Nice find. Peruv and Bridge

[Halcyon Daze]

Just came across this big fat peru/macro in a front yard and the nice guy happily spared me a cut. It all got even better when he took me around the side and showed me a nice big bridge with a few fallen limbs.

The peru was mega spikey and fat I tells you and the pics don't do it justice.

All he told me was that he planted them 20-30 years ago because succulents seemed like a good idea at the time, i.e. no-fuss garden plants.

What a legend

[hostilis]

Those are beautiful for sure! Gigantic plants. :D

So did he tell you what species they were? Or is that just a guess?

[PhoenixSon]

nice find, that peru sure is fat, bridgey loooks scrawny as compared to the peru.

[Halcyon Daze]

Just a wild guess...

The bridge was about the girth of an average PC, but it was a fallen limb so it had gone a bit funky.

The Peru is quite a fatty and real looker, definitely worth sharing around in the not too distant future.

Sorry about the big photos, musta uploaded from the wrong folder...

Edited October 18, 2013 by Halcyon Daze

[BreakingBarrett]

Awesome find, they are majestic looking trichs. He must be proud of those cacti, and sounds like an awesome dude to give you some cuttings.

[Hellonasty]

Beautiful plant, great genetics you have there

[Nemisty]

Well done HD. You should try for some pollen off those chaps and do some crosses.

[PhoenixSon]

yeah might be worth getting some more peru cuttings if he is keen on selling some?, could do a group buy kinda thing? but would take time.

im not keen, all cactused out.

[Halcyon Daze]

He was a pretty cool dude actually. I'll have to come up with a good name for these clones sometime because 'Bruce' is already taken.

Maybe a good idea for a comp when she's ready to share around.

[Halcyon Daze]

yeah might be worth getting some more peru cuttings if he is keen on selling some?, could do a group buy kinda thing? but would take time.

im not keen, all cactused out.

Lol I offered to remove it for him if he was ever thinking of cutting it down, he just laughed. I think it's his baby