Trichocereus macrogonus - Echinopsis macrogona

Trichocereus macrogonus – Echinopsis macrogona
cereus macrogonus SD. Cact. Hort. Dyck.Cult.
Current name: Echinopsis macrogona, disputed by some authors and redescribed as Trichocereus macrogonus. The whole genus Trichocereus is currently being revised and it´ll take a good 10 years till...
Trichocereus macrogonus - Echinopsis macrogona

First photos of my first TRICHOCEREUS BOOK!

First photos of my first TRICHOCEREUS BOOK!

Hey guys, the first samples of the Trichocereus book are here. It looks gorgeous and I wanted to share some of the pics with you. Please note that this is a huge book. The measurements are 221 x 303 mm, so it´s even a little bit bigger than A4. Get yourself a ...

TRICHOCEREUS BOOK: Volume 1

First photos of my Trichocereus book!

Trichocereus tarmaensis

Trichocereus tarmaensis Rauh & Backeberg – Deser. Cact. Nov. 20. 1956

Trichocereus tarmaensis is not an accepted species. It was described, but the whole species wasn´t really good to begin with due to the close relationship to Trichocereus cuzcoensis and other species like Tr. ...
Trichocereus tarmaensis

Chavín de Huántar: Trichocereus

Chavín de Huántar: Trichocereus 

Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru with a long history of Trichocereus & San Pedro cultivation. There are plants that can be found within the ruins of Chavin and those plants probably go back for many thousands of years. The ruins are thought to be from 1200BC and the age of this complex is energically discussed among archaeologists.

Chavin is located in the Ancash area and holds great religious as well as historic significance, which is why the center was in the midst of the Chavin culture. Chavín de Huántar is located near the important Peruvian city Lima and lies at the confluence of two large rivers: The Rio Mosnar and the Huanchecsa river. Chavin has a great botanic variety and is home to a large number of different plants and Trichocereus species.

You can find the full version of this article, including the most recent updates and photos here:https://trichocereus.net/chavin-de-huantar-trichocereus-santaensis-el-lanzon

Photos from the Sacred Succulents Field Trips. Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com. 

Trichocereus sp, Chavin, Ancash, Peru 

The type that is usually known from Chavin De Huantar is probably somewhere between Trichocereus cuzcoensis and Trichocereus peruvianus. We saw plants that clearly belonged into the San Pedro & Trichocereus pachanoi group as well as other weird plants…some of which even look like Trichocereus huanucoensis.

BK09509.2 Trichocereus sp, Chavin, Ancash, Peru

Another great Specimen from the Ancash Region. Chavin in Peru.

BK09508.2 Trichocereus sp, Chavin, Ancash, Peru 2009

BK09509.1 Trichocereus sp, Chavin, Ancash, Peru

BK09509.1 Trichocereus sp, Chavin, Ancash, Peru 2009

This legendary photo is made by Aplantis.net:

Photo: Aplantis.net

This plant has a great history and most people who visit the area can´t go by without taking loads of photos. It´s one of my most favorite plants.

Those plants were posted by Chavin Herbalist. They are trying to preserve the Chavin genetics and posted some amazing photos on Facebook. Check them out!

Trichocereus peruvianus from Matucana

Trichocereus peruvianus from Matucana

Trichocereus peruvianus from Matucana is one of the most sought after types. Matucana is the type locality of Trichocereus peruvianus, which means that in Matucana you can find the most typical plants according to the description. The description was originally made by the Americans Britton & Rose, and the described a plant that must have been somewhere between Trichocereus peruvianus and Trichocereus cuzcoensis. And yes, Trichocereus cuzcoensis plays a part in the history of Trichocereus peruvianus as well. Both are so closely related and exist with many intermediate forms in between that Britton & Rose´s decision to keep them separated from each other was not regarded without criticism.

One of the most typical Matucana Peruvianus types is the ICARO DNA Peruvianus. Icaro Dna made a name for themselves providing great quality seeds that are probably as true as it gets to the original description. To me, when I hear the name MATUCANA, I think of this remarkable type.
Photo: Trichocereus.com.au

Some more Matucana Peruvianus types are the LOS GENTILES Peruvanus from Sacred Succulents and my own Matucana Peruvianus in my shop! Sorry for the promo, but it´s super high quality seeds that you will love!

