Cornus angustata, evergreen Chinese dogwood |

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with fast growing "takil" strain of Trachycarpus fortunei and hardy Podocarpus chinensis |
Cornus angustata blooms closeup |

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Closeup of evergreen dogwood blooms |
Opuntia imbricata, cholla, in bloom |

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6-7' tall, getting ready to flower. eight years in ordinary garden soil. |
Opuntia imbricata bloom close-up. |

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The fruit will ripen yellow to look uncannily like a lemon at a distance |
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