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AbleKay

columnar ID please?

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I have just trawled through most of all the previous posts and haven't seen anything similar (exactly the same,)

This was a 10 foot cutting on a green rubbish heap by the side of the road in Sydney's west about a month ago (picture shows the single piece cut into smaller segments). There were other pieces but they were damaged.

The top appears relatively anorexic but healthy.

I have since potted the cuttings and hope to get a few flowers in the years ahead for a positive ID, but until then I was hoping for a few leads...

Cheers,

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Cereus, but I never know what this species should be called.

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EG, so what then are those with long spines? Or is that just normal variability within the species?

Also, imo, it's very active, it can grow up to a meter per season when established!

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Yes, they are similarly variable as Trichocereus are and the spine lenght depends on environmental factors too. Buit you know, the whole cereus taxonomy is a mess and cereus Peruvianus is a term that´s usually used for 2 or three very similar cereus species surrounding the Hildmannianus group. Before someone doesnt come across and sorts the taxonomy, it will always be chaos. With Cereus, you also have the chaotic situation with Cereus validus, which is also a name that´s been used for more than one plant. And then there are some Cereus species that lack full descriptions. I always wanted to work myself into the topic but there hardly is decent literature available. You´d probably have to find the sacred spell book, like in one of those Nicolas Cage movies.

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Cereus Peruvianus...

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These put out an edible and quite tasty fruit, hence the name Peruvian Apple. They are quick to flower and fruit. Fun to have in the garden.

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