Pachycereus Marginatus ~*

This cactus comes from central Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Mexico D.F.), and is cultivated all over Mexico and the world. In nature, branching from the base with unbranched stems, up to around 5 feet tall (1.5 m), in cultivation, they are columnars, up to around 12 feet tall (4 m) or more; with 5 to 7 ribs; large congruent areoles; 1 yellowy central spine up to 0.4 in. (1 cm); 5-9 radials. The stems are extremely straight, in Mexico, they are used to make living fences in the small streets of the villages. They can grow more than 3 feet in one year (1 m). They have pink to greenish flowers in spring, can be up to 2 in each areole, around 1.2 to 1.6 inches long (3 to 4 cm). The spined fruit is yellow to reddish, to 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm), and rather dryish. The seeds are black.

This particular clone comes from Cactus Country, is much fatter than any other Pachycereus marginatus I've seen. Really attractive cacti. Am hoping to cross it with a Trichocereus in the future, should make some interesting offspring if it's possible. Anyway, beautiful plant :)