But now back to the Matucana Perus. Sacred Succulents had the great luck to visit some of them during their South America Field Trips. Here are some of them:

Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Trichocereus Peruvianus without a field number. Again in Matucana Peru. Very cool Glauceous Tricho, similar to the cultivar Trichocereus Rosei or Trichocereus Glaucus. Pic: Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com! Please support them because they are awesome!

BK08612.4-A Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Another frosted Peruvianus from the Location in Matucana. Very similar to the Plants that are labeled „Trichocereus Rosei“. Or Trichocerus Glaucus! Pic: Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com!

Another type that is believed to be a Matucana type is the Australian Trichocereus rosei clone. It´s fabulous and one of my absolute favorites. Rosei 2 is DEFINITELY a Matucana…and Rosei 1 most likely. The alternative would be that it comes from Rimac, but I want to show it here too!

This is Rosei 2, just for comparisons:

Some of those plants are sometimes called Trichocereus santaensis, but those are usually thinner and overall closer to Trichocereus pachanoi or sometimes even Trichocereus bridgesii than they are to Trichocereus peruvianus.

Well, that was one of the more typical Trichocereus peruvianus from Matucana. This city in Peru is one of the historic cactus sites, especially for the species Trichocereus peruvianus. Matucana is the type locality of Trichocereus peruvianus, which means that in Matucana you can find the most typical plants. But there is more; many many plants with cuzcoensis genetics. For example, KK242 is from Matucana too! And due to the high number of intermediates between Trichocereus cuzcoensis and Trichocereus peruvianus, it´s sometimes not easy to draw a firm line between them.

This photo shows a fairly typical KK242 from Matucana. The photo comes from K.Trout and his website troutsnotes.com.

And now compare this to this other plant from Matucana:

It´s funny…but that one was sold as KK242 from Matucana too. Just to give you an understanding of what is actually out there.

Trichocereus peruvianus from Matucana

SS01 (Trichocereus peruvianus)

SS01 (Trichocereus peruvianus)

The SS01 clone was brought into cultivation by Sacred Succulents. It is one of their oldest clones, going back many years and the number of hybrids that involves it is really high. It actually is a very blue Trichocereus that would usually be called Tr. peruvianus or Tr. macrogonus outside the SS nursery. The origin of this plant is unknown, but because of Sacred Succulent´s constant work with this clone, it is widely distributed.

Here is an excerpt from the Sacred Succulents description of SS01:

SS01 (Trichocereus peruvianus or Trichocereus macrogonus)

Columnar cactus up to 8´+ tall. Fat blue-green stems up to 6″ in diameter and 2″+ spines. Huge white nocturnal flowers. Can grow very fast; up to several feet a year. Tends to grow prostrate with age. We believe this to be a clone of either Trichocereus macrogonus or Trichocereus peruvianus. Cold hardy to 25° Fahrenheit. 

My personal impression of this plant is that it is one of the plants that were originally sold by Karel Knize. Those were really common at the time this clone showed up and I would not be surprised if it was one of them.

Sacred Succulents used this clone to create many hybrids, such as SS01 x Tr. pachanoi, SS01 x BBG, SS01 x Tom Juul´s Giant, SS01 x SS02 and many more. If you want to buy some seeds or cuttings of Trichocereus SS01, check out the Sacred Succulents website.

Those photos show the SS01 clone and are not hybrids. I will have a huge number of SS01 hybrid pics in my upcoming book SAN PEDRO HYBRIDS, which will be out in 2017.

Trichocereus peruvianus SS01 / Photos: Noah Reams

 

SS01 (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

The Peruvianus clone SHARXX BLUE is a shortspined Peruvianus clone that was named after the SAB Member Sharxx. It originated from the well known DAWSONS cactus collection and was brought and named by the SAB member PD.

It probably is some kind of Matucana Peruvianus, much like the ICARO DNA type, the Los Gentiles or the Matucana Peruvianus that I have in stock here.

The plants are extremely blue and glaucous. Overall, this type of Trichocereus is one of my all-time favorite plants and it´s a very popular clone among Trichocereus breeders.

There definitely are plants that are similar and which are not genetically identical. Like I said before, there is a large number of various collection sites in Matucana and most of them are similar to the SHARXX BLUE.

This clone is sometimes available from Australian growers that gift or trade away cuttings every now and then. If you are interested in a SHARXX BLUE cutting, you might try to make a posting at the SAB forum. There also are growers that use it to produce Trichocereus hybrids. This year was the first year that Misplant offered some crosses that involved the SHARXX BLUE clone. It is also available from Trichocereus.com.au, who donated the pics below. 31

Photos: Trichocereus.com.au 

Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Crowdfunding Campaign TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 1

Crowdfunding Campaign TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 1

Hi guys, I just wanted to take the time to let you all know about the status of my crowd funding campaign for the printing costs of my book TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 1: THE SAN PEDRO GROUP. I´ve been working on this book for a few years now and it´s finally getting close to a release date. It´ll have more than 400 all-color pages and will contain hundreds of color pics showing plants from the genus Trichocereus in the habitat, botanic gardens and collections worldwide. There were dozens of well known people helping me with photos for this book and I am extremely proud that I was given the chance to write it! I´ll make sure it´ll be a high quality book that will look awesome on your shelf! There will be descriptions, photos and cultivation advice as well as a detailed guide on how to germinate difficult seed. The book takes a close look at flowers, fruits and old names that are no longer valid. This book contains a whole lot of different species and commercial varieties like Trichocereus pachanoi, Trichocereus peruvianus, Trichocereus bridgesii, Trichocereus scopulicola, Trichocereus tarmaensis, Trichocereus cuzcoensis, Trichocereus huanucoensis, Trichocereus pallarensis and many, many more!

The printing costs are somewhere between 10.000 – 12.000 Euros and that´s why I started the campaign on Indiegogo two days ago. Now after just 2 days, the campaign already reached 50% of its goal and is getting new supporters every single day.

My thanks go out to everyone who supported my campaign…either by buying a copy or just sharing the link or talking about it. I wrote a lot more about the creation process of my book on the campaign page on Indiegogo. You can also buy a copy of it through the following link:

https://trichocereus.net/product/trichocereus-book-vol-1-patrick-noll-buch-cactus-echinopsis


There also are package deals and re-seller packages to make it easier for shops or group-buyers to buy it. The books will be printed in June and the shipping phase begins in June or July. If you are not able to participate in the campaign due to whatever reasons, just let me know and I´ll try to find a way to make it work. It´s important to me that everyone who supports this project will actually get one.

Alright guys, it counts now and if I can´t get the campaign funded, the books won´t look as brilliant as they will when it reaches its goal. So please support this amazing Indie Trichocereus book. The crowdfunding campaign will run for 60 days and I hope to reach the goal within the first 2-3 weeks. If you have any questions or just want to get in touch with me, you can reach me through EG [ät] trichocereus.net. You can also get in touch with me through our Trichocereus Facebook Group!

Sausage Plant (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Sausage Plant (Trichocereus peruvianus)

The Sausage Plant is a very blue type of short spined Trichocereus peruvianus or some kind of Pachanoi / Peruvianus intermediate. The name comes from the „sausage-like“ growth. It has the tendence to terminate its growth and pup again on top of the old shoot. That look can sometimes make them impression of a sausage.

SAUSAGE PLANT originally comes from South Australia, but there also are other sites where it can be found. That also includes the Fields collection.

Unfortunately, I do not have a good pic of this pupping behaviour, but it´s been reported from various growers that own it. It definitely is one of the most interesting Tricho clones out there and exceedingly rare in cultivation.

Pics: GoT

This is a Sausage Plant x Trichocereus Scopulicola

 

Sausage Plant (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Nitrogen: TPC (Trichocereus peruvianus Cristata / Crest)

Nitrogen: TPC (Trichocereus peruvianus Cristata / Crest)

This is another plant that was grown by our friend Nitrogen, who used this plant to produce quite a few hybrids. The seeds that he harvested from this plant were given away to friends and other growers and I can´t wait to see more of them in the near future. This plant was so mutated that it even produced mutated flowers. It´s rare that mutated cacti are able to produce flowers. And not only did this one flower, but also in the most spectacular way.

As you can see on the pics, the plant can grow crested and monstrose at the same time. In 2012, Nitrogen used a pollen mix of Tom Juuls Giant, SS02 and a SS02 hybrid with Trichocereus pachanoi to pollinate this plant.

Where to get cuttings or seeds of a TPC?

There are many different types of TPM. It only means „Trichocereus peruvianus cristata“. But there only are very few cuttings and/or seeds grown from this plant around on the market. Nitrogen gave all of the seeds aways for free, which is why he feels disgusted by the fact that some people put plants grown from his gifted seed on eBay. If you own one of them, take cuttings and give them away. Because that´s what Nitros 2012 giveaway was all about. Sharing the genetics of this awesome plant!

Nitrogen: TPC (Trichocereus peruvianus Cristata / Crest)

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus peruvianus)

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus peruvianus)

The ICARO DNA is not actually a clone but a seller who is very well know for it´s high quality Trichocereus seeds. The plants grow into amazingly dark to blue-green colored columns with strong spines. Sometimes, those spines are also dark brown colored and are among the most beautiful Trichocereus types I know. Personally, it´s definitely one of my all-time favorite cacti, simply based on the impressing look.

ICARO DNA sold a lot of seeds of this type in the past, which is why there is a large genetic variety available on the market. There also are certain clones that most likely were sourced from ICARO, such as the SHARXX BLUE or MAYBE the Rosei 2.

Apart from seedgrown material, there also is a relatively common clone that´s been traded around by people of the Trichocereus community, but the larger number of seedgrown plants make a differentiation hard.

I do have quite a few pics of this interesting type and I´ll post further updates about it as soon as I get more pics. Those been around for at least ten years now.

These picture were donated by Prier. Thank you very much!

Plants that look like this were oftenly labeled as Trichocereus macrogonus and chances are that you bought some of these labeled as such. Their cold hardiness and soil requirements are pretty much identical to the ones from other Tr. peruvianus.

Pic: Courtesy of Trichocereus.com.au

The ones in these pics were grown in Australia, where this type is a bit more common than in Europe. If you are looking for one, just send me a message at EG[ät]trichocereus.net or you could try making a post in our Trichocereus Facebook group where it shows up every now and then as well.

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus peruvianus)

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

Alright, it´s time to work some more on this page. The ICARO DNA is not actually a clone. It´s a seed seller that is known for selling seeds of this amazing type. Those plants look very much like Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana and I am pretty sure that this is where their plant is originally from. Matucana Peruvianus have dark red spines and are among the most beautiful Trichocereus types I know. Personally, it´s my absolute favorite. There also is a clone that was grown from this type of seed but most of the plants available on the market with that name are actually not cloned material but grown from seed. I hope to show you some more pics of this great type in the near future. If you happen to have some more plants grown from this, please let me know or send me some pics.

These picture were donated by Prier. Thank you very much!

Plants that look like this were oftenly labeled as Trichocereus Macrogonus and chances are that you bought some of these labeled as such. Their growth requirements are identical to the ones from other Tr. Peruvianus and they should actually be pretty hardy and grow into very impressing plants. The ones in these pics were grown in Australia, where this type sometimes shows up in collections. It´s really rare and if you are looking for one, you could try making a post in our Trichocereus Facebook group where it shows up every now and then.

ICARO DNA (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana. Very cool frosted blue type! Pic: Ben Kamm, sacredsucculents.com

This type is known for its frosted blue epidermis and chances are San Pedros from Matucana are actually the same plant that was originally described as Trichocereus Macrogonus. A whole lot of those Peruvianus specimens from Matucana would actually either be called Trichocereus Macrogonus or Trichocereus Glaucus, because of the Glaucous epidermis.

The Trichocereus plants in Matucana grow at around 2000 meters and Matucana was originally given as the typus location of Trichocereus Peruvianus when Britton & Rose made their description.

Karel Knize is selling Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana as KK242. But that´s actually a different type than the one you can see here. KK242 is the name for the collection site and Knize is selling more than 9 different cacti as KK242. Some belong to Trichocereus Cuzcoensis and some others rather belong to Peruvianus. The KK242 that I know have very little in common with the plants shown on those pics. The Matucana Peruvianus that Knize was offering was called Trichocereus Peruvianus KK242 forma Matucana. These pics are from the Sacred Succulents Field Trip om 2008 and they actually gave a whole lot of seed away. I hope to show some of the offspring really soon, because some of my friends were actually lucky enough to get some.

Where to buy seeds and plants of Trichocereus Peruvianus from Matucana?: Well, just like I said. The first place to ask would be Sacred Succulents, as they´ve been selling a whole lot of seed. I assume that in the next year or two, there will be some cuttings available from people who actually managed to raise some plants from that seed. Apart from that, you could theoretically buy some KK242 forma Matucana seed from Knize. I always tried to do business with him but everytime I sent him money, I either got nothing or unviable seed in return. I am not saying that all his seed is crap and that he is ripping off everyone he does business with but all my experiences with him were bad. I am 100% sure that there are Perus from Matucana available every now and then, though they probably wont be labeled as such. You can sometimes get really cool plants simply labeled as Trichocereus Peruvianus and if you see a dark blue plant with red& golden spines, jump on it. Sometimes, there are cuttings available in our Trichocereus Facebook group but it´s definitely a rare type. But it can´t hurt to ask for a cutting if you are interested in this cool type!

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BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Los Gentiles (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

Los Gentiles (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

The Los Gentiles Peruvianus is mostly known through the California based Nursery Sacred Succulents, who has been offering crosses with this type for years. It is a frosted blue Peruvianus in the sense of Trichocereus Macrogonus and the color of the spines varies between Gold and reddish brown.

Most of the spines have black tips and the ribs indicate a distant relationship with Trichocereus Cuzcoensis. It definitely is an interesting type and I will add further info about it later on.

What I can already say is that it is very similar to the Trichocereus Peruvianus from the Area around Matucana and it´s possible that this is where this type originally came from.

Where to buy seeds or plants of the LOS GENTILES type: The LOS GENTILES San Pedro is rare, but sometimes available through Sacred Succulents or private growers who give away cuttings. There are a few local populations that look very much like the LOS GENTILES type. The history of this type ( I intentionally say “type” and not “clone”) is that there was an Ethnobotanist who lived with a Quechua family who occupied the land for always and forever. They allegedly grow their crops, including the cacti, exactly like the Quechuan did thousands of years ago. Now, I am not sure if that´s just folklore, a nice fairy tale or the truth but it sure as hell is a hell of a story.

The LOS GENTILES is NOT the same type as the ICAROS DNA San Pedros and it´s an amazingly interesting type. I wrote “type” instead of “clone”, simply because there are numerous plants that were raised from the seed with that label…and not just one single clone that was constantly propagated by cuttings. Sacred Succulents are pretty much the only source for this type of Trichocereus. Well, apart from the people who bought them there.

The LOS GENTILES type is extremely fascinating and I am really inclined to believe that it´s a plant, that has been bred like that for hundreds, if not thousands of years. And even if that´s not the case, it still is a fantastic San Pedro with a deep blue epidermis and strong spines that have written “Dangerous” all over them.

Pics by Noah Reams

 

Pic by Stillman

Los Gentiles (Trichocereus Peruvianus)

J3 - Trichocereus Peruvianus or Bridgesii

 

 

 

 

 

 

J3 – Trichocereus Peruvianus or Bridgesii

There is not really much known about the J3. Most people that grow them label them “Peruvianus”. Nonetheless, the plant looks like it could also have Bridgesii relatives. Unfortunately, I am not able to watch this clone and a picture can sometimes be misleading. Those three pics were donated by Stillman and they are the only pics that I have. All the J clones are pretty rare and there only are a few of them in cultivation.

Where to buy seeds or plants of the J3 clone? Well, I have no idea. The J3 is an Australian clone that was used for hybrid breeding by a handful of growers, but it´s probably literally just a handful and currently, there are no people who are offering some. If you have pics of this type or want to give away seeds or cuttings, please let us know because I´d love to see more pics of this type to find out more about the parentage.

If I would have to guess, I´d say that this is a Hybrid between Trichocereus Bridgesii and Trichocereus Peruvianus. And I really hate to “guess” the parents of a plant because it´s usually not possible. But this plant looks a lot like a Bridgesii and I am pretty confident that somewhere in the J3´s Family tree can a Bridgesii be found. But it doesn´t look like a pure Bridgesii either, what makes this a really interesting plant.

The following pics show hybrids in which the J3 was used as a father.

SUPER PEDRO x J3. Though the J3 was the father here, the plant looks more like the J3 than the Super pedro. Definitely an interesting plant.

This plant shows Trichocereus Pachanoi x J3 and looks very much like the original J3 too. Despite the fact that plants oftenly look more like the mother. However, it seems to have very dominant genes.

J3 - Trichocereus Peruvianus or Bridgesii