Cacti. Slooooooooooooooow. Growing.

It does look like a small Saguaro cactus.

I've seen them in yards- San Leandro- as tall as 5'. If you have the right spot- no competing plants for soils or sun or water,they grow well if slow. In soucal..closer to the desert that grow faster. But they get huge even near the coast out of true fogbelts. Big ones at Lotus Land are world famous.

Mine..just never had enough sun where it was in the ground. I planted it..then 2 years later we had a shed built that cut off a few hours of hot sun.
Growing faster fronting the Mango!

I'll have to see if there's any at the dry garden in Balboa Park. They have a pretty large collection of cacti and succulents.

The mango tree loves the hot sun and provides food. I think it would have priority in my yard. :>))

I know,I agree on the Mango. Mine is budding- on the other hand my White Sapote is in full flush. If only the Mango was that fast a grower up here.
Really- nursery's here need to sell Mangoes closer to what they sell Apricots and Apple tree's size. About 5 or 6'. People would have a much greater chance they survive and thrive in the bay area. Getting those 2' tree's to take a first winter or two isn't easy.

That's very true about the larger sized mango trees. They would grow so much faster and larger.

I pass by several mango trees on my way to work. There's one in someone's back yard in full flower...like all the others. This one is particularly full of flowers. It's difficult to photograph, though. I took some pics on my way to work and they didn't come out very well. All the mango trees are flushing growth again! I think I've said this before; however, I don't remember the mango trees flushing so many times throughout the last year. (maybe the warm temps followed by all the rain?).

A few buds seem so swelled..flowers. I was looking at down town Haywards street tree's planted where they not only get dawn to dusk ( nearly) sun,they also front white and tan buildings while planted in cut outs in the sidewalk. PERFECT Mango habitat!

Your mango will probably start flowering soon.

Yes, protected spots in the SF Bay Area are the best for mango trees. I had a neighbor when I lived in San Jose who had two beautiful trees! They were in a protected spot out her back door (under eaves on a south-wall). They were most like about 10' tall and had a great shape, One produced fruit.

Andy where were you in the mid 2000's when I had so many people tell me Mango's and all the rest DONT grow in the bay area?..lol. I needed backing !.
Some of those guys would get angry when I said I was trying this or that. "You can only grow those in soucal!"..they wont (pick 'em) grow here,or flower here,or fruit here they told me. Then Andy when I posted photos of them doing that? "They won't last 5 years"..of course its now 15 years!
That crowd is still around I see here and there. They Never learn.

That's so funny! Many mango trees have been grown in the warmer parts of the SF Bay Area for years. I heard Santa Clara, Fremont and Sunnyvale have some of the best climates for mango trees. All the warmer part of Sunsets' zone 15 - 17 are most likely the best zones for mango trees.