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I'm not just being polite. I can imagine thumbing through a book of your writing more readily than devouring it on-screen. "Art book" is a valid medium -- even if it's not meant for reading from start to finish. But as with most art ... these things take time. I think your ethereal thoughts deserve a tactile medium.

Have you ever considered printing a book, or creating a personal web page? I don't think the web fonts here do justice to your poetic vision.

It's common for young seedlings to have a larger number of ribs to begin with, before assuming their mature form. OP will probably be able to confirm that with the T. scopulicola (which virtually never has more than six ribs, according to Keeper Trout's book on San Pedro). I had one branch of a mature scop with seven ribs, but it eventually reverted to its more common 5-ribbed form. Of course, OP might have an exceptional bunch of mutant freaks. But scopulicola is generally (almost always) 4-6 ribs. A seedling with 10 ribs could crest, or (more likely) drop a few ribs. I haven't seen a "four winds" pachanoi, a form which is more common among scopulicola and bridgesii. Some specimens do seem to have a propensity for it, but there are no exclusively 4-ribbed trichocereus varieties that I'm aware of. A 4-ribbed branch will often revert to one with 5 or more ribs, in any case. I had a seedling which looked, for a long time, as though it had just 3 ribs! But on melty specimens like that there's often little point in trying to count. Ditto, the crests.

Downsizing my collection, culling a few clones established 5+ years in large pots. Some of these were up to 2 metres tall before being cut back to under 50cm (now with pups). Expect voluminous roots (and associated shipping costs by weight/volume). Melbourne pickup available to SAB members of good standing. Roseii 2, Sausage, Cordobensis/Super Pedro, Scop, Bridgesii, Scop x Bridgesii, etc. And that's just off the top of my head. PM if you'd like more info including pics. Prices negotiable, good value. Healthy plants.

Turpentine, juniper, um ... pine trees? Cannabis sativa. Entourage effect discussed here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942221002065

https://www.stan.com.au/watch/revealed-how-to-poison-a-planet-2024 Oz production on PFAS chemicals, well worth a look. Freely available from the usual suspects.

D-limonene seems to be an ideal solvent, in many respects. I hadn't known it was present in cannabis plants. This reported study is pretty small. Grapefruit essential oil, mmm.

An aromatic compound found naturally in the cannabis plant may ease the acute anxiety commonly reported by people who show up at ERs for cannabis-induced intoxication, new research suggests. Cannabis strains rich in this citrusy compound, called d-limonene, could prove helpful to users who typically have anxious reactions to marijuana, reports Scientific American editor Allison Parshall. Such strains could allow these consumers to benefit more from the therapeutic effects that can ease anxiety and pain. The data: Twenty study participants inhaled combinations of different levels of vaporized THC and d-limonene or a water-vapor placebo. Participants then were asked to rank the effects and their mood. As d-limonene concentrations increased, participants reported fewer bouts of anxiety. What the experts say: Consumers should be cautious about making cannabis choices based on the new study. “Commercial interests may capitalize on this like they have with CBD [cannabidiol],” says Cyril D’Souza, a psychiatrist at Yale University, who is researching cannabis.

Does anyone recognise this clone? It was gifted to me years ago (by way of compensation for a wayward bulk order) by a grower in SA.

Recently the undamaged tip of this plant developed a small "pimple" mid-way between aureoles. The next thing I knew, it had thrown a new pup, as pictured. It's a seed-grown TPM hybrid, so I guess eccentricities should be expected. It's unlike T. peruvianus "sausage" where new links emerge from an aureole (as far as I know).

I've been propagating this for a while now, but have no experience with consumption. How does it taste? Grows well from cutting, but not from seed, in my (limited) experience.

There's no need to repot those seedlings. I'd wait until after winter.