One of the smooth spots of living in Sun City is that the town is actually 50 years old. That means that all the desert vegetation is very mature and often spectacular. There are towering palm trees, squat palm trees, and citrus trees of every variety. The trees hang with grapefruit, navel oranges, lemons, and tangerines. We even have a navel orange tree in our yard that we have harvested.
Undoubtedly, the most interesting and unique plants are the cacti. I have been studying them, and have discovered there are several different types which are on display here. Sun City is a microcosm of the arborescent desert. This means that this place is full of cacti the size of trees. Pictures are worth more than words, so take a tour of the Sun City cactus colonies as well as common vegetation mistaken for cactus at the following website.
https://picasaweb.google.com/jalyss1/2011Cactus?authkey=Gv1sRgCIPLiMGys6nKmwE#
2 comments:
Very interesting..enjoyed the pictures and the landscaping!
Martha
Loved the pictures and the information about the cacti.
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