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Re: Looking to trade for one of these...Ech. poly.

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Re: Looking to trade for one of these...Ech. poly.

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Echinocactus polycephalus is probably one of the hardest cactus to grow. If you don't have that much experience, it might sound like a certain death for any plant. But maybe your growing conditions might be much better than that of me or many others. I can't judge that very well.

Mesa Garden offers it as seeds: https://mesagarden.com/product/echinoca ... lus-177-05 (currently sold out, it seems). But Echinocactus xeranthemoides (Echinocactus polycephalus subsp. xeranthemoides) seems available.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mojave-Desert- ... Sw-JRflRqK

"I harvest these plants from farms i am clearing to grow fruit trees on. They are not poached from public land or any private owners, so these are actually just being saved. I relocated them to my main farm for ground cover under trees and to protect trees from rodents, and sell them. I think its a cool way to recycle them as I don't like bulldozing land, I clear it by hand and replant what I can on other lots I don't touch. "

I don't believe it you cant grow fruit trees where these cactus live

"I can provide a cheaper price also because i propogate these by the hundreds at my nursery in LA county. These plants propogate great, so if you buy one you can easily turn it into 100+ over a few years if you like. "

No they don't propagate great total lie
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looking further on Ebay dozens of these pulled right out of the ground for sale obviously by yahoos . :(

I do think there could be some salvaged in Nevada legally.
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Yep, I saw those, too. I clicked 'add to watchlist' to see if he was getting any takers. Next thing, he offers me a discount @ $70.00


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actually Keith you can grow fruit trees where cactus live. Palm Springs , Palm Desert and Indio have large area's of citrus. My neighbor has 2 lime trees, and Lemon and an orange. We have 2 Orange tree's growing. All it takes is water. This is prime desert area.
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