Cactus !!!

/)eathKiller · 04-26-2003, 01:25 PM

The following images are REAL... I was hiking through the hills this morning on a little out-of-the-way nature walk/game of golf, and I saw in the distance what looked like an old tree, as I neared the structure, however, I noticed that I wasn't looking at a tree at all, though we have Banyons and Mango trees in Cuba that grow quite tall, and lots of big palms, this one was down-right impossible! I asked a nearby fellow-observer who told me the structure was in fact a gigantic cactus that had been at the point since the 1700s... It was one of the oddities that Columbus must have missed when he landed just 2 miles away from the point because he never really headed out into the grasslands, They've actually built a golf course around the thing! My game was pretty much on par, but this was off charts, I was suprised i'd never noticed the thing before, it was so BIG! and it's obviously still alive, not actually relying on the stump or the huge underground roots, it grows layers upon layers until gravity pulls the cactai back down to the ground like branches. It's amazing you can even sit in the shade of the thing! If i was to give it a rough estimate i'd say it stands about 30 feet tall... This first photo shows where I fist saw the darned thing, standing on a hill overlooking the course... The rest are close-up shots...

You can also download this link to watch a little film i taped while lookin' at it with my still photo camera (yes the quality sucks it's only 800k in size): That's a big freakin' Cuban Cactus!

Sir Goulum · 04-26-2003, 02:22 PM

Woa!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And don't ya think those pics are just a tad big? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

mysticelt · 04-26-2003, 02:32 PM

Thanks Deathkiller!

That is an awesome cactus. Being in the Wash. DC area the only prickly things we grow are people.

/)eathKiller · 04-26-2003, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
Woa!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And don't ya think those pics are just a tad big? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Not by my resolution, then again I use two monitors [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Kakero · 04-26-2003, 07:10 PM

wow, that is one strange cactus. I wonder if it has a soul ?

GokuZool · 04-27-2003, 02:12 AM

Nice pics DK!

(you made my 56k modem chug a little loading the pics though

)

Bahamut · 04-27-2003, 03:21 AM

wow.... i was thinking of the cacti we usually see in the deserts being super big... LOL... it looked like an ordiary tree! but man it looks great... the ground is still flat... no roots... amazing

SomeGuy · 04-27-2003, 10:10 AM

Amazing......... That is just too cool

/)eathKiller · 04-27-2003, 10:18 AM

I went back to see it this afternoon in the rain, It dropped off a few pods but it also looked like it was ready to blossom, I guess it must have multiple methods of reproduction...

LordKathen · 04-27-2003, 10:42 AM

Hey DK, why dont you resize these pics man. People with modems are going to have a real hard time. I'm surprised a mod has'nt told you that yet.

04-26-2003, 02:32 PM	#3
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04-27-2003, 03:21 AM	#7
Bahamut Iron Throne Cult Join Date: March 12, 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 39 Posts: 4,864	wow.... i was thinking of the cacti we usually see in the deserts being super big... LOL... it looked like an ordiary tree! but man it looks great... the ground is still flat... no roots... amazing __________________ http://makeallthedifference.blogspot.com http://www.bratgirlcentral.com/cgi-b.../ikonboard.cgi

04-27-2003, 10:10 AM	#8
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	Amazing......... That is just too cool __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

04-27-2003, 10:18 AM	#9
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	I went back to see it this afternoon in the rain, It dropped off a few pods but it also looked like it was ready to blossom, I guess it must have multiple methods of reproduction... __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

04-27-2003, 10:42 AM	#10
LordKathen Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Kennewick, WA Age: 52 Posts: 3,166	Hey DK, why dont you resize these pics man. People with modems are going to have a real hard time. I'm surprised a mod has'nt told you that yet. __________________

04-26-2003, 01:25 PM	#1
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	The following images are REAL... I was hiking through the hills this morning on a little out-of-the-way nature walk/game of golf, and I saw in the distance what looked like an old tree, as I neared the structure, however, I noticed that I wasn't looking at a tree at all, though we have Banyons and Mango trees in Cuba that grow quite tall, and lots of big palms, this one was down-right impossible! I asked a nearby fellow-observer who told me the structure was in fact a gigantic cactus that had been at the point since the 1700s... It was one of the oddities that Columbus must have missed when he landed just 2 miles away from the point because he never really headed out into the grasslands, They've actually built a golf course around the thing! My game was pretty much on par, but this was off charts, I was suprised i'd never noticed the thing before, it was so BIG! and it's obviously still alive, not actually relying on the stump or the huge underground roots, it grows layers upon layers until gravity pulls the cactai back down to the ground like branches. It's amazing you can even sit in the shade of the thing! If i was to give it a rough estimate i'd say it stands about 30 feet tall... This first photo shows where I fist saw the darned thing, standing on a hill overlooking the course... The rest are close-up shots... You can also download this link to watch a little film i taped while lookin' at it with my still photo camera (yes the quality sucks it's only 800k in size): That's a big freakin' Cuban Cactus!

04-26-2003, 02:22 PM	#2
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Woa!! [img]tongue.gif[/img] And don't ya think those pics are just a tad big? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

04-26-2003, 07:10 PM	#5
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	wow, that is one strange cactus. I wonder if it has a soul ?

04-27-2003, 02:12 AM	#6
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	Nice pics DK! (you made my 56k modem chug a little loading the pics though )

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