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Mescurious
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San Pedro Identification Help
#21441554 - 03/21/15 11:32 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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I was riding my bike the other day when I glanced to my side and saw, growing by the side of the road outside of private property, this cactus:

From what I've researched on the web it is very likely a San Pedro. But I was hoping someone with a little more experience could take a look and tell me what they think.
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karode13
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Re: San Pedro Identification Help [Re: Mescurious]
#21441609 - 03/22/15 12:03 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yes, T. pachanoi aka San Pedro.
Ask for permission if you're thinking of taking some, if the owner says no then respect their wishes. Stealing is low life's act. Not saying you're a thief, just stating some guidelines on how to acquire some cactus without resorting to stealing. You'd be surprised at what happens when you ask people nicely.
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Mescurious
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Re: San Pedro Identification Help [Re: karode13]
#21441767 - 03/22/15 01:47 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Cool, Thankyou. They seem to be pretty common around here, since I learned to identity this one I've started to notice them all over. Yeah, I was thinking about that. This is on the outside of a fence next to a street sign, with scraggy bushes on either side, I was thinking most likely isn't anyone's in particular.. but it seems like pretty bad juju to steal something you're going to trip off of.
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Re: San Pedro Identification Help [Re: Mescurious]
#21444058 - 03/22/15 06:09 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Trichocereus species are usually not used for landscaping. It looks to be near a fence, which is most likely someone's private property. That's a small yet beautiful little patch. Please request permission from the whomever lives there. You will only need to take a small cut.
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intelligentlife
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Re: San Pedro Identification Help [Re: prismism]
#21445637 - 03/23/15 02:43 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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That cactus is sure owned my someone and fence don't mean automatically "this is private property" there may be 30-50cm Private property at "wrong side of fence" where plant have been growing.
Or it might be city's own botanist planted a public plant going to look awesome later.
Poaching plant may cause even death(if it's done during wrong season) and owner isn't happy if some cuttings have been taken and plant get's pretty ugly.
Sometimes asking permission, people are so thankful atleast "someone" have balls to go and ask.. You may surprise like Karode said.
That may be Private plant or public. Fence is more like blockin people to see or come to property but only city blue print tell you where the "real line" is actually. Owner can build fence foot or two on to his/her side of yard and plant cactus outside of it. So I would not say (based on what side of the fence that plant grows) is it in Private property or not, if you haven't seen blueprints of city to know.
It may be public city-garden workers planted there. (Cactus plants do not need so much water as decoration)
So then it would not be hard to find someone probably own that public propery or so.
Just saying, fence doesn't mean it's border of property, not always when it's towards road. People have permission to build fence "inside" their own yard and leave own property without fence for example: planting decoration plants there..
Well IDK for sure who own or who have plant this nice cactus. It mightt be as well as "inside" Private property as that fence. If fence have been build like one foot inside property. You might want ask from property owner who own the cactus plant, is it that person behind the fence or is it city-garden workers planted there.
Indeed one story from social media; person were asked chunk of plants while doing construction work, ask'd cuttings and instead of one got whole bunch of plants so asking the plant is always better choice than poatching. (without blaming anyone there) People preciate small things like asking permission to take piece of plant.
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kizatzhaddarak
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Ask. Ask people
I have gone up to people's houses, rang the bell and asked.. (excuse me but I am interested in plants, and I noticed you have an unusual (x) in your yard that I would love to grow. would you mind if I took a cutting.?)
9 Times out of 10, if you ask nicely. . and there is no hillbilly with a gun on a poarch, most property owners are more than willing to allow you to take a cutting.
Now, you may also get lucky if the property owner is a senior citizen who is a collector, (Think grandma or grandpa plant collector). they may say things like.. Sure you can have a cutting of that, but you should see what I got in the Back yard.. LOL
Good luck.. Ask before you open a gate or hop a fence and get shot at.
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