The Big Cactus Move

This is a video about moving big cactus plants. There is a lot of noisy craning operations in this video, but I have sped up some of that for the time saving. This was filmed in Tonopah, Arizona, during the late spring of 2013. Please enjoy this and feel free to ask me anything about moving the big cactus.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!

Thanks goes out to the many people that helped to make this possible. First, I want to thank the cactus moving crew for all of the digging and framing and boxing of the plants. They are very skilled artists and the real stars of this video. Secondly, many thanks goes to the careful logistics planning and complex coordination provided by Mitschele's Landscape Maintenance Corp, in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks again Taylor! Lastly, thanks to all truckers and especially the ones that carried these plants home. Of course we all enjoyed plenty of delicious Cambell's soup, during the filming of this video.

This video was filmed with an old SONY Cyber-shot, model DSC-P73.

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Here is a link to the Part 1 of 3, of the new HD videos:
   • Big Cactus Craning Operations Part 1 of 3  

Many thanks to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona for everything that they do! They made this video possible and they have a great website. Please check it out at:
http://www.dbg.org/
They also have a YouTube Channel:
   / dbgvision  

Thanks goes out to the architects and landscape designers at Colwell-Shelor, in Phoenix, Arizona; for choosing only the best plants for this job. Here is a link to their website:
http://colwellshelor.com/

The crane companies do this stuff all of the time. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.cranerentalservice.com/

Many of these plants can be seen better in the long slideshow. Here is the link to that slideshow video:
   • Long Slideshow of Big Cactus  

Some of these plants are also in the crested cactus video. Here is the link to that video:
   • Cresting, Branching and Monster Cactus  

For an in depth look at the Pachycereus plants, check out this video of three different flower types:
   • Three Pachycereus Flowers and the Pets  

FEATHEREDFAN Channel:
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Here is a list of some of the plants in this video:
Agave (many)
Agave americana - American Century Plant
Agave macroacantha -
Agave parryi - Parry's Agave
Agave salmiana -
Aloe dichatoma - Quiver Tree
Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro Cactus
Cephalocereus senilis - Old Man of Mexico Cactus
Coryphantha ?
Coryphantha elephantidens - Elephant's Tooth Cactus
Echinocactus grusonii - Golden Barrel Cactus
Echinocactus texensis - Texas Horse Crippler Cactus
Ferocactus diguetii -
Ferocactus emoryi rectispinus -
Ferocactus hamatacanthus -
Ferocactus herrerae - Spiral Barrel Cactus
Neobuxbaumia polylopha - Cone Cactus
Neocardinasia herzogiana - Kalapari Cactus
xPacherocactus orcuttii - (natural Hybrid)
Pachycereus marginatus - Mexican Fence Post Cactus
Pachycereus pringlei - Cardon Cactus
Pachycereus schottii - Senita Cactus
Pachycereus schottii var. monstrose - Totem Pole Cactus
Pachycereus weberi - Candelabro Cactus
Trichocereus or Echinopsis (many Hybrids)
Trichocereus (Hybrid) - Flying Saucer Cactus
Trichocereus brevispinulosus - Corn Cobb Cactus
Trichocereus candicans -
Trichocereus lagenformis -
Trichocereus tacaquirensis -
Trichocereus terscheckii -
Yucca elata - Soap Tree
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Animal Name: Bullsnake
[taxonomy:binomial=Pituophis catenifer]
[taxonomy:trinomial=Pituophis catenifer sayi]