SS02 (Trichocereus bridgesii)

SS02 (Trichocereus bridgesii) 

SS02 stands for a certain clone brought into cultivation by Ben Kamm & his nursery Sacred Succulents. It is a relatively short-spined Trichocereus bridgesii that is known to produce some mind-boggling offspring. Most of the hybrids produced with this plants do not look like a standard Bridgesii and due to the fact that Sacred Succulents has been offering them for years, there is a huge number of different SS02 Hybrids available.

Here is an excerpt of Sacred Succulent´s description of their SS02:

Dense candelabra stands to 16´tall. Blue/green frosted stems up to 5″ in diameter with 5 – 7 ribs. Each areole bears 2 – 4 central spines up to 1.5″ long. White nocturnal flowers. The new growth on old stemps is often spineless. A distinct form of Trichocereus bridgesii. Cold hardy to 25° Fahrenheit. 

The Pictures of the SS02 clone were provided from Nitrogen!

 

And here are some hybrids that were created with the SS02 clone! If you want to some cuttings or seeds of the SS02, check out the Sacred Succulents website and ask for their seed list. There will be more SS02 hybrids to be seen in my upcoming book SAN PEDRO HYBRIDS. 

(SS02 x Tr. peruvianus) x Tom Juul´s Giant / Photo: Noah Reams

SS02 (Tr. bridgesii) x SS01 (Tr. peruvianus) / Photo: Noah Reams

(SS02 x Tom Juul´s Giant) x Tr. peruvianus / Photo: Noah Reams

Two seedling grafts made by SAB member Nitrogen. 
Left: (SS02 x pachanoi) x TPM  Right: TPM x SS02 

Sacred Succulents used the SS02 to produce an endless list of great hybrids. Some of those are:

SS02 x SS01, SS02 x Trichocereus pachanoi, SS02 x Huancabamba, SS02 x BBG, SS02 x Luther Burbank, and many more. Apart from Sacred Succulents, the SS02 is used bymany other breeders, such as Misplant, Cactusaffinity.com and many more.

SS02 (Trichocereus bridgesii)

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TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 1 

Trichocereus Volume 1 aka the Trichocereus book. 

I always felt that there just weren’t enough books on the genus Trichocereus or certain species in particular, which is why I started this project couple years ago.

I spent the past year in a dark chamber and did nothing but writing; and I am seriously thrilled that the release date of this book is finally getting close now! For this book, I was able to source a large number of interesting pictures from habitats, botanic gardens and collections and combined them with the original or self-made descriptions of all the plants related to the San Pedro cactus to make it easier for you to ID plants on sight. Not only does the book include pics and descriptions of Trichocereus pachanoi, but also of all the related species such as Trichocereus peruvianus, Trichocereus bridgesii, Trichocereus scopulicola. It also contains pics and descriptions of the more obscure and unofficial ones, such as Tr. huanucoensis, Trichocereus pallarensis or Tr. huarazensis. And there is a whole lot more, including some never-before-seen pictures from the Sacred Succulents Field trips.

The first edition of TRICHOCEREUS: THE SAN PEDRO GROUP will be published in April 2016! 

400+ pages

Cover: Design not final yet.

Get this book here: 

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KAREL KNIZE TRICHOCEREUS INDEX

Karel Knize is a well known seed collector and cactus wholesaler from Peru. Though there are no definite numbers, he is probably the biggest source of Trichocereus types available on the market. And not only that. He has a huge list of plants or seeds that were once offered through his seed list or his mail order business and his KK242 Trichocereus cuzcoensis is probably one of the most common types of Trichocereus.

His list is so big that it took me years to source all the pics or cuttings of all those KK Trichos that are or were once offered by Karel Knize. Not only was it difficult to find a complete list, but also impossible to navigate myself through all the interesting types that he had available. I spent years trying to organize and catalog them all, and this book is the result of my (still ongoing) work. If you are buying bulk Trichocereus seeds, this book might be a great help.

The list of Trichocereus species offered by Knize is endless:

Tr. peruvianus, Trichcoereus pachanoi, Trichocereus puquiensis, Trichocereus tulhuayacensis, Trichocereus glaucus, Trichocereus taquimbalensis, Trichocereus validus and many more. Karel Knize´s plants come from Peru, Bolivia Chile or Argentina and I am really happy to have all the Trichocereus species or collections in one book.

I was able to source more than 150 pictures for the KAREL KNIZE TRICHOCEREUS INDEX and I am happy to share them with you in this book. I also got a whole lot of help by Mr. Knize & his family and I am really happy about the outcome of this project.

