Leo I am surprised that SRP is not taking care of it selves. I know in my neighborhood we all have trees that grow into the lines and and they come every couple of years and cut them back. I would have never expected those to grow like that here and now I'm kicking myself since I had a chance to buy 1 a couple of years ago and passed on it! Marie Ortiz Tolleson, Arizona Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: "Leo A. Martin" <leo@possi.org> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Mon, Apr 1, 2013 13:21:51 GMT+00:00 Subject: [pbs] Worsleya problems Hello All, I bought one of the above a few years ago. I must have received one of the self-fertile clones; the thing blooms and sets seed several times yearly. It also offsets the way Hippeastrum striatum does. I have it planted on a bark raft in my carport. My problem is that the pods usually open while I'm at work, and the seed blows away. They sprout on just about every surface, completely covering the big saguaro in my front yard to the point I'm worried it won't have enough photosynthetic tissue exposed. Lately they are growing on the electric cables, the way I have seen ball moss grow in southern Texas or even here in Arizona (Tillandsia recurvata, not a bulb, sorry for the off-topic mention but it helps you visualize what I'm talking about.) Anyway, my local utility Salt River Project http://www.srp.net/ has left a door hanger at my house telling me their cables are at risk of breaking due to the weight of the epiphytes on them, and directing me to remove them or they will take legal action. There are too many to remove by hand, so I have tried Round-Up, but it seems not to be too effective. Can anybody suggest a better herbicide? Plus, I don't want to spray Round-Up on my big saguaro. Thanks, Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA