Popular Post double_action Posted February 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2014 Just needed to share this......Up the road from my mother (the house I grew up in), there is a house that has the most insane cactus garden, with so much interesting stuff. They have had this garden for years, as long as I can remember (and I'm over 40). They have a T. bridgesii that you would not believe. I'm living in my home town again, and have bought a house with a place to have a garden.Well, I got their phone number and gave them a call today. They invited me over to look at their garden and said I could have cuttings of what ever they had, in fact, they mentioned that's how they got their garden started. I'm going over tomorrow....I promise to post pics of this bridge and everything else.My wife just doesn't understand my excitement.But you do....am I right? 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myco Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hahaha we understand the excitement don't worry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodinger's Khat Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I bloody do! My partner doesn't, I always get this confused look when we are driving somewhere and I say "theres a cactus" or "theres another one". My subconscious is always on the look out, its strange but only we could understand that, right I am looking forward to seeing the photo's. I have only just became game enough to knock on peoples doors when I see a big trich or other cacti in some strangers garden, and it is so surprising with the response. Last week I knocked on someones door on a really remote road on the way home and an old german woman answered the door and I told her what I was knockin' for and she said hang on and shut the door. Next thing I know this older german man walks from out the back and took me on a grand tour and we chatted about all his different cacti for over an hour. End of rant. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Khat....oh totally....constantly on the look out....especially becuase i live in a cactus friendly environment.....maybe it's a German thing. The owner is a German guy with the Japanese wife. They still drive a beat up '63 Bug. Growing up my friends and I always called the couple "the axis powers" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodinger's Khat Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Haha, maybe it is, this bloke was outstanding. I hope to have a garden like that one day Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quarterflesh Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Sharing is caring, gotta share the cactus love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 And sharing is love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodinger's Khat Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I have a few columnar's out the front, I don't know if no one in my area is into cacti but no one ever asks for a cut lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie'oh'Pah Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 sounds like a wet dream to me.lucky man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 So some pics....Here's the plant..... The owner said he planted it 25 years ago. There are hands in the right corner for scale, he's grabbing the cutting he gave me. Those columns go up another 6 feet.He gave me this among some other neat stuff: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthnoGuy85 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That's awesome! Wish there were cactus gardens in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimystic Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 now thats a plant godHail Bridgesii! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkheadrev Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Wow! That's a massive plant , good lookin too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Daze Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 So some pics....Here's the plant..... <___base_url___>/public/style_images/2012imgsB/attachicon.gifIMG_3820_am.jpgThe owner said he planted it 25 years ago. There are hands in the right corner for scale, he's grabbing the cutting he gave me. Those columns go up another 6 feet.He gave me this among some other neat stuff:<___base_url___>/public/style_images/2012imgsB/attachicon.gifIMG_3823am.jpgThat's a rather unique looking bridge, and I love the sprawling growth form. Looking more like a cereus than a trich from a distance.Such a unique clone should be named IMO (usually in honor of the original owner) just like Tricho Bridge 'Eileen' for example.Did you catch the guy's name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) That's a rather unique looking bridge, and I love the sprawling growth form. Looking more like a cereus than a trich from a distance.Such a unique clone should be named IMO (usually in honor of the original owner) just like Tricho Bridge 'Eileen' for example.Did you catch the guy's name?It would be T. bridgesii "Bernie" I'll ask him where he got it. Edited February 15, 2014 by double_action 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Some more photos.....not sure what these are, but I like them! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimystic Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 The 3rd looks like Myrtillocactus Cochal but im not surethe first maybe a Stetsonia but also unsurei'd love to find one like the 2nd one that is cold hardy eh I wonder what that iszone 10.. must be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 The 3rd looks like Myrtillocactus Cochal but im not surethe first maybe a Stetsonia but also unsurei'd love to find one like the 2nd one that is cold hardy eh I wonder what that iszone 10.. must be nice! In reference to the second picture, another member thought it might be Trichocereus Chilensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Double_Action, those are some truly awesome Plants! Very nice Chilensis. The One in the first pic in Post 16 is a Stetsonia Coryne. In that size, they are rare too. The One in the last pic is Myrtillocactus Geometrizans. Spine Collector, yeah could also be cochal. They are very similar. Edited February 24, 2014 by Evil Genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimystic Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Yeah ur right too could be Geometrizans...maybe more likely.. i'm growing one I suspect might be a cross of the twomore green than the Geos but then again could just be variation or weathering tooThats a gorgeous Chilensis.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_action Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 There were several growing off a fallen log. Here's a small one that was about a foot high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I´d go to War with that Thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimystic Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 spitting image of this plant!http://www.sanpedrocactus.com/trichocereus-aucapata/um pfffffffffffffffffffffffthey got T. Crassiarboreus seeds pretty cheap tho its raining tricho labels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamwalker. Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Edited February 26, 2014 by Dreamwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamwalker. Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 spitting image of this plant!http://www.sanpedrocactus.com/trichocereus-aucapata/um pfffffffffffffffffffffffthey got T. Crassiarboreus seeds pretty cheap tho its raining tricho labelsthat's a huge collection,,,,,,,,,,,,,,some really rare cereus.......are the seeds reliable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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