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Date Posted: 08:16:12 09/15/04 Wed
Author: Mycena
Subject: Cereoid cacti

Hi

I collect the ceroid cacti
my small collection consists of whatever ive been able to get
mostly
Trichocereus
Mytrillicactus
Cereus
Pachycereus

and anything thatll take subzero temps
It can at times get to -5 at night for 3 weeks a year
(i realise the second 2 groups often dont tolerate)
Days are warm,sunny and dry through mid and late winter/spring

first thing is to ask for seed for Pachycereus marginatus
mexican fencepost. One day i want a fence of this cactsu so id better get started propagating that many now.

I have one plant but want seed from unrelated stocks
Pachycereus seed is a prohibited import so i have to source from within australia
Also interested in any other of this genus

Second thing is to relay that with these cold temperatures the following species have coped or not

not a blemish
Trichocereus
T spachianus
T pachanoi
T peruvianus
T scopolicolus
T Terscheckii
Echinopsis hybrids
Myrtillocactus geometrizans

some small areas of cold damage

Pilocereus glaucesens
T bridgesii

considerable damage

Euphorbias - melted

There are other species but i havent ID'd yet
so dont be afraid of the cold - in fact it makes the echinopsis flower even better since they moved there

Id be interested to hear from others about the columnar species i can put in the ground for full size that take minimum temps in the range from a (dry dormancy) -3 to -15 which is the range on this western part of the ranges.

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