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Title: Wood Facts A Series Friday
Post by: Dawie on February 25, 2011, 06:43:48 am

Never knew some cacti are classed as trees.
David

There are no leaves, just thorns on the Saguaro Giant Cactus tree {Carnegiea gigantea}. The tallest one is located in the Sonoran Desert, in the Cave Creek Complex, Maricopa County, Arizona. It is approximately 45 foot 3 inches tall and 3 foot 3 inches in diameter. On June 21, 2005 it was injured in a fire started by lightning
http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/Saguaro.html

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday
Post by: Gabby on February 25, 2011, 08:18:16 pm

A lot of really nice things have been made from the skeleton of the Cholla cactus (say choy a) things like knife handles and cool looking lamps. Large floor lamps have been made from the Saguaro skeleton. Most cacti have hollow cylindrical lattice like woody skeletons. Most cacti are protected and the only way to get the "wood" is to look for naturally dead plants that the soft parts have rotted away from leaving the wood.
Ex-Desert Rat,
Gabby

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday
Post by: Dawie on February 26, 2011, 07:57:17 am

Gabby thanks for adding this info, never knew that.
David

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday
Post by: marmoh on February 26, 2011, 11:50:10 am

Nature creates some beautiful things....

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday
Post by: Gabby on February 27, 2011, 12:56:44 am

Here is a link to a page where you can see what it looks like.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/11485165/7pc-cholla-cactus-wood-6-inches
Do a search or 2 and see what else it looks like, I'm sure you'll find some products made from it.
Gabby