• If you love palm trees, cacti, yuccas, agaves, and anything broadleaf evergreen this channel is for you - we explore many areas of the American Southwest (Mostly Arizona & Utah) in detail, looking for commonly grown desert species in their natural habitat. We also admire some of the incredible & dangerous southwestern wildlife along the way! This channel documents the natural beauty of this rich region in its true form.
How often did you water the ocotillo for? And was that amount the same once planted? Returning mine today (thank God for Lowe’s 1 year policy on shrubs!), after having it for almost a year and remaining the same- if not worse. Will get a new one.
Thanks for the chance to see such a beautiful place. It's unlike any forest I've seen before. The sound of the insects and occasional puff of wind fitted perfectly with the environment, also the long views of just plants and lack of abrasive commentary. I grew up around oak woodlands in the west so it's vaguely familiar but also very different. Nice video.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, I’m so glad you enjoyed my tour through this ecosystem. This environment is very special and unique for the United States, it’s right on the border of the typical Southwest and tropical Central America. I guess you could say I’m pretty fortunate to live so close to this beauty. I Really appreciate you watching!
Thank you, really fine. Many of the plants at wonderful TBG are also everywhere around town, often in road dividers. (Think you'll want to know jojoba is pronounced ho-HO-ba.)
I’m really enjoying the cinematic arc of your channel, your videos are becoming quite professional! Such a cool shot, the iconic Sonoran silhouette, gorgeous!
The oak along the Mt Lemmon hwy near Molino basin are mostly Quercus oblongifolia type of blue oak and Quercus emoryi a type of red oak. Higher up Quercus arizonica occurs and in bear canyon Quercus rugosa, Quercus hypoleucoides and hybrids Q. emoryi x hypoleucoides, near San Pedro Vista there are Quercus chrysolepis and Quercus gambelii. On the north side of the mountain there are some Quercus turbinella. There are also Quercus grisea on the north side of the mountain but can be difficult to know if it's arizonica or grisea due hybrids between the species. There are Quercus pungens, Quercus palmeri , Q. havardii, and Quercus toumeyi in Arizona. And many other hybrids.
Great video and explaination of the varied plant life. I too love this place and have travelled from north Idaho 3 years in a row just to spend time out there. Something magical about this area! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I had a botanist who watches my videos ID it as Echinocereus arizonicus, but the two species look very similar. This one was just a little too big to be coccineus in my opinion so I’m kinda leaning more towards arizonicus - especially with the elongated style on the flower. Thanks for watching 🌵
The Sonorn to me is the most beautiful gem in the southwest. I lived in Tucson 10 years and still miss that desert 33 years later. My brother described it as "a clean inviting sterile environment". In Sabino early 1980"s one maybe see 4 hikers all day, the good old days ....
What a pristine spot my friend. Thank you for sharing. You can feel how much you love the land in your voice. Im so glad I found your channel. You would appreciate some of the content I’ve posted as well. You said you work at a nursery. I own a permaculture biz up here in Phoenix. Kindred spirits. Nice to cross paths. I gotta come check this canyon out for myself some day.
Thank you so much for watching, I’m very happy to hear you enjoyed it. I feel very blessed to live in this great state and ecosystem, it’s pretty incredible!
Thanks for the great in-depth video, I really loved this! You’re incredibly knowledgeable about all the native Sonoran Desert plants. I remember being surprised at how lush the desert is there, so much plant cover, and those saguaros are always incredible. The sky is so beautifully blue there too. I was wondering, have you ever seen a mountain lion on your adventures? I would love to see one but definitely at a distance. They’re super cool and incredibly stealthy.
Thanks man I really appreciate that! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Tucson really is a very special place, and the ecosystem is just as unique! It is very lush and diverse here compared to many other deserts and regions in the country. And I have only ever seen one puma or mountain lion on my hiking adventures, and it was in central Utah at night crossing the trail ahead of me. Other than that I just see lots of scat, tracks, scratch marks and other signs they’re definitely around! Mountain lions are some of the coolest animals we have in the U.S. they’re such majestic animals. Thanks for watching dude, appreciate it!
Thank you. A fine tour, a passion for the desert, its plants, its heat, critters, terrain, water, broad skies--Tucson is a lucky place to live. How many cities are bounded with nearby mountains at all the cardinal points, and full of wild edibles, too.
I've been to Arizona multiple times ! Tucson seems more laid back, Phoenix is now California. The vegetation in Tucson seems much more lush. I'm so happy you found your shangri-la 😊😊😅😅
Very true! Phoenix is pretty crazy nowadays and Tucson is much better match to my lifestyle! Everyone is so nice and laid back here, just how I like it! I really have found my place! Thanks for watching Juan, I appreciate you!
I miss Tumerico, Barrio Bread, the Desperado Trail, Bunny Trail and Bunny's Revenge Trail too. Watershed Mgmt Group and The Mission Garden. Enjoy the Old Pueblo. My favorite nursery was Desert Survivors.
I’m going to have to give some of those trails a try, I am only familiar with a few of them! The old Pueblo is such a fantastic place, wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. And desert survivors is a pretty great nursery, I’ve been there a few times. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely, it’s where the tropics of Central America meet the desert Southwest! It’s such a fantastic place. The saguaros are my absolute favorite! Thanks so much for watching!
@@southwesthardypalms sinaloa and southern sonora is where it starts becoming tropical. the sonoran desert and sonora in particular is basically where the tropics start meeting the desert indeed. you see coconut palms on the sea of Cortez.
They are so rad! As you can see I was very excited to find my first specimen haha. It’s hard to fathom how big and fast they are until you see them in real life, it’s pretty crazy! And it seriously does sound like the rainforest at times, and there’s even some rainforest animals here. Such a cool place! Thanks for watching dude!
Sabino Canyon is also my favorite place on earth. Thanks for sharing the beauty of this place. I do need to point out that the first part of the video was in Bear Canyon, which on the other side of the ridge from Sabino Canyon. I've hiked Bear Canyon many times and recognize the landscape.
Thank you for pointing that out, I’m still a little new to the Tucson area so it’s good to know these things. I’m glad you admire the Sabino Canyon area as much as me! Thanks for watching!
Just wonderful to see that landscape and share your love of it. Interesting you have Dodonea viscosa there as it grows here in Australia too. Prickly Pear and other cacti have become terrible weeds here until controlled by Cactoblastis moth. Great to see those species where they belong.
That is so interesting thank you for sharing that. I just researched a little more about Dodonea, and it says it has a global distribution in the subtropics - tropics. Pretty interesting how it could reach Arizona and Australia! I have also heard about the cactus problem in Australia and I’m glad they have been able to get it under control somewhat. I’m glad you enjoyed seeing them where they belong! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tour,im trying to grow a desert food forest and I'm looking for a lot of native plants for pioneers. Your videos give me a long wish list.
You’re going to Love Tucson, we’ve been here since 1991 and we would never leave. It more like a big town than a city. My wife and I love cactus and succulents and have a nice little collection. If you haven’t found them already you want to check out B&B Cactus Nursery, BACH’s Cactus Nursery and Arid Lands. Those are our 3 favorite places for cactus. Good luck with your new job and hope you enjoy Tucson. Oh yeah, if you haven’t already found Madera Canyon in Green Valley, check it out. Amazing hike’s, lots of wildlife, especially birds ( I go birding there often) and cooler than Sabino Canyon
I use to hike there every Sunday morning. I’d get there before the sun came up, be back to the car by 8:30. So peaceful and beautiful. The phone line trail was my favorite.
