45:21 -0800
sgrower1@rain.org writes:
>Hi all, Ocotillo in the So. Calif. Desert areas is Not a fast growing
>plant. I
>was told that a young man would plant a corral enclosure for his son to
>use.
>Hiking and 4x4ing in the Borrego area during the 60's there were many
>examples
>of these corrals sometimes associated with the ruins of small house
>structures
>tucked in behind a small hill for protection from the wind. But just one
>Ocotillo dies and the corral is open. When they are in bloom these hedges
>are
>outstanding.
>Phil Soderman sgrower1@rain.org
Actually what i heard is rancheros would cut tall stalks off from the main
plant, stick them in the ground, and space them close together. =).
Ocotillo is a nice plant in flower and out. They look something like spiny
sticks in the ground when they arent in flower. An interesting site
indeed. I saw a few in Arizona a few years back