The KAREL KNIZE TRICHOCEREUS INDEX will be released as a digital ebook once we got all the photos scanned.

160 – 200 pages.

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TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 2
A selection of hybrids,clones and cultivars

What originally started as just one chapter of my first Trichocereus book, really got a life of its own and turned into a huge project about Trichocereus hybrids, and hybrids involving certain species and well known Trichocereus clones.

For this book, I collected 200- 300 photos and descriptions about the countless clones and hybrids passed around in the Trichocereus growers community. Most of those pics will be shown exclusively in this book and I am really proud to share them here with you.

This book is the outcome of over 20 years of hybrid breeding. From Australia to the United States and Europe. Many of my friends donated pictures for this book, and it´s a great privilege that I was able to make this book.

TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 2 offers origin stories, pics and information about crosses and parents. Info about crosses that turned out great; and crosses that mostly produced monstrose offspring. It shows pictures of parents and their F1 offspring as well as a guide that helps you to ID your plants.

Release Date: Dec 2018 - February 2019

Preorder it here:
Trichocereus book Volume 2 Echinopsis cactus books

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TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 3:

THE GENUS TRICHOCEREUS

TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 3: THE GENUS TRICHOCEREUS is the final chapter of my Trichocereus series and the result of my ongoing work as a cactus grower, with focus on the genus Trichocereus.

I was working on this book for many years now and it will finally be published around 2020! It´s just a vague estimate, so don´t be surprised if it takes longer than this. The book includes all the descriptions, pics and information about the genus Trichocereus. I dug myself through hundreds of books, including all the early descriptions and added context about whether or not those descriptions are still valid today.

THE GENUS TRICHOCEREUS comes with never before seen pictures of rare plants and is a healthy mix between classic descriptions and new high quality pictures.

Release date: The digital edition (ebook) will be released in late 2020. 

Cover: Jason Hollinger & Micromegas. Design not final. Early promo cover.

https://trichocereus.net/book-vol-3-the-genus-trichocereus-patrick-noll-echinopsis



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Lumberjack (Trichocereus bridgesii)

Lumberjack (Trichocereus bridgesii)

Pics: NITROGEN

The LUMBERJACK clone or LUMBERJACKUS is a rare and sought after Trichocereus hybrid. Its actually a Trichocereus bridgesii with very distinct and distinct traits. It has a very typical double-pair spination and usually grows into a very fat plant that flowers abundantly.

The plant was originally found in a Lumberjack store in Sacramento, California. It is believed to be a hybrid between Trichocereus bridgesii and Trichocereus peruvianus. But it´s also possible that this is actually a pure botanical Trichocereus bridgesii, without any other species involved. Plants in nature can look quite distinctly and unfortunately it´s not possible to guess the parents of a certain plant.

The LUMBERJACK clone is really rare and the only grower I know of that is selling seed or cuttings is misplant, who uses his mother plant to make multiple crosses per year.

The plant should be treated just like every other Trichocereus bridgesii and is a very hardy plant.

Those pics are from Misplant´s mother plants. Copyright: Misplant.net. You can buy seeds of the Lumberjack clone on Misplant´s homepage!

Lumberjack (Trichocereus bridgesii)

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)

The Australian SAB Clone ROD is a rather rare Ecuadorian Pachanoi clone. Optically, it looks very much like a standard Pachanoi. Unfortunately, we do not have flower pics of an open flower, so please feel free to send us some if you happen to have some!

This type comes from the typus location of Trichocereus Pachanoi, Ecuador. You can recognize Ecuadorian Pachs by the bright green epidermis and the unique areole shape. “Rod” has very strong V-notches above the areoles. Old growth can have a dark blue/green color (as seen on the pic here) while some young growth is typically grass green.

Flowers: The flowers are white. On the pic below, you can see the interesting white hairs that are covering the flower buds. Unfortunately I could not measure the flowers and the plant but I will hopefully add this kind of info later on.

Origin of Rod: Unfortinately I am not entirely sure from where in Ecuador this interesting Trichocereus Pachanoi came from. It MIGHT be similar to the type known as KK339, which was collected near the Chan Chan Valley but that´s just a wild guess as it is one of the most common Pachanois from Ecuador out there.

It was probably named after a SAB member who originally brought this clone into cultivation and passed it around among the other members.

Where to buy seeds or plants of Rod? Well, the type is rare and if you happen to come across it, it´s probably a plant that originally came from the SAB nursery or a member who got it from there. It´s rare to come by seed but fortunately a grower I know just posted his 2015 seed list on the SAB forum which contained some crosses with Rod. So if you are looking for this type, you can ask the SAB member Interbeing.

 

Rod (Trichocereus Pachanoi)