Trichocereus ?

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:44 am

Hello, everyone,
I could not resist the beauty of this plant though there was no label and the seller could not give me any information. Since it was only 2 euros, I did not hesitate. The plant is about 5cm (2 inches) high, diameter : 5cm. Is it a trichocereus ? Thank you for your help

templegatejohn · Post by **templegatejohn** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:13 am

Hi Dominique,

You seem to have got people thinking with this one. When I first saw it I thought it could be a very young Carnegia gigantea, but looking at it I do not think the ribs are pronounced enough. Mind you there is time for them to develop yet.

I should start getting the hole cut in the ceiling.

John

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:59 pm

Thank you, John. Yes, the plant is still small and it is probably too early to be sure of the name. I just searched on the net and if it is carnegieae gigantea, it grows up to... 50 feet

But I still have time to cut the hole in the roof since they say it grows slowly

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:14 am

Dominique,

Tell your grandchildren to start to think about the hole. Slow hardly begins to describe this plant.

Buck

Turtleman · Post by **Turtleman** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:49 pm

Better make that "GreatGrandchilden"

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:01 pm

templegatejohn wrote:
When I first saw it I thought it could be a very young Carnegia gigantea, but looking at it I do not think the ribs are pronounced enough. John

Hi, here is a pic of a 2-3" Carnegia, and as John says the ribs are more pronounced. The spines look right tho, so it will be interesting to see what happens.

Mike

Post by **daiv** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:29 pm

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who is waiting for something to happen with my C. gigantea I picked up a 1 foot specimen at Grigsby's a couple years ago and it hasn't changed. I notcied that Grigsby says this about them. "They don't grow as slowly as you'd think." I was thinking it was just me.

Daiv

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:06 pm

Thank you for the picture of your plant, Mike. The ribs are indeed more pronounced but my plant is very close to yours. I think it is better that I wait a little longer to be sure of the ID.

Buck, I do not have grandchildren. Well, not yet. But I'll leave them a note

seriouscereus · Post by **seriouscereus** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:10 am

I bought a packet of mixed cactus seeds when we first moved down here almost 8 years ago and planted them. Only 2 of the 30 or so that came up are still with me, and they are lemaireocereus(sp?) thurberi and the other is a saguaro- it is almost 8 years old and barely 6 inches tall, and this has been under ideal conditions.

Seriouscereus