New member from the Netherlands!

Greener · Post by **Greener** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:18 pm

Hi everybody,

I'm Sebas and i live in the Netherlands.
Sorry if my English is poor, but hey, it's not my mother language

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I've got a nice little collection with:

-all the members of the Lophophora family
-Almost all of the Ariocarpus family (most Retusus)
-A little collection of nice Astro´s

i´m always in search of crested, monstrose or variagata plants of the above species.
I´ve you got some, please email me and maybe we can do some nice trades!
I think this is a great place to read and post!
Bye,

Greener - Sebas

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:00 pm

Hello Sebas,
welcome to the cactus forum. You certainly do have some exquisite cacti in your collection. I do have four surviving members of the genus Ariocarpus, mainly A. fissuratus and one A. kotschoubeyanus. That one I need to learn how to spell. You may not know this, but the genus Lophophora is not easy to find here. L. williamsii is even a forbidden cactus, because it can be misused as a drug.
While you may not have any problem trading cactus seeds and plants within the European Union, it is quite another story when it comes to sending plants from Europe to the U.S.. In order for it to be legal you would need CITES documents and a phytosanitary certificate, both expensive to obtain. I have sent cactus seed once to Romania and it did arrive there. Sending plants from here to Europe may also be easier than shipping them from there to the U.S..
Once again, welcome to a group of dedicated and - at times even addicted - cactus friends.

Harald

alikat · Post by **alikat** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:14 pm

Hello

Greener · Post by **Greener** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:07 pm

Thanks for the welcome

I would try to send if somebody needs some seed.
I will take the risk to make somebody happy over there.
Strange country that forbids something that naturally grows there

Greener

hablu · Post by **hablu** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:10 pm

Hé Sebas, welkom ook hier.
Harry

Greener · Post by **Greener** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:19 pm

Hey Harry,

ik had al een vermoeden dat jij het was!
Sorry guy's for the Dutch

Greener

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:16 pm

Hello Sebas, welcome!

Greener wrote: Strange country that forbids something that naturally grows there

I totally agree!!

Post by **daiv** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:41 pm

Welcome, welcome! Don't worry if your English isn't perfect. We're glad you know it as much as you do, otherwise we'd be stuck!

One thing I might recommend is that you put your location in your profile so that it follows your posts around. It is very helpful to have an idea of each person's climate when reading about growing conditions.

albleroy · Post by **albleroy** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:05 pm

Hallo Sebast ,

Wees welkom van een Nederlandssprekende franstalige uit Belgie. Naaste buren zou ik zeggen.
Albert