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Growing Native with Petey MesquiteyAuthor: Petey Mesquitey
Petey Mesquitey is KXCIs resident storyteller. Every week since the spring of 1992 Petey has delighted KXCI listeners with slide shows and poems, stories and songs about flora, fauna, and family and the glory of living in southern Arizona. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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That Land Is Not Vacant, Robert
Monday, 2 February, 2026
The clearing of land, of biotic communities, feels like a southern Arizona affliction doesn’t it? ” We need a housing development, we need a mine, we need a wall and the desert is in the way.” Jeez… Arizona walnut (Juglans major) is the only native species of walnut in Arizona. The species J. microcarpa is not that far way to the east in New Mexico and Texas. And, there are rumors of little walnut (J. microcarpa) being found in Arizona. That would be cool, but I dunno. I’ll keep you posted. Oh, and of course Juglans major and J. microcarpa…
