Happyconcacti

d00d and folias, Thank you both. I greatly appreciate the offer and insight to the validity of the seeds. I just wanted to be sure of the ID before spending years growing them out. I live in the Sonoran Desert and we have quite a few OZ Acacias growing in the major cities. So far I have 2 acuminata v. narrow phyllode, 2 Acacia burkitti, and 2 Acacia maidenii in the ground and doing quite well. maidenii: maidenii phyllodes: Hcc

Can anyone attest to the ID of these seeds? Or have inside information confirming the ID? Thanks, Hcc

I did some seedling grafts: various crosses and a couple lophs

T. scopulicola or cordobensis, not sure which. The grower calls it scopulicola, internet people suggest it may be cordobensis. Either way, it has 4 ribs.

Sunrise and sunset from the same day Sunrise: Sunset:

Well, on another note, "when something is too good to be true it probably is". I bought a flat of bridgesii cuts from him in my novice days, for a reasonable $55 or so. I was so happy when they arrived, 6-7 big cuts of bridgesii. Upon unwrapping them I noticed (as he put it) "small signs of black rot" were actually huge spots of fungal or bacterial infection that somehow all managed to be on the backside during the photographing of the cuttings. There were huge black rings all over the cuttings. It get's worse. After about 2 weeks I started noticing serious scarring on all the tips. I got out a magnifying glass and sure enough, RED SPIDER MITES. It was too late, they spread to most of my rooting cacti and took weeks of thorough care to eradicate. BUYING FROM VERNE WAS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER! AVOID LIKE THE PLAGuE BECAUSE IT WILL PLAGUE YOUR OTHER CACTI! "If something seems too good to be true, it probably is"

#8 (I'm on moderator queue so please feel free to adjust the number as necessary) Thank You!