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Devonshire Ave Love Grove Church Rd Lawrence Overlook James Dr James Dr Heron Dr Otter Ct Baker Cir Village View Dr Sunset Way Bruton Ct LAKE AUMAN ECHO LAKE WINDERMERE LAKE GRASSMERE LAKE RAMAPO LAKE To EAGLE SPRINGS, ELLERBE & CANDOR To PINEHURST To CARTHAGE 73 211 211 2 Seven Lakes Water Tower- Where the water tower is a golf ball on a tee. Seven Lakes Emergency Services - Fire Department, Rescue Squad & Moore County Sheriffs Dept. 5 North Entrance - Seven Lakes - Tennis Club • Swimming Pool • Stables • Health Club • Lakes. 1 Beacon Ridge at Seven Lakes West- Holds the largest lake in Moore County- Lake Auman 3mi x 2mi. Semi-private community with 4-star golf available. A B C D Morgangan All Rights Reserved. No part of this map may be reprinted in any form without written permission of © The Gazette Newspapers, Inc. 2017 PO Box 5003 • Pinehurst, NC 28374. 1 4 2 3 The Chapel In The Pines - An interdenominational church. ONCE UPON A CENTURY con't from FRONT PAGE ONCE UPON A CENTURY continued ONCE UPON A CENTURY con't. next column AMERICAN con't. next column ONCE UPON A CENTURY con't. next column ONCE UPON A CENTURY con't. p. 25 Through 26 cycles of spring, summer, fall, and winter, the Agave has grown through drought and plenty proudly wearing the hurtful nicks, life scars, and happy tender growth. Just as Joe’s children Alyssa and Joey have grown up running around the nursery, the Agave has faithfully grown from that potted six-inch gem to now standing six feet tall. However within the last six weeks, its stalk of flowers surprisingly burst 30 feet into the air. Waiting over 25 years for this spectacular moment, the Agave has exploded into a massive celebration of yellow flowers commemorating 25 years in business, of life, and of so much more. Aptly named the Century Plant, this Agave captured my interest and privileged a meeting with Joe Granato, owner of Star Ridge Aquatics, LLC. Always happy to share about one of his babies, Joe tells the rest of the story, “Century Plant is a common name, a catch-all term for all Agaves, not specific to that species. Legend has it that they grow for 100 years, flower, and die; mine is 26 years old and flowering. Different species take different lengths of time to bloom.” In regards to other Agaves growing at the nursery, Joe tells, “I’ve got some varieties older than 26 years that haven’t flowered yet; my blue Agave will probably take 40 years to flower.” Native to Mexico, Agaves like full sun and dry conditions; they don’t like to be wet. Joe explains, “Certain varieties do well through all seasons; however some Agaves won’t survive the winter of our native Sandhills. The ones that do survive here come from the higher elevations in the mountains of Mexico where it gets colder." Joe continues, “Bats pollinate the Agave in Mexico; however, since the Agave is not native to NC, we don’t have the right kind of bats to pollinate it. Our bats are insect-eating bats; bats in the desert are fruit-eating bats. Joe expects butterflies and bees will pollinate his Agave’s flowers. With the flower stem reaching 30 feet into the air, thousands of flowers bloom. The stem holding the beauty stands eight inches in diameter. Joe expects the flowers to last a week and a half, maybe two weeks. Once the Agave blooms, sadly, the entire plant dies! Growing a friendship for more than twentyfive years, the Agave will soon say, “Goodbye.” Joe comforts, “At some point, you have to move on.” Then he smiles, “It’s got “pups” (baby plants) around its base that will grow into new life.” Joe with Century Plant. p.24 The Pinehurst Gazette, Inc. No. 127
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