check out the thoughts at the link surface roots.. suckering at 35 feet ... and self sowing seeds .... i quit reading at that point ... TRUST ME .... the best thing that ever happened at my first house.. was getting rid of all the nightmares the prior owners left ... [unfortunately i took me 5 years to learn the lesson.. lol ] ... get rid of them.. invest in some heritage trees worthy of your new investment ... unfortunately i have no clue what those would be in z9 ... good luck ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Thanks, it was no small task finding the Indian ruins associated with those Agaves. Their existence is a shockingly well-guarded secret.

Hi Julie, What is Silver City like? Gosh, I don't know where to begin. I grew up in Minnesota and am now back here where I started. I really like the climate in Silver City. I used to tell people that it's far enough south to have mild winters but high enough in elevation (6,000ft.) to have nice summers. We'd never get that unbearable heat like El Paso or Tucson. The average annual rainfall is about 16 inches with half of that coming during the rainy season of July and August. Starting on the edge of town is the Gila Nat'l Forest, 1.5 million acres to roam around in. I've always been an outdoors guy and raised 4 sons down there that love to hike and camp as much as I do. The Nat'l Forest ranges in elevation from about 5,000ft to over 11,000 ft. Silver City is about 10 or 12 thousand now, not the sleepy little town that it was when we moved there in 1985. It even has a Wal-mart now. But, to do any serious shopping you have to go to El Paso or Tucson each at least 3 hours away. I don't believe I have any pictures of the town itself, but I could share some of the surrounding areas. Great Mexican food there of course. That's probably one of things I miss the most. You just can't get decent green chile up here. What else would you like to know about? Ron

Very interesting photo. I would like to see those myself. If walls could talk think of the history they would tell us.