[Arid_gardener] RE: Saguaro Cactus - Infected

[Christine M. Bahto]

ORIGINAL QUESTION:
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:04:08 -0700
From: "Jacques" <old1usmc at localnet.com>(by way of Lucy Bradley
	<LBradley at cals.arizona.edu>)
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Saguaro Cactus - Infected

Do I need Arizona permission to remove a sick Saguaro Cactus. My 
cactus appears to have a bad case of Erwinia Bacteria and is leaking 
badly  from a large hole - mid trunk. . If, I need permission to 
remove same, whom do I contact? Thank You - Jacques Loraine, Sun City AZ.

>  "Jacques" <old1usmc at localnet

ANSWER:
Jacques,
As long as the saguaro is on your private property, you do not need
permission to have it removed. Any landscaper can remove it, they'll
cut it up with a chain saw and haul it away. You can contact the 
Desert Lanscaping School at Desert Botanical Garden (dls at dbg.org,
480-481-8161),they should be able to refer you to a local landscaper 
that can remove it for you. 

Christine Bahto
Master Gardener, Maricopa County, U of A Cooperative Extension