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Cacti Cluster ID please

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I've recently been growing an interest in cacti, and I'm curious to know what this cacti I've had growing in the garden ever since I moved in 10 years ago is.

Any ideas?

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Trichocereus scopulicola.

Beautiful cactus. :)

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I concure, a beautiful legit scopulicola if you ask me!

P.S. I would be all over that!! After asking the owner of course.

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It's amazing how easily you can overlook something until you start paying attention (a new interest in cacti), kind of like playing spot the yellow car game.

I'll definitely start taking more care of it and fertilizing it more, I'm surprised it grew so well considered how poor the soil is (almost pure builders sand).

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A scopulicola that large would hopefully flower a bit each summer. Does it?

If so, you could try and secure some other trichocereus pollen and create some hybrids this summer, as well as store some of this ones pollen for yourself or other people to use. :)

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It does have a beautiful flower that pops on each of the tall branches each summer, though it's hard to see cause they're well over 2m's tall.

I've bought a few different cuts from here, I'm looking forward to maybe trying to cross it with some bridgesii's I have seeing as they are both from Bolivia. Any suggestions of other trich's I should try?

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Oh it's your cactus!!!! That is awesome. I thought you said that it was at a neighbors house, whoops. I would be cloning that dude and making hybrids if I were you.

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I'm definitely looking into that! It's going to give me a lot of material to play with this spring :)

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Nice plant, let me kow if you ever have spare cuts

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cross it with a roseii 2 if you can

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has anyone got a hb01 to flower? cows it with that

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Hi Sol, spineless Scop. Very rare and I am sure some people here would love to get their Hands on One. And Zelly will probably use the Pic as Desktop Wallpaper! ;)

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@Foo sure man, I'll definitely start doing some cuts this spring of the new branches that look really healthy and leave the mother where she is to begin propagation. Is there any good guides for performing the cuts? Like length the cuts should be? how much to cut without stressing too much the mother? and where in the branch to cut it? (in the really long branches there's a curve connecting to the main branch that might be a problem when trying to pot as it won't keep up right).

@DiscoStu I'll try get my hands on a roseii, shame my collection is limited at the moment.

@Evil Genius haha I'll take a better shot and this time rotate it so he doesn't get neck cramps. I thought Scops were pretty popular in Aus as I use to see heaps in Bunnings.

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Any suggestions of other trich's I should try?

A cross with another near-spineless Trichocereus could be great, something like 'huarazensis' or 'Juul's giant', if you can get the pollen.

Or something with entirely different appearance from scopulicola, chilensis, pasacana, thelegonus etc. Something with lots of ribs and lots of spines!

It would be awesome observing all the different phenotypes emerging from that seed batch!

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currently have seeds from recent crossing my spineless scop.....

scopulicola x red flower grandiflorus

scopulicola x bridgesii bertha

ss02xss01 x scopulicola

huarazensis x scopulicola

TPQC x scopulicola

with 2 more soon to flower buds on the scop and literally dozens (50+) on juuls, huarazensis, TPQC, ss02xss01, Ljack. peru1 & 2, macrogonus & a few others, the possibilities are endless. heh, almost forgot, factor in 4 tubes of stored Kimnach pach pollen...

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Zelly, did that thelegonus X scopulicola fruit ever mature? That cross sounded amazing!

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Zelly, did that thelegonus X scopulicola fruit ever mature? That cross sounded amazing!

oh yes, i forgot about that one.....i farked up the seedling tray but still have maybe a couple dozen or so lil babies chugging along

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Can't wait to see how those turn out. You should graft one just to ease my impatience. :P

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That's crazy zelly, you've inspired me to try a few scop crosses myself with the few trichs I have available :)

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If im cutting for propagation i prefer large cuts, 50cm+. For trade 30-40cm works well for postage options.

I used to sulfur cuts, however these days i just use a clean knife and make sure i have a good grip on the plant.

Hope that helps

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Nice Scop !

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