I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery is located right beside the Santa Cruz River at the base of A Mountain (Sentinel Peak). I used to perform the song whenever I did slide show talks and a version of it ended up on The Best of Growing Native Volume III. This is yet another version. I love the chorus and have always envisioned the song being part of a musical about Tucson or the Sonoran Desert that surrounds it. I’m looking for investors…I’m kidding.
I have so many 35 mm slides of this shrub and its flowers and fruit, but no digital photos, so the photo used here is by Tom Van Devender. He is a botanist, ecologist, biologist and a wonderful fellow. I thank him.
Acaciela angustissima is the former Acacia angustissima. I suspect the name change is about priority. The plant already had a published name and then...
I think I revealed most of my chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control...
I hope you’re getting a chance to do some wandering this spring…maybe your backyard or a nearby park or even out in the wild....