cactus I.D. if you please.

roscoe · 10-24-09, 01:13

for a few months now ive been eyeing three bunches of cacti while doing my daily errands on bicycle. yesterday i saw a fellow working in the yard and asked if he minded me taking a cutting. to which he responded take as much as you want! i told him i would go get my truck. from the street i was positive they were san pedro's, but when i got closer all bets were off. i shopped the I.D. around chat and got a few different answers. so if you care to guess im all ears.

badger1 · 10-24-09, 04:43

nice man, looks like you got urself some peruvianus there.

Tripp · 10-24-09, 08:15

That's a bunch of cactus! Can't help with the ID though, sorry.

PsychoDrogue · 10-24-09, 08:57

definately a trichocereus score. very nice man. im sure there is tons of goodies in there. couldn't be 100% on which variety. definitely torch or pedro. i hear torches are bluer, and those are definately bluer than my pedros.

jay-pheno · 10-24-09, 10:21

to me looks like a trich peru , im not 100% though

nice find man ,, hell even if it isnt what you want could allways use it for grafting stock ..

cachead · 10-24-09, 10:33

If those are trichocereus peruvianus, then that one 4th from the right in the 1st pic is really going to be an interesting friend to have.

roscoe · 10-24-09, 16:42

ok so 100% we have a trichocereus, maybe a pedro, maybe a peruvianus. it is possible that it is some sort of hybred of the two no?

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i hear torches are bluer, and those are definately bluer than my pedros.

the pictures dont really do the color of these cacti justice. they are by far the bluest i have found in my area. also if it helps I.D. the spine apear to start off life kinda redish and fade to a tan with time.

Frequency · 10-24-09, 16:45

I'm very tempted to say it's 100% T. Pachanoi, but the spines are longer than you'd usually find. Bridgessi perhaps, but it's definitely Trichocereus/Echinopsis.

Great score!

cubpedro · 10-24-09, 17:25

What a hell of a guy to give you a few cuttings

Good on you for asking instead of taking

You think the guy has any idea they contain mesc.

Stonehenge · 10-24-09, 17:33

The proof is in the pudding and they look psychoactive to me. What you want to avoid are the ones with narrow ribs and a skinny center which is not what you have there. There are so many varieties it's impossible to say plus the fact the color varies with ferts, soil, sun, variety and so on. I think you will like it. Be sure to plant some so that you have your own big plant some day. Get it started in the shade or indoors by a window. I have a couple cuttings now i'm working on.

prism · 10-24-09, 18:59

Here's my Pedro for reference...

Irishlion · 10-25-09, 07:37

what you have there is Trichocereus peruvianus or Echinopsis peruviana

Trichocereus peruvianus - bluish-green in colour, with frosted stems, and 6-8 broadly rounded ribs; it has large, white flowers. It can grow up to 7 meters tall, with stems up to 20 cm in diameter; it is fully erect to begin with, but later possibly arching over, or even becoming prostrate. Groups of 6-8 honey-coloured to brown rigid spines, up to 4 cm in length, with most about 1 cm, are located at the nodes, which are evenly spaced along the ribs, up to approximately 2.5 cm apart.

copelandiaKidd · 10-25-09, 11:54

great score man! i could only be that lucky in a dream!!

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10-24-09, 01:13	#1 (permalink)
roscoe Smother? Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 233	cactus I.D. if you please. for a few months now ive been eyeing three bunches of cacti while doing my daily errands on bicycle. yesterday i saw a fellow working in the yard and asked if he minded me taking a cutting. to which he responded take as much as you want! i told him i would go get my truck. from the street i was positive they were san pedro's, but when i got closer all bets were off. i shopped the I.D. around chat and got a few different answers. so if you care to guess im all ears. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Don't believe everything I think.

10-24-09, 16:45	#8 (permalink)
Frequency Code Demon Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 728	I'm very tempted to say it's 100% T. Pachanoi, but the spines are longer than you'd usually find. Bridgessi perhaps, but it's definitely Trichocereus/Echinopsis. Great score! __________________ Programmer + Psychonaut = Frequency

10-24-09, 18:59	#11 (permalink)
prism Running from My Mycelium Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,924	Here's my Pedro for reference... Attached Thumbnails __________________ No matter how pretty the fire is, dont touch it!

10-25-09, 07:37	#12 (permalink)
Irishlion KEY MASTER Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,343	what you have there is Trichocereus peruvianus or Echinopsis peruviana *Trichocereus peruvianus* - bluish-green in colour, with frosted stems, and 6-8 broadly rounded ribs; it has large, white flowers. It can grow up to 7 meters tall, with stems up to 20 cm in diameter; it is fully erect to begin with, but later possibly arching over, or even becoming prostrate. Groups of 6-8 honey-coloured to brown rigid spines, up to 4 cm in length, with most about 1 cm, are located at the nodes, which are evenly spaced along the ribs, up to approximately 2.5 cm apart. __________________ a man without honor isn't a man at all but, a soul trapped in a flesh body that is lost in a void of its own making

10-24-09, 04:43	#2 (permalink)
badger1 Mycophage Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 108	nice man, looks like you got urself some peruvianus there.

10-24-09, 08:15	#3 (permalink)
Tripp Mycophage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 136	That's a bunch of cactus! Can't help with the ID though, sorry.

10-24-09, 08:57	#4 (permalink)
PsychoDrogue Mycotopiate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,361	definately a trichocereus score. very nice man. im sure there is tons of goodies in there. couldn't be 100% on which variety. definitely torch or pedro. i hear torches are bluer, and those are definately bluer than my pedros.

10-24-09, 10:21	#5 (permalink)
jay-pheno swad Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 370	to me looks like a trich peru , im not 100% though nice find man ,, hell even if it isnt what you want could allways use it for grafting stock ..

10-24-09, 10:33	#6 (permalink)
cachead Mycophiliac Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 25	If those are trichocereus peruvianus, then that one 4th from the right in the 1st pic is really going to be an interesting friend to have.

10-24-09, 17:25	#9 (permalink)
cubpedro entheopartaker Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 146	What a hell of a guy to give you a few cuttings Good on you for asking instead of taking You think the guy has any idea they contain mesc.

10-24-09, 17:33	#10 (permalink)
Stonehenge Mycophage Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 112	The proof is in the pudding and they look psychoactive to me. What you want to avoid are the ones with narrow ribs and a skinny center which is not what you have there. There are so many varieties it's impossible to say plus the fact the color varies with ferts, soil, sun, variety and so on. I think you will like it. Be sure to plant some so that you have your own big plant some day. Get it started in the shade or indoors by a window. I have a couple cuttings now i'm working on.

10-25-09, 11:54	#13 (permalink)
copelandiaKidd Void Of Boundaries Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 578	great score man! i could only be that lucky in a dream!! __________________ "LEARN THE RULES SO YOU CAN BREAK THEM PROPERLY" -The Dali lama "i don't care if it eats my cat, as long as the damn thing fruits"~ prism

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