[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[papatorry46 at gmail.com (Wayne Torry)]

Prickly Pears can be found at the summit of Enchanted Rock near
Fredericksburg, TX.

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 12:41 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hi Brian.   Prickly pears are weed like here due to about 30 inches of
> rain.   They grow very large in this climate and spread out to occupy the
> space available.  Somewhat further west and/or a little higher elevation
> their attributes make them a decent plant for a garden as they tolerate
> rocky soil and low moisture are perfectly acceptable for a healthy prickly
> pear.
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020, 8:21 AM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> wrote:
>
> > I find the notion of a large succulent being considered a weed to be
> > fascinating.
> > Thank you for the pictures.
> >
> > > This last one is from a pasture where there has been some attempt to
> > > eradicate the prickly pears, which in much of the state is a weed:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/prickly+pear+V.jpg.html
> >
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