45 year wait for agave

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45 year wait for agave

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So after 45 ish years it decided to do this..
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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WOW, what an amazing moment, I'm sure it will be well worth the wait. :smile:
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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amazing, looks a bit alien, how wide is the plant ? looks a beast to move
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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A couple of feet across. It hasn’t moved for two years on the grounds it’s almost nigh on impossible for one person to pick up now. I have a 10 year old offset to replace it and I have passed a few more on over the years. It was a bonsai from 1976-1997 living pretty much the whole of that time in an 8” pot!
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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How super, can you put a tape measure against the width of the flower stalk it looks seriously chunky.
I have only had one agave flower(luckily) I kept a cane in the pot for a while, on a hot day you got a lot more growth sometimes double to mild days. It quite amazing the speed the stems grow at.
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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one at my dads house.🙂 🌵
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The flower spike look prehistoric, Nice plant and your dad has good taste, must be nice having a shared hobby or is your plant
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Shared hobby Tina 😁 🌵
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Re: 45 year wait for agave

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Mike P wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:30 pm So after 45 ish years it decided to do this..627DE4E0-3A00-43FC-85AB-254F3C5FB49B.jpeg
I hope you were not planning to go on a holiday! :lol:
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