Trichocereus sp. 'BK09509.2' ~*

I got these from a private collector via Sacred Succulents who describe the plants as follows, Trichocereus sp. BK09509.2 - Candelabra stems to 10′. Stems to 4″ diameter, dark green epidermis, new growth blushed blue. 5-7 radial spines, the downward facing ones up to 1.5″ long. 1 central spine to 2.5″. New spines yellow to red-brown in color. Growing on rocky cliffs, western slopes above the north end of the modern town of Chavin, 10,600′, Ancash Dept., Peru, not far from the famous ruins of Chavin de Huantar with its amazing subterranean labrynth and 3000 year old stone images of Trichocereus. This plant looks intermediate to T. santaensis (pachanoi) and T. cuzcoensis. I'm really tempted to name these Trichocereus 'Chavin de Huantar' or something similar and may do down the track, we'll see. I know that will piss certain anal retentives off, always a good enough reason in itself. I have some Knize plants supposedly from the same area. Anyway, should be interesting considering the cultural heritage of the region. :